The Yoga of Divine Glories

Krishna responds to Arjuna's request with loving agreement. 'Hanta te kathayiṣyāmi'—indeed, I will tell you. 'Divyā hy ātma-vibhūtayaḥ'—My divine manifestations. 'Prādhānyataḥ'—the most prominent ones. Krishna will enumerate only the most important manifestations because 'nāstyanto vistarasya me'—there is no end to My extent. Krishna's divine glories are infinite—He can't list them all, so He will mention the most prominent ones. This sets up the enumeration that follows: Krishna will show how the best in each category comes from Him—in nature, knowledge, people, and more. This verse opens the final section of Chapter 10 (verses 10.19-10.42), where Krishna enumerates His divine manifestations in detail.