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Chapter 10 • Verse 38
The Yoga of Divine Glories
MEANING & CONTEXT
Krishna continues enumerating manifestations in power, strategy, silence, and wisdom. 'Daṇḍo damayatām asmi'—among those who wield power, I am the scepter. The scepter represents the power to maintain order. 'Nītir asmi jigīṣatām'—among those who seek victory, I am strategy. Strategy is what leads to victory. 'Maunaṁ caivāsmi guhyānām'—among secrets, I am silence. Silence is the best way to keep secrets. 'Jñānaṁ jñānavatām aham'—among the wise, I am wisdom. Wisdom is the highest knowledge. This verse shows Krishna as the source of power (scepter), victory (strategy), secrecy (silence), and wisdom.
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Key Takeaway
This verse reveals that Krishna is the scepter among those who wield power (order), strategy among those who seek victory (success), silence among secrets (secrecy), and wisdom among the wise (knowledge). When you recognize the source in power, strategy, silence, and wisdom, you see differently. You don't see power, strategy, silence, or wisdom as separate from the source—you recognize the source manifesting as the scepter, strategy, silence, and wisdom. The question isn't whether these exist—it's whether you recognize the source in them. When you recognize the source in power, strategy, and wisdom, you see the source as the scepter, strategy, silence, and wisdom.
Personal Reflection
Where are you recognizing the source in power, strategy, silence, or wisdom? Do you see the scepter, strategy, silence, or wisdom as manifestations of the source? How does recognizing the source in these change how you see them?
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