Shloka 16
Kṣetra–Kṣetrajña-Jñāna–Jñeya-Viveka
Field, Knower, Knowledge, and the Knowable
वक्तुमर्हस्यशेषेण दिव्या ह्यात्मविभूतय: । याभिविंभूतिभिलोंकानिमांस्त्वं व्याप्प तिष्ठसि,इसलिये आप ही उन अपनी दिव्य विभूतियोंको सम्पूर्णतासे कहनेमें समर्थ हैं, जिन विभूतियोंके द्वारा आप इन सब लोकोंको व्याप्त करके स्थित हैं
arjuna uvāca | vaktum arhasy aśeṣeṇa divyā hy ātma-vibhūtayaḥ | yābhir vibhūtibhir lokān imāṁs tvaṁ vyāpya tiṣṭhasi ||
Arjuna said: “You alone are fully able to describe, without omission, Your divine manifestations—those very powers by which You pervade and sustain all these worlds.”
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames the doctrine of divine immanence: the Supreme is not distant but pervades and sustains all worlds through identifiable ‘vibhūtis’ (manifest glories). Knowing these manifestations supports steady devotion and right understanding (dharma-oriented discernment) in a conflicted life-situation.
On the battlefield, Arjuna turns from confusion toward inquiry. He requests Krishna to explain, in full, the divine manifestations by which Krishna pervades all realms—preparing the ground for Krishna’s ensuing enumeration of vibhūtis in the Vibhūti-yoga section.