Bhagavad Gita BG 10.1
Chapter 10, Verse 1 — Meaning, Translation & Explanation
श्रीभगवानुवाच भूय एव महाबाहो शृणु मे परमं वचः । यत्तेऽहं प्रीयमाणाय वक्ष्यामि हितकाम्यया ॥
shri bhagavan uvaca bhuya eva maha-baho shrnhu me paramam vacah yat te 'ham priyamanaya vakshyami hita-kamyaya
Meaning
The Blessed Lord said: Again, O mighty-armed (Arjuna), hear My supreme word, which I shall speak to you who are beloved, out of a desire for your welfare (hita-kamyaya).
Understanding
Krishna reopens with bhuyah eva (again, once more). This is not repetition for lack of content — it is the mark of divine love. Hita-kamyaya means 'out of desire for your welfare (hita).' The teacher who is also the Beloved speaks again because the beloved needs to hear. Paramam vacah — the supreme word. What follows is not ordinary teaching but the supreme disclosure. The motivation is love (priyamanaya — to the beloved one) and care (hita-kamyaya). This framing transforms all that follows: the enumeration of divine glories is itself an act of love.
Word by Word
| Word | IAST | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| भूयः | bhuyah | again, once more |
| महाबाहो | maha-baho | O mighty-armed one (epithet of Arjuna) |
| परमं वचः | paramam vacah | supreme word, highest speech |
| प्रीयमाणाय | priyamanaya | to the beloved one, to one who is dear |
| हितकाम्यया | hita-kamyaya | out of desire for your welfare/benefit |
| श्री भगवान् उवाच | śrī bhagavān uvāca | the blessed Lord said |
| भूयः | bhūyaḥ | again, once more |
| एव | eva | indeed |
| महाबाहो | mahābāho | O mighty-armed one |
| शृणु | śṛṇu | hear, listen |
| मे | me | My |
| परमम् | paramam | supreme |
| वचः | vacaḥ | words, speech |
| यत् | yat | which |
| ते | te | to you |
| अहम् | aham | I |
| प्रियमाणाय | priyamāṇāya | to the beloved one |
| वक्ष्यामि | vakṣyāmi | I shall speak |
| हित-काम्यया | hita-kāmyayā | out of desire for your benefit |