Bhagavad Gita BG 10.18
Chapter 10, Verse 18 — Meaning, Translation & Explanation
विस्तरेणात्मनो योगं विभूतिं च जनार्दन । भूयः कथय तृप्तिर्हि शृण्वतो नास्ति मेऽमृतम् ॥
vistare natmano yogam vibhutim ca janardana bhuyah kathaya trptir hi shrnvato nasti me 'mrtam
Meaning
Tell me again in detail of Your yoga and vibhuti, O Janardana. For hearing Your nectar-like words, I am never satisfied.
Understanding
Arjuna's beautiful expression of the insatiable joy of hearing about the Divine: bhuyah kathaya (tell me again) vistArena (in detail) — atmano yogam vibhutim ca (your yoga and vibhuti). TrptiH hi shrnvato nasti me — there is NO trpti (satiety, satisfaction) for me while hearing. Amrtam — the words are amrita, nectar (the drink of immortality). The teaching is itself nourishing, inexhaustible, life-giving. The devotee who truly hears never tires of hearing. This is the mark of genuine satsanga: the amrita that never leads to surfeit.
Word by Word
| Word | IAST | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| विस्तरेण | vistArena | in detail, at length, elaborately |
| भूयः | bhuyah | again, further, more |
| तृप्तिः | trptih | satiation, satisfaction, surfeit |
| अमृतम् | amrtam | nectar, the drink of immortality |
| जनार्दन | janardana | O Janardana (epithet of Krishna: protector of beings) |
| विस्तरेण | vistāreṇa | in detail, at length |
| आत्मनः | ātmanaḥ | of Yourself |
| योगम् | yogam | mystic power |
| विभूतिम् | vibhūtim | opulences |
| च | ca | and |
| जनार्दन | janārdana | O Krishna (refuge of mankind) |
| भूयः | bhūyaḥ | again, further |
| कथय | kathaya | please speak, tell |
| तृप्तिः | tṛptiḥ | satisfaction, contentment |
| हि | hi | indeed |
| श्रृण्वतः | śṛṇvataḥ | while listening |
| न | na | not |
| अस्ति | asti | there is |
| मे | me | for me |
| अमृतम् | amṛtam | nectar |