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Mahabharat

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द्यूतं छलयतामस्मि तेजस्तेजस्विनामहम् । जयोऽस्मि व्यवसायोऽस्मि सत्त्वं सत्त्ववतामहम्॥६-३२-३६॥

Among those who employ deception, I am gambling; among the radiant, I am radiance. I am victory; I am resolute effort; among the steadfast, I am steadfastness.

english translation

वृष्णीनां वासुदेवोऽस्मि पाण्डवानां धनंजयः । मुनीनामप्यहं व्यासः कवीनामुशना कविः॥६-३२-३७॥

Among the Vṛṣṇis I am Vāsudeva; among the Pāṇḍavas I am Dhanaṃjaya (Arjuna). Among sages I am Vyāsa; among poets I am Uśanā (Śukra), the poet-seer.

english translation

दण्डो दमयतामस्मि नीतिरस्मि जिगीषताम् । मौनं चैवास्मि गुह्यानां ज्ञानं ज्ञानवतामहम्॥६-३२-३८॥

Among those who discipline, I am the sanctioning authority; among those who seek conquest, I am policy. Among secrets I am silence; among the knowledgeable I am knowledge.

english translation

यच्चापि सर्वभूतानां बीजं तदहमर्जुन । न तदस्ति विना यत्स्यान्मया भूतं चराचरम्॥६-३२-३९॥

And whatever is the seed of all beings—that I am, Arjuna. There is nothing, moving or unmoving, that could exist without me.

english translation

नान्तोऽस्ति मम दिव्यानां विभूतीनां परंतप । एष तूद्देशतः प्रोक्तो विभूतेर्विस्तरो मया॥६-३२-४०॥

There is no end to my divine manifestations, O scorcher of foes. This vast expanse of my vibhūtis I have spoken only in outline.

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