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The Vibhutis or Powers of the Lord
Believing that the slaying of his relatives for the sake of kingdom was reproachful and unrighteous and thinking, ‘I am the slayer, he is slain by me,’ Arjuna with the sense of an ordinary man desisted from fighting.
Then, on the eve of battle, he was made to understand by Me through reasoning, and he then spoke to Me in the same way on the battlefield as thou hast now done.
O Uddhava! I am the Atman, friend and the Supreme Ruler of all beings. I am Myself all the beings. I create, protect and destroy them.
I am the motion of those that move and I am Time of those who bring things under their influence.Of virtues I am even-mindedness, and in things possessing properties, I am their essential and natural attribute.
Among those that are endowed with Gunas I am the cosmic Prana, and I am the cosmic Intelligence (Maha Tattva) among all vast or big things. I am the subtle Jiva or soul among all subtle things, and of all that are invincible I am the mind.
Of the Vedas I am Brahma or Hiranya garbha, the teacher who first taught them; of Mantras I am OM or Pranava consisting of A, U, and M. Of all the letters I am ‘A’ and of all the metres I am the Gayatri.
I am Indra among the Gods, Agni among the Vasus, Vishnu among the Adityas and Nilalohita among the Rudras. Among Maharshis (Brahmin sages) I am Bhrigu; among Rajarshis (royal sages) Manu; among Deva Rishis (celestial sages) I am Narada and among cows Kamadhenu.
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