Chapter 10 · The Divine Splendours

श्रीकृष्णŚrī Kṛṣṇa speaks

Text 10.38

दण्डो दमयतामस्मि नीतिरस्मि जिगीषताम् मौनं चैवास्मि गुह्यानां ज्ञानं ज्ञानवतामहम्

daṇḍo damayatām asmi nītir asmi jigīṣhatām maunaṁ chaivāsmi guhyānāṁ jñānaṁ jñānavatām aham

Recitation · Text 10.38
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (14 words)

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Purport Overview & Key Insights

I am the rod of those who restrain, the statecraft of those who seek victory; among secrets, silence; and I am the knowledge of the knowing. Among secrets, silence — the only item on the list that is an absence.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:Among secrets, silence — the only item on the list that is an absence.