Shloka 10.13
Arjuna speaks to Krishna
आहुस्त्वामृषयः सर्वे देवर्षिर्नारदस्तथा |असितो देवलो व्यासः स्वयं चैव ब्रवीषि मे ||१०-१३||
āhustvāmṛṣayaḥ sarve devarṣirnāradastathā . asito devalo vyāsaḥ svayaṃ caiva bravīṣi me ||10-13||
Meaning
So have said the seers and the divine sage Narada; as well as Asita, Devala and Vyasa; and Thou Thyself also sayest it.
Translation: Shri Purohit Swami, The Geeta: The Gospel of the Lord Shri Krishna (1935). Public domain.
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Explanation
Arjuna grounds his recognition in the weight of tradition. The greatest seers — Narada, Asita, Devala, the compiler Vyasa — have all declared the same truth about Krishna's divine nature. And now, Arjuna marvels, 'You Yourself tell me so' (svayaṃ caiva bravīṣi me).
There is a beautiful confluence here of three sources of knowing: the testimony of the sages (the lineage of revelation), the word of the Lord Himself, and Arjuna's own dawning conviction. When scripture, the living teacher, and personal experience all point in one direction, doubt falls away.
Faith becomes whole. The seeker need not choose between received wisdom and direct insight — at the summit they meet and confirm one another.
In daily life
Conviction grows firm when scripture, teacher, and personal experience all point to the same truth.
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Krishna on faith, in other chapters
- Verse 3.31Sincere, faithful practice without cynicism frees anyone — this path is open to all, not just to the spiritually advanced.
- Verse 4.39Faith, wholehearted focus, and self-discipline open the door to wisdom — and wisdom swiftly brings supreme peace.
- Verse 6.47The highest of all yogis is the one who worships the Divine with faith and a heart wholly given in love.
- Verse 7.1Knowledge of the Divine ripens not from argument but from a mind anchored in Him, steady practice, and wholehearted refuge.
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Questions about Bhagavad Gita 10.13
Who says Bhagavad Gita 10.13, and to whom?
Arjuna speaks to Krishna in verse 10.13, in Chapter 10, Vibhuti Yoga (Vibhuti Yoga).
What does Bhagavad Gita 10.13 mean?
So have said the seers and the divine sage Narada; as well as Asita, Devala and Vyasa; and Thou Thyself also sayest it. (Translation: Shri Purohit Swami, The Geeta: The Gospel of the Lord Shri Krishna (1935). Public domain.)
What is the lesson of Bhagavad Gita 10.13 for daily life?
Conviction grows firm when scripture, teacher, and personal experience all point to the same truth.
What do the Sanskrit words in Bhagavad Gita 10.13 mean?
आहुः — have declared; त्वाम् — You; ऋषयः सर्वे — all the sages; देवर्षिः नारदः तथा — and the divine sage Narada; असितः देवलः व्यासः — Asita, Devala, Vyasa.
Where does verse 10.13 come in the Bhagavad Gita?
It is verse 13 of 42 in Chapter 10, Vibhuti Yoga. The next verse is 10.14.