Sacred wisdom becomes nectar when the heart is open.
Arjuna speaks to Krishna
विस्तरेणात्मनो योगं विभूतिं च जनार्दन |भूयः कथय तृप्तिर्हि शृण्वतो नास्ति मेऽमृतम् ||१०-१८||
vistareṇātmano yogaṃ vibhūtiṃ ca janārdana . bhūyaḥ kathaya tṛptirhi śṛṇvato nāsti me.amṛtam ||10-18||
Use this verse to encourage joyful daily listening.
Meaning
O Janardana, please tell me again in detail Your yoga and glory, for I am never satisfied hearing this nectar.
Translation: Gita Guidance (original English rendering).
In plain words
Arjuna experiences Krishna’s teaching as nectar.
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Explanation
True spiritual knowledge creates hunger for more, not boredom.
Read the traditional commentary
Arjuna's appetite for the Divine word is boundless. He begs Krishna to speak yet again (bhūyaḥ kathaya), in full detail, of His yoga and vibhūti — for 'there is no satiety in hearing' (tṛptir hi nāsti). He compares the Lord's words to amṛtam, the nectar of immortality.
This is the unmistakable mark of awakening hunger for the sacred. Worldly pleasures sate and then cloy; one tires of them. But the words of the Spirit are like nectar — the more one drinks, the deeper the thirst, and yet it is a blessed, joyful thirst.
When the heart begins to truly taste the Divine, listening itself becomes a form of feasting. Arjuna's insatiable longing is the very condition that draws forth Krishna's fullest revelation.
In daily life
Return to teachings that nourish your mind and heart.
A person may listen to one verse daily because it brings calm and devotion.
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The Gita on longing, in other chapters
- Verse 11.3 · ArjunaFaith that is genuine is not afraid to ask for direct experience of the truth it already trusts.
- Verse 13.26Even simple, faithful trust in the teachings of the wise can carry a sincere heart beyond death.
- Verse 18.71Even hearing sacred truth with faith and without cynicism uplifts and liberates the soul.
- Verse 2.61Restraining all senses while taking the Divine as the supreme goal establishes the stable platform on which wisdom is firmly grounded.
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Questions about Bhagavad Gita 10.18
Who says Bhagavad Gita 10.18, and to whom?
Arjuna speaks to Krishna in verse 10.18, in Chapter 10, Vibhuti Yoga (Vibhuti Yoga).
What does Bhagavad Gita 10.18 mean?
O Janardana, please tell me again in detail Your yoga and glory, for I am never satisfied hearing this nectar. (Translation: Gita Guidance (original English rendering).)
What is the lesson of Bhagavad Gita 10.18 for daily life?
Return to teachings that nourish your mind and heart. A person may listen to one verse daily because it brings calm and devotion.
What do the Sanskrit words in Bhagavad Gita 10.18 mean?
विस्तरेण — in detail; आत्मनः योगम् — Your Yogic power; विभूतिं च — and divine glory; जनार्दन — O Krishna (Janardana); भूयः कथय — tell me again.
Where does verse 10.18 come in the Bhagavad Gita?
It is verse 18 of 42 in Chapter 10, Vibhuti Yoga. The next verse is 10.19.