Chapter 10 · Vibhuti Yoga — The Yoga of Divine GloriesKrishna
Verse 34
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 10, श्लोक 34
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
मृत्युः सर्वहरश्चाहमुद्भवश्च भविष्यताम्।
कीर्तिः श्रीर्वाक्च नारीणां स्मृतिर्मेधा धृतिः क्षमा॥
Transliteration
Mrityuh Sarva-Harash-Cha-Aham-Udbhavash-Cha Bhavishyatam.
Kirtih Shrir-Vak Cha Narinam Smritir-Medha Dhritih Kshama.
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
मृत्युःmrityuhdeath
सर्वहरःsarva-harahthe all-devouring
उद्भवःudbhavahthe origin/birth
भविष्यताम्bhavishyatamof things to come
कीर्तिःkirtihfame
श्रीःshrihprosperity/beauty
वाक्vakspeech
नारीणाम्narinamof feminine qualities
स्मृतिःsmritihmemory
मेधाmedhaintelligence
धृतिःdhritihsteadfastness
क्षमाkshamapatience/forgiveness
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
सबका नाश करने वाला मृत्यु मैं हूँ और भविष्य में होने वाली वस्तुओं का उद्भव (उत्पत्ति) भी मैं हूँ। स्त्रियों में (स्त्री रूप गुणों में) कीर्ति, श्री, वाणी, स्मृति, मेधा, धृति और क्षमा — ये सब मैं हूँ।
English Translation
I am the all-devouring death, and the origin of things yet to come. Among feminine qualities I am fame, prosperity, speech, memory, intelligence, steadfastness, and patience.
Commentary (टीका)
Krishna encompasses both death and birth — the destruction of the old and the emergence of the new. The feminine qualities listed are personified as goddesses in Vedic tradition. By identifying with these, Krishna honors the divine feminine principle. Memory, intelligence, steadfastness, and patience are presented as manifestations of the Divine, elevating these qualities as sacred.