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| Chapter 10: The Opulence of the Absolute |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Bhagavad-gita As It Is 10.38
nitir asmi jigishatam
SYNONYMS
dandah -- punishment; damayatam -- of all means of suppression; asmi -- I am; nitih -- morality; asmi -- I am; jigishatam -- of those who seek victory; maunam -- silence; ca -- and; eva -- also; asmi -- I am; guhyanam -- of secrets; jnanam -- knowledge; jnana-vatam -- of the wise; aham -- I am.
TRANSLATION
Among all means of suppressing lawlessness I am punishment, and of those who seek victory I am morality. Of secret things I am silence, and of the wise I am the wisdom.
PURPORT
There are many suppressing agents, of which the most important are those that cut down miscreants. When miscreants are punished, the agency of chastisement represents Krishna. Among those who are trying to be victorious in some field of activity, the most victorious element is morality. Among the confidential activities of hearing, thinking and meditating, silence is most important because by silence one can make progress very quickly. The wise man is he who can discriminate between matter and spirit, between God's superior and inferior natures. Such knowledge is Krishna Himself.
Copyright (c) The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness