Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 10, verse 17 · Arjuna

Bhagavad Gita 10.17 · Katham Vidyamaham

कथं विद्यामहं योगिंस्त्वां सदा परिचिन्तयन् ।
केषु केषु च भावेषु चिन्त्योऽसि भगवन्मया ॥

kathaṃ vidyāmahaṃ yogiṃstvāṃ sadā paricintayan |
keṣu keṣu ca bhāveṣu cintyo’si bhagavanmayā ||

Translation

How may I come to know you, master of yoga, by meditating on you constantly? In what various forms of being should I think of you, Lord?

Context

Spoken by Arjuna in chapter 10, Vibhuti Yoga — “The Yoga of Divine Manifestations”, which has 42 verses.

Frequently asked questions

What does Bhagavad Gita 10.17 mean?

How may I come to know you, master of yoga, by meditating on you constantly? In what various forms of being should I think of you, Lord?

Who speaks Bhagavad Gita 10.17?

Arjuna, in chapter 10, Vibhuti Yoga (The Yoga of Divine Manifestations).

Sanskrit text: traditional, public domain. Translation and explanation are our own.