T he tenth chapter of the Geeta is titled as the Vibhuti Yoga or the Yoga of opulence and glories. Continuing his dialogue with Arjuna, Lord Krishna propounds that even the highly evolved persons do not know about the ultimate reality from which the creation has come into existence. The Supreme Reality has no beginning, middle or end. It is all consciousness from which emerges one and all including human thoughts and emotions. Human mind and intellect are limited, so they cannot grasp the all pervasive nature of the God principle. So meditating upon the glories of the Supreme Reality, one can develop the discriminative knowledge to reach the proper judgement. All together fifty four divine glories have been named in the chapter. The number of these glories is endless, but just a few have been mentioned to give an understanding of the divine opulence. Soaking the mind into the contemplation of these glories elevates the human consciousness and leads to bliss. The knowledge gained through meditating upon these opulences destroys ignorance and leads to enlightenment and freedom.

 

The modern day Positive Psychology also works on the same principles. The first glory enumerated is Vishnu. Vishnu is the symbol of the sustaining energy of the creation. All the forces which maintain and run the universes are under the supervision of the God called Vishnu in the Vedic tradition. The other divine glories are manifested through the sun, the wind and the moon. The Samaveda is described as the divine opulence as it is full of music, rhythm and melody. Indra, the King of Gods is another divine glory. Indra symbolises human sense organs also. The human mind and consciousness are other divine opulences. Lord Shankara who disposes of the beings or things which have outlived their utility is another divine glory. Kuber, the treasurer of wealth, the fire and Meru mount have been cited as aspects of divine glories.

 

The planet jupiter and Kartikeya, the commander of the Army of Gods are other divine glories. The ocean, the biggest source of water, Bhrigu,the prominent sage and OM, the primordial vibration are the divine glories. Chanting the divine names, the Himalayas, the greatest mountain ranges, the Pipal, the biggest tree, Chitresh, the prominent demigod and Kapil, the great spiritual master occupy important places amongst the divine glories.

 

The other divine opulences counted are Uchchaishrava, the fastest horse, Airavata, the mightiest elephant, the king, thunderbolt, Kamdhenu,the divine cow, the god of love, serpent Vasuki, snake Ananta, Varun, the water God, Aryama,the prominent ancestor Yama, the death God, Prahlada, the great devotee amongst demons, the time, the lion, the king of animals, Garuda,the great bird, the wind, the great purifier, Ram, the great warrior, the crocodile, great amongst the aquatic creatures, the Ganga, the purest amongst the rivers, the entire creation, spirituality, logic, A sound, dual compound, endless time, the creator, death, origin of all, all feminine qualities, the great Sama hymn, the Gayatri prosody, Margashirsha month (November), spring season, gambling, splendour, victory, resolve, virtue, Krishna, the hero of the Vrishni tribe, Arjuna, prominent amongst the Pandavas, Vyasa, the great seer, Shukracharya, the great poet, punishment, silence, conduct, wisdom and knowledge. It is surprising as to why Lord Krishna has mentioned gambling as a divine glory. A gambler has no control over his greed and as a result he loses all his wealth and belongings. Gambling brings suffering to such persons and this is the punitive way of the divinity to correct greedy persons. The above enumeration of the divine opulences indicates that divinity expresses itself in all that is noble, virtuous, creative, sustainable, inclusive, all encompassing , grand and judicious.