Lord Krishna

Lord Krishna

Divine Teacher

The Supreme Lord, the charioteer and divine guide of Arjuna. Krishna delivers the eternal wisdom of the Gita, revealing the nature of the soul, duty, and the path to liberation.

Speaking: Chapter 10, Verse 5

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Verse 5

The Yoga of Divine Glories

Nonviolence, equanimity, contentment, austerity, charity, fame and infamy — all these various qualities of living beings are created by Me alone.

Context & Meaning

The list concludes: non-violence, equanimity, contentment, austerity, generosity, fame, and even infamy — all arise from the one Source. Fame and infamy both. The Divine is not the author only of the good qualities but of the full spectrum of experience. Everything that occurs within consciousness is ultimately rooted in the Divine ground.

Scholar Commentaries

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Adi Shankaracharya

Advaita

That even yaśaḥ (fame) and ayaśaḥ (infamy) are listed together reveals the Divine's impartiality. Nothing is excluded from its source. Even what we call evil or negative is, at the deepest level, an expression of the one reality — though not an expression that should be cultivated.