स्वयमेवात्मनाऽत्मानं वेत्थ त्वं पुरुषोत्तम।
भूतभावन भूतेश देवदेव जगत्पते।।10.15।।
वक्तुमर्हस्यशेषेण दिव्या ह्यात्मविभूतयः।
याभिर्विभूतिभिर्लोकानिमांस्त्वं व्याप्य तिष्ठसि।।10.16।।
कथं विद्यामहं योगिंस्त्वां सदा परिचिन्तयन्।
केषु केषु च भावेषु चिन्त्योऽसि भगवन्मया।।10.17।।
विस्तरेणात्मनो योगं विभूतिं च जनार्दन।
भूयः कथय तृप्तिर्हि श्रृण्वतो नास्ति मेऽमृतम्।।10.18।।
O Supreme Person, Creator of beings, Lord of beings, God of gods, Lord of the worlds, You alone know Yourself by Yourself.
Be pleased to speak in full of Your own divine manifestations, through which You exist pervading these worlds.
O Yogi, how shall I know You by remaining ever-engaged in meditation? And through what objects, O Lord, should I meditate on You?
O Janardana, please narrate to me again in detail Your own yoga and divine manifestations. For, while hearing Your nectar-like words, I am not satiated.
Osho’s Commentary
And here, Arjuna reveals his own heart. He says, “You alone know yourself by your own Self.” He is admitting his own inability. He is saying, “How can I know you? You are a self-luminous reality. I am in darkness.” And then he asks a most significant question. He says, “How shall I know you? In what various aspects should I meditate upon you?” This is the question of a true seeker. He is no longer satisfied with philosophy. He is asking for a method, a path. He is asking for a way to transform his own consciousness, so that he too can see. And he says, “I am not satisfied by hearing your words of nectar.” Hearing is not enough. A deep thirst has arisen in him. A thirst for direct experience. The words are beautiful, but they only increase the thirst; they cannot quench it. He wants to drink from the source itself. Krishna’s words are like a finger pointing to the moon. Arjuna has been looking at the finger. Now, he wants to see the moon. He is asking, “Show me the way. Give me a technique, a bhava, an aspect, through which my heart can connect with you.” This is the turning point. The journey from intellectual understanding to existential transformation is about to begin.