20.163

athava bahunaitena

kim jnatena tavarjuna

vistabhyaham idam krtsnam

ekamsena sthito jagat

SYNONYMS

athava—or; bahuna—much; etena—with this; kim—what use; jnatena—being known; tava—by you; arjuna—O Arjuna; vistabhya—pervading; aham—I; idam—this; krtsnam—entire; eka-amsena—with one portion; sthitah—situated; jagat—universe " ’But what need is there, Arjuna, for all this detailed knowledge? With a single fragment of Myself, I pervade and support this entire universe.’

PURPORT

This is a quotation from Bhagavad-gita (10.42).