Gita 10.18
Vibhuti Yoga
विस्तरेणात्मनो योगं विभूतिं च जनार्दन | भूयः कथय तृप्तिर्हि शृण्वतो नास्ति मेऽमृतम् ||१८||
vistareṇātmano yogaṁ vibhūtiṁ ca janārdana | bhūyaḥ kathaya tṛptir hi śṛṇvato nāsti me 'mṛtam ||18||
In essence: The devotee's beautiful insatiability: speak again, speak more, for hearing about You is nectar I can never have enough of.
A conversation between a seeker and guide to help you feel this verse deeply
Sadhak-Guru Dialogue
Sadhak: "I've read spiritual books, heard teachings, but I get bored. The novelty wears off. Why don't I have Arjuna's insatiable thirst?"
Guru: "What were you seeking from those books and teachings?"
Sadhak: "Knowledge, understanding, maybe some peace."
Guru: "And did you find them?"
Sadhak: "Somewhat. But then I moved on to the next book."
Guru: "You were collecting information about God, not falling in love with God. Information saturates; love never does. Arjuna isn't asking for more data - he's asking to hear about his Beloved. When you read about someone you love, do you get bored?"
Sadhak: "No, I want every detail..."
Guru: "There it is. The difference between study and devotion is the difference between reading about a stranger and reading about someone you love. The content might be identical; the experience is completely different. Arjuna loves Krishna. That's why Krishna's words are nectar to him. The question isn't 'How do I become less bored?' but 'How do I fall in love?'"
Sadhak: "How DO I fall in love with God?"
Guru: "The same way you fall in love with anyone: spend time with them. Listen to their words not as information but as self-revelation. Share your heart with them. Notice their gifts. Let them matter to you. Love isn't manufactured; it grows through relationship. Keep showing up."
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🌅 Daily Practice
Cultivate sacred hunger: Instead of approaching spiritual practice as duty ('I should meditate'), approach it as lover ('I want to hear more'). Before your morning practice, set the intention: 'Let me not seek to complete this task but to taste the nectar.' If practices feel stale, ask: 'Am I collecting information or drinking nectar?' The same text can be either, depending on your orientation.
Notice insatiability in life: When do you experience insatiable desire in ordinary life? Perhaps in creativity, in nature, in love, in music. Notice these moments and recognize them as pointers to the insatiability Arjuna describes. What if your longing for beauty is actually longing for divine beauty? What if your thirst for love is actually thirst for divine love? Let ordinary insatiabilities become doorways to sacred insatiability.
More, more, more prayer: Before sleep, consciously cultivate hunger for the Divine. Instead of 'I've done my practice; I'm done for today,' try: 'I haven't heard enough. I want more. Tell me again of Your glories.' Let this hunger be your last feeling before sleep. Dream, perhaps, of nectar. Wake tomorrow still hungry. This is the devotional mood - never finished, always wanting more.