Bhagavad Gītā · Chapter 10, Verse 13
आहुस्त्वामृषयः सर्वे देवर्षिर्नारदस्तथा।
असितो देवलो व्यासः स्वयं चैव ब्रवीषि मे।।
असितो देवलो व्यासः स्वयं चैव ब्रवीषि मे।।
āhus tvām ṛṣayaḥ sarve devarṣir nāradas tathā
asito devalo vyāsaḥ svayaṁ caiva bravīṣi me
also searched as "ahus tvam rishayah sarve devarshir naradas tatha"
Translation
"All the seers declare this of You — the divine sage Narada, and Asita, Devala, and Vyasa as well. And You Yourself tell me this."
Vāṇi's rendering
So all the seers say of you — Narada, Asita, Devala, Vyasa. And now you tell me yourself.
Word by word
| Sanskrit & transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|
| आहुःāhuḥ | they say, they declare (appears as āhus before tvām by sandhi) |
| त्वाम्tvām | you |
| ऋषयःṛṣayaḥ | the seers |
| सर्वेsarve | all |
| देवर्षिःdevarṣiḥ | the seer among the gods (appears as devarṣir before nāradas) |
| नारदःnāradaḥ | Narada (appears as nāradas before tathā) |
| तथाtathā | likewise, and so too |
| असितःasitaḥ | Asita (appears as asito before devalo) |
| देवलःdevalaḥ | Devala (appears as devalo before vyāsaḥ) |
| व्यासःvyāsaḥ | Vyasa |
| स्वयम्svayam | yourself, in your own person |
| चca | and |
| एवeva | indeed, even (ca + eva joins as caiva) |
| ब्रवीषिbravīṣi | you tell, you are saying |
| मेme | to me |
Frequently asked
What does Bhagavad Gita Chapter 10 Verse 13 mean?
Arjuna gathers his witnesses — all the ṛṣis, Narada, Asita, Devala, Vyasa — and then sets them beside something larger: Krishna is saying it now, in front of him. Testimony has become encounter. The verse marks the moment inherited belief turns into what he has heard for himself.
What does ahus tvam rishayah sarve mean in the Gita?
It means all the seers say this of you. Arjuna is not arguing; he is placing the whole weight of remembered tradition behind what he has just declared about Krishna. Then he adds the one thing tradition cannot give him — svayaṁ caiva bravīṣi me, and you yourself are telling me.
Why does Arjuna name Narada, Asita, Devala and Vyasa?
Because they are the voices he trusted before he trusted his own eyes. Naming them is honest — he admits where his conviction came from. He does not discard them. He shows that everything they pointed toward is now speaking to him directly, and the pointing finger can rest.
What does this verse ask of me?
To be honest about the difference between what you have been told and what you have actually met. Scripture, teachers, the beliefs you were raised in — all of it keeps the door open. But at some point the fire has to warm your own hands. Ask which you are standing on today.
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Commentary
Arjuna has been quoting his sources. The seers said it, Narada said it, Asita and Devala and Vyasa said it — names he has carried since childhood, each a reason to believe. Then the sentence turns. And now you tell me yourself. What he held on authority he now has from the mouth in front of him. Inherited knowledge is not nothing; it kept the door open until he could walk through. But there is a difference between being told about fire and the heat on your own face. Notice which one you are living on.