After hearing and internalizing how Krishna is the source of everything and everyone, Arjuna goes into a state of enlightenment and reveals his heart before Krishna. Sincere readers and practitioners of the Bhagavad Gita are meant to follow in the footsteps of Arjuna and come to the same conclusions where Arjuna reached. Arjuna expresses his acceptance of everything Krishna has said and asks to hear more.
Arjuna expresses his conclusion and realization as follows. Krishna (bhavān) is the Supreme Personality of Godhead (paraṁ brahma ), the ultimate abode (paraṁ dhāma), the ultimate purifier (pavitraṁ paramaṁ), the eternal divine person (puruṣaṁ śāśvataṁ divyam), and original God (ādi-devam) – the unborn (ajaṁ) and the greatest (vibhum). (BG 10.12) Is his friendship with Krishna somehow making him biased toward Krishna? No. All the great sages (ṛṣayaḥ sarve) such as Nārada – the sage among Gods (devarṣir nāradas), Asita, Devala and Vyāsa (asito devalo vyāsaḥ) say the same (āhus) about Krishna (tvām), and now Krishna Himself (svayaṁ caiva) is declaring it to Arjuna (bravīṣi me). (BG 10.13)
Arjuna admits that he is not cherry-picking portions of Bhagavad Gita based on what he likes but is ready to accept everything in toto. He totally accepts as truth (ṛtaṁ manye) all (sarvam etad) that Krishna has told him (yan māṁ vadasi keśava). Then, he repeats what he heard from Krishna. Neither (na hi) the demigods (devā) nor (na) the demons (dānavāḥ) can understand (vidur) Krishna’s personality (te bhagavan). (BG 10.14) Is there anyone who can know Krishna thoroughly as the Supreme Personality of Godhead? Only Krishna (svayam), the Supreme Person (puruṣottama) knows (vettha) Himself (tvaṁ) by His own internal potency (evātmanātmānaṁ), as the origin of all (bhūta-bhāvana), Lord of all beings (bhūteśa), God of gods (deva-deva), and Lord of the universe (jagat-pate). (BG 10.15)
Arjuna in his ecstatic trance requests Krishna to tell him (vaktum) in detail (aśeṣeṇa) of His divine (divyā) opulence (ātma-vibhūtayaḥ) by which Krishna pervades (tvaṁ vyāpya tiṣṭhasi) all these (imāṁs) worlds (lokān). (BG 10.16) Wanting to intensify his meditation upon Krishna, he wants to know how he can understand Krishna (kathaṁ vidyām ahaṁ) while constantly thinking (sadā paricintayan) of Him (tvāṁ)? Specifically, he wants to hear about the various states in which (keṣu keṣu ca bhāveṣu) the Supreme Person (bhagavan) Krishna is meant to be remembered (cintyo ’si)? (BG 10.17) Arjuna asks Krishna to speak (kathaya) again (bhūyaḥ) in detail (vistareṇa) about the mystic power of His opulence (ātmano yogaṁ vibhūtiṁ). Arjuna furthermore reveals that he is never satiated (tṛptir) in hearing about Krishna, for the more he hears the more he wants to taste the nectar (amṛtam) of Krishna’s words. (BG 10.18)
