Chapter X · Śloka 1
Śrī Kṛṣṇa uvāca
श्रीभगवानुवाच |
भूय एव महाबाहो शृणु मे परमं वचः |
यत्तेऽहं प्रीयमाणाय वक्ष्यामि हितकाम्यया ||
भूय एव महाबाहो शृणु मे परमं वचः |
यत्तेऽहं प्रीयमाणाय वक्ष्यामि हितकाम्यया ||
śrī-bhagavān uvāca |
bhūya eva mahā-bāho śṛṇu me paramaṃ vacaḥ |
yat te 'haṃ prīyamāṇāya vakṣyāmi hita-kāmyayā ||
bhūya eva mahā-bāho śṛṇu me paramaṃ vacaḥ |
yat te 'haṃ prīyamāṇāya vakṣyāmi hita-kāmyayā ||
The Blessed Lord said: O mighty-armed one, hear again My supreme word, which I shall speak to you who are dear to Me — for your benefit.
Krishna opens with tenderness, addressing Arjuna not as a student to be instructed but as a beloved to be confided in. The repetition 'hear again' signals that what follows deepens what has already been said.