Bhagavad Gita 10.15 · Arjuna
When words run out
स्वयमेवात्मनात्मानं वेत्थ त्वं पुरुषोत्तम।
भूतभावन भूतेश देवदेव जगत्पते॥
svayamevātmanātmānaṃ vettha tvaṃ puruṣottamabhūtabhāvana bhūteśa devadeva jagatpate
You alone know yourself, by yourself, Supreme Person. Source of beings, Lord of beings, God of gods, Lord of the world.
What it means
Arjuna's praise deepens. If no one else can grasp Krishna fully, then Krishna is known only by Krishna. The titles pile up, each wider than the last. Supreme Person. God of gods. Lord of the universe. Arjuna is running out of words, and that is the point.
The story
Arjuna is a warrior, not a poet. Yet here, in the middle of a battlefield, he speaks like one. His names for Krishna stack up like waves. The heart is moving faster than the vocabulary.
In your life
At their golden anniversary dinner, an old couple each try to describe the other in a toast. Neither manages. They laugh and hold hands instead. Tonight, tell someone you love one thing words cannot quite reach.
Only the infinite fully knows the infinite.