Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 10: The Divine Glories
Bhagavad Gita 10.37
वृष्णीनां वासुदेवोऽस्मि पाण्डवानां धनंजयः ।
मुनीनामप्यहं व्यासः कवीनामुशना कविः ॥
vṛṣṇīnāṃ vāsudevo'smi pāṇḍavānāṃ dhanaṃjayaḥ | munīnāmapyahaṃ vyāsaḥ kavīnāmuśanā kaviḥ ||
Among the Vrishnis I am Krishna, the son of Vasudeva; among the Pandavas I am Arjuna; among sages I am Vyasa; and among poets I am the poet Ushanas.
Modern context
Among the Pandavas, Krishna says, I am Arjuna. The listener is named as a glory of the divine. Imagine hearing, from someone you have come to revere, that the divine shines through you. It is both an honour and a responsibility. The verse can be heard by every reader in the same way: whatever is best in you is not separate from the sacred.