Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 10: The Divine Glories
Bhagavad Gita 10.15
स्वयमेवात्मनात्मानं वेत्थ त्वं पुरुषोत्तम ।
भूतभावन भूतेश देवदेव जगत्पते ॥
svayamevātmanātmānaṃ vettha tvaṃ puruṣottama | bhūtabhāvana bhūteśa devadeva jagatpate ||
You alone know yourself by yourself, O Supreme Person, source of beings, Lord of beings, God of gods, Lord of the universe.
Modern context
Only the divine knows itself fully. Arjuna recognizes the limit of what anyone else can grasp, and then piles up names, one after another: Supreme Person, source of beings, Lord of beings, God of gods, Lord of the universe. When words fail, people often reach for many words at once. The string of names is less an explanation than an overflow of wonder.