हन्त ते कथयिष्यामि दिव्या ह्यात्मविभूतयः ।प्राधान्यतः कुरुश्रेष्ठ नास्त्यन्तो विस्तरस्य मे ॥
hanta te kathayiṣyāmi divyā hyātmavibhūtayaḥ |prādhānyataḥ kuruśreṣṭha nāstyanto vistarasya me ||
Very well, I will tell you of my divine manifestations, O best of the Kurus, but only the chief ones, for there is no end to the extent of my glories.
Explanation
Arjuna has just asked Krishna to describe his glories (vibhūti) at length, so Krishna agrees. He says he will name only the principal ones, since his manifestations are endless. The following verses then list these examples, beginning with Krishna as the Self (ātman) in all beings.