atha vā bahunaitena
kiṁ jñātena tavārjuna
viṣṭabhyāham idaṁ kṛtsnam
ekāmśena sthito jagat

 atha vā - or; bahunā - much; etena - with this; kim - what use; jñātena - being known; tava - by you; arjuna - O Arjuna; viṣṭabhya - pervading; aham - I; idam - this; kṛtsnam - entire; eka-amśena - with one portion; sthitaḥ - situated; jagat - universe.


Text

“ ‘But what need is there, Arjuna, for all this detailed knowledge? With a single fragment of Myself I pervade and support this entire universe.’

Purport

This is a quotation from the Bhagavad-gītā (10.42).