Chapter 11 · Vishwarupa Darshana Yoga
Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11, Verse 40
विश्वरूप दर्शन योग
॥ श्लोक ॥
नमः पुरस्तादथ पृष्ठतस्ते नमोऽस्तु ते सर्वत एव सर्व | अनन्तवीर्यामितविक्रमस्त्वं सर्वं समाप्नोषि ततोऽसि सर्वः ||११-४०||
Transliteration
namaḥ purastādatha pṛṣṭhataste namo.astu te sarvata eva sarva . anantavīryāmitavikramastvaṃ sarvaṃ samāpnoṣi tato.asi sarvaḥ ||11-40||
English Translation
Salutation to You in the East and behind. Salutation be to You on all sides in deed, O All! You are possessed of infinite strength and infinite heroism. You pervade everything; hence You are all!
Detailed Commentary
'Salutations to You from the front, and also from behind. Salutations be to You from all sides, O All-pervading One!' Arjuna is filled with fear. He is unable to comprehend what to say, and thus offers salutations from every direction. 'You are of infinite energy and immeasurable prowess.' 'Anantavīrya' signifies that You are infinite in splendor, strength, and so forth; and 'Amitavikrama' implies that Your acts of valor and protection are equally boundless. Your power and prowess are both infinite. 'You pervade all; therefore, You are the All.' You have encompassed everything within Yourself, meaning the entire universe is under Your sway. There is no part of the universe that is not within Your domain. Arjuna perceives that the Lord pervades infinite creations, and infinite creations reside within a part of the Lord. In the subsequent two verses, Arjuna prays to the Lord, seeking forgiveness.
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