Bhagavad Gita 11.13तत्रैकस्थं जगत्कृत्स्नं प्रविभक्तमनेकधा।अपश्यद्देवदेवस्य शरीरे पाण्डवस्तदा ॥
tatraika-sthaṁ jagat kṛitsnaṁ pravibhaktam
anekadhā apaśhyad deva-devasya śharīre pāṇḍavas tadā
Sanskrit recitation
The vision that undoes the ego · 11.9–11.34 · Scene
Translation
There, in the body of the God of gods, Arjuna then saw the entire universe resting in one, with its myriad of divisions.
Hindi translation
उस समय अर्जुनने देवोंके देव भगवान् के उस शरीरमें एक जगह स्थित अनेक प्रकारके विभागोंमें विभक्त सम्पूर्ण जगत् को देखा।
Meaning
Tatra There -- in the Cosmic Form.Anekadha Many groups -- gods, manes, men and other species of beings.Arjuna beheld all forms as the forms of the Lord, all heads as His heads, all eyes as His eyes, all hands as His hands, all feet as His feet, every part of every body as the limb of the Lords divine form. Wherever he looked he beheld nothing but the Lord. He got mystic divine knowledge.Sanjaya has given a truly graphic description of the Cosmic Form. Yet, it would be futile to grasp it with the finite mind. It is a transcendental vision, beyond the reach of the mind and senses. It has to be realised in Samadhi.
After Swami Sivananda
The vision that undoes the ego· 11.9–11.34→
Teachers usually read this idea across several verses together, one shared reflection covers the whole unit.
- 11.9Sanjaya said, Having thus spoken, O king, the great Lord of Yoga, Hari (Krishna), showed…
- 11.10With numerous mouths and eyes, with numerous wondrous sights, with numerous divine…
- 11.11Wearing divine garlands and apparel, anointed with divine unguents, the all-wonderful,…
- 11.12If the splendour of a thousand suns were to blaze out simultaneously in the sky, that…
11.13There, in the body of the God of gods, Arjuna then saw the entire universe resting in one,…
- 11.14Then, Arjuna, filled with wonder and his hair standing on end, bowed his head to the God…
- 11.15Arjuna said, "O God, I see all the gods in Your body, as well as hosts of various classes…
- 11.16I see You with boundless form on every side, with many arms, stomachs, mouths, and eyes;…
- 11.17I see You with the diadem, club, and discus, a mass of radiance shining everywhere, very…
- 11.18You are the Imperishable, the Supreme Being, worthy of being known. You are the great…
- 11.19I see You without beginning, middle, or end, infinite in power, with endless arms, the sun…
- 11.20This space between the earth and the heavens, and all the quarters, is filled by You…
- 11.21Verily, these hosts of gods enter into Thee; some extol Thee with joined palms in fear,…
- 11.22The Rudras, Adityas, Vasus, Sadhyas, Visvedevas, the two Asvins, Maruts, the Manus, and…
- 11.23Having seen Your immeasurable form with many mouths and eyes, O mighty-armed one, with…
- 11.24On seeing Thee, touching the sky, shining in many colors, with mouths wide open, with…
- 11.25Having seen Thy mouths fearful with teeth blazing like the fires of cosmic dissolution, I…
- 11.26All the sons of Dhritarashtra, along with the hosts of kings of the earth, Bhishma, Drona,…
- 11.27Some hurry into Your mouths with their terrible teeth, fearful to behold. Some are found…
- 11.28Verily, just as many torrents of rivers flow towards the ocean, so too these heroes in the…
- 11.29As moths hurriedly rush into a blazing fire, leading to their own destruction, so too…
- 11.30Thou lickest up, devouring all the worlds on every side with Thy flaming mouths. Thy…
- 11.31Tell me, who you are, so fierce of form. I offer my salutations to you, O God Supreme;…
- 11.32The Blessed Lord said, "I am the full-grown, world-destroying Time, now engaged in…
- 11.33Therefore, stand up and obtain fame. Conquer the enemies and enjoy the unparalleled…
- 11.34Drona, Bhishma, Jayadratha, Karna, and other brave warriors have already been slain by Me;…
Word-by-word→
- jagat
- the universe
- tadā
- at that time
- tatra
- there
- anekadhā
- many
- apaśhyat
- could see
- eka-stham
- established in one place
- śharīre
- in the body
- kṛitsnam
- entire
- deva-devasya
- of the God of gods
- pravibhaktam
- divided
- pāṇḍavaḥ
- Arjun
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