Bhagavad Gita 11.19अनादिमध्यान्तमनन्तवीर्य मनन्तबाहुं शशिसूर्यनेत्रम्।पश्यामि त्वां दीप्तहुताशवक्त्रम् स्वतेजसा विश्वमिदं तपन्तम् ॥
स्वतेजसा विश्वमिदं तपन्तम्
19
Sanskrit recitation
The vision that undoes the ego · 11.9–11.34 · Scene
Translation
I see You without beginning, middle, or end, infinite in power, with endless arms, the sun and moon as Your eyes, the burning fire Your mouth, heating the entire universe with Your radiance.
Hindi translation
आपको मैं आदि, मध्य और अन्तसे रहित, अनन्त प्रभावशाली, अनन्त भुजाओंवाले, चन्द्र और सूर्यरूप नेत्रोवाले, प्रज्वलित अग्निके समान मुखोंवाले और अपने तेजसे संसारको संतप्त करते हुए देख रहा हूँ।
Meaning
Anantabahu Having endless arms. This denotes that the multiplicity of His limbs are endless.
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;…
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