Bhagavad Gita 11.36अर्जुन उवाच स्थाने हृषीकेश तव प्रकीर्त्या जगत् प्रहृष्यत्यनुरज्यते च।रक्षांसि भीतानि दिशो द्रवन्ति सर्वे नमस्यन्ति च सिद्धसङ्घाः ॥

arjuna uvācha sthāne hṛiṣhīkeśha tava prakīrtyā jagat prahṛiṣhyaty

anurajyate cha rakṣhānsi bhītāni diśho dravanti sarve namasyanti cha siddha-saṅghāḥ

Sanskrit recitation

11.35 11.37

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Translation

Arjuna said, "It is fitting, O Krishna, that the world delights and rejoices in Your praise; demons fly in fear in all directions and the hosts of the perfected ones bow to You."

Hindi translation

अर्जुन बोले -- हे अन्तर्यामी भगवन् ! आपके नाम, गुण, लीलाका कीर्तन करनेसे यह सम्पूर्ण जगत् हर्षित हो रहा है और अनुराग(-प्रेम-) को प्राप्त हो रहा है। आपके नाम, गुण आदिके कीर्तनसे भयभीत होकर राक्षसलोग दसों दिशाओंमें भागते हुए जा रहे हैं और सम्पूर्ण सिद्धगण आपको नमस्कार कर रहे हैं। यह सब होना उचित ही है।

Meaning

Praise description of the glory of the Lord. The Lord is the object worthy of adortion, love and delight, because He is the Self and friend of all beings.The Lord is the object of adoration, love and delight for the following reason also. He is the primal cause even of Brahma, the Creator of the universe.

After Swami Sivananda

After awe — devotion· 11.35–11.55→

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cha: and
tava: your
jagat: the universe
sarve: all
sthāne: it is but apt
dravanti: flee
bhītāni: fearfully
diśhaḥ: in all directions
anurajyate: be enamored
namasyanti: bow down
prakīrtyā: in praise
rakṣhānsi: the demons
prahṛiṣhyati: rejoices
arjunaḥ uvācha: Arjun said
siddha-saṅghāḥ: hosts of perfected saints
hṛiṣhīka-īśha: Shree Krishna, the master of the senses

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