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Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 11: Vi\u015bvar\u016bpa Dar\u015bana Yoga<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Fifty-five verses. Arjuna\u2019s request to see the cosmic form, the divine eye Krishna gives him, the wondrous and terrible form Arjuna sees, the answer \u2018kalo \u2019smi\u2019, Arjuna\u2019s hymn and plea for forgiveness, and at the end the word that exclusive devotion alone is the way, are here.
Tap any verse card to open its page with the word-by-word meaning. Pages are ready for every verse of this chapter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

All eighteen chapters are listed here: \u015ar\u012bmad Bhagavad G\u012bt\u0101<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n

1<\/span>arjuna uv\u0101ca
madanugrah\u0101ya parama\u1e43 guhyamadhy\u0101tmasa\u1e43j\u00f1itam|
yattvayokta\u1e43 vacastena moho’ya\u1e43 vigato mama || 1 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 11.1 \u2192<\/span><\/a>2<\/span>bhav\u0101pyayau hi bh\u016bt\u0101n\u0101\u1e43 \u015brutau vistara\u015bo may\u0101|
tvatta\u1e25 kamalapatr\u0101k\u1e63a m\u0101h\u0101tmyamapi c\u0101vyayam || 2 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 11.2 \u2192<\/span><\/a>3<\/span>evametadyath\u0101ttha tvam\u0101tm\u0101na\u1e43 parame\u015bvara|
dra\u1e63\u1e6dumicch\u0101mi te r\u016bpamai\u015bvara\u1e43 puru\u1e63ottama || 3 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 11.3 \u2192<\/span><\/a>4<\/span>manyase yadi tacchakya\u1e43 may\u0101 dra\u1e63\u1e6dumiti prabho|
yoge\u015bvara tato me tva\u1e43 dar\u015bay\u0101tm\u0101namavyayam || 4 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 11.4 \u2192<\/span><\/a>5<\/span>\u015br\u012bbhagav\u0101nuv\u0101ca
pa\u015bya me p\u0101rtha r\u016bp\u0101\u1e47i \u015bata\u015bo’tha sahasra\u015ba\u1e25|
n\u0101n\u0101vidh\u0101ni divy\u0101ni n\u0101n\u0101var\u1e47\u0101k\u1e5bt\u012bni ca || 5 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 11.5 \u2192<\/span><\/a>6<\/span>pa\u015by\u0101dity\u0101nvas\u016bnrudr\u0101na\u015bvinau marutastath\u0101|
bah\u016bnyad\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e6dap\u016brv\u0101\u1e47i pa\u015by\u0101\u015bcary\u0101\u1e47i bh\u0101rata || 6 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 11.6 \u2192<\/span><\/a>7<\/span>ihaikastha\u1e43 jagatk\u1e5btsna\u1e43 pa\u015by\u0101dya sacar\u0101caram|
mama dehe gu\u1e0d\u0101ke\u015ba yacc\u0101nyaddra\u1e63\u1e6dumicchasi || 7 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 11.7 \u2192<\/span><\/a>8<\/span>na tu m\u0101\u1e43 \u015bakyase dra\u1e63\u1e6dumanenaiva svacak\u1e63u\u1e63\u0101|
divya\u1e43 dad\u0101mi te cak\u1e63u\u1e25 pa\u015bya me yogamai\u015bvaram || 8 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 11.8 \u2192<\/span><\/a>9<\/span>sa\u00f1jaya uv\u0101ca
evamuktv\u0101 tato r\u0101janmah\u0101yoge\u015bvaro hari\u1e25|
dar\u015bay\u0101m\u0101sa p\u0101rth\u0101ya parama\u1e43 r\u016bpamai\u015bvaram || 9 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 11.9 \u2192<\/span><\/a>10<\/span>anekavaktranayanamanek\u0101dbhutadar\u015banam|
anekadivy\u0101bhara\u1e47a\u1e43 divy\u0101nekodyat\u0101yudham || 10 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 11.10 \u2192<\/span><\/a>11<\/span>divyam\u0101ly\u0101mbaradhara\u1e43 divyagandh\u0101nulepanam|
sarv\u0101\u015bcaryamaya\u1e43 devamananta\u1e43 vi\u015bvatomukham || 11 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 11.11 \u2192<\/span><\/a>12<\/span>divi s\u016bryasahasrasya bhavedyugapadutthit\u0101|
yadi bh\u0101\u1e25 sad\u1e5b\u015b\u012b s\u0101 sy\u0101dbh\u0101sastasya mah\u0101tmana\u1e25 || 12 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 11.12 \u2192<\/span><\/a>13<\/span>tatraikastha\u1e43 jagatk\u1e5btsna\u1e43 pravibhaktamanekadh\u0101|
apa\u015byaddevadevasya \u015bar\u012bre p\u0101\u1e47\u1e0davastad\u0101 || 13 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 11.13 \u2192<\/span><\/a>14<\/span>tata\u1e25 sa vismay\u0101vi\u1e63\u1e6do h\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e6darom\u0101 dhana\u00f1jaya\u1e25|
pra\u1e47amya \u015biras\u0101 deva\u1e43 k\u1e5bt\u0101\u00f1jalirabh\u0101\u1e63ata || 14 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 11.14 \u2192<\/span><\/a>15<\/span>arjuna uv\u0101ca
pa\u015by\u0101mi dev\u0101\u1e43stava deva dehe sarv\u0101\u1e43stath\u0101 bh\u016btavi\u015be\u1e63asa\u1e45gh\u0101n|
brahm\u0101\u1e47am\u012b\u015ba\u1e43 kamal\u0101sanastham\u1e5b\u1e63\u012b\u1e43\u015bca sarv\u0101nurag\u0101\u1e43\u015bca divy\u0101n || 15 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 11.15 \u2192<\/span><\/a>16<\/span>anekab\u0101h\u016bdaravaktranetra\u1e43 pa\u015by\u0101mi tv\u0101\u1e43 sarvato’nantar\u016bpam|
n\u0101nta\u1e43 na madhya\u1e43 na punastav\u0101di\u1e43 pa\u015by\u0101mi vi\u015bve\u015bvara vi\u015bvar\u016bpa || 16 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 11.16 \u2192<\/span><\/a>17<\/span>kir\u012b\u1e6dina\u1e43 gadina\u1e43 cakri\u1e47a\u1e43 ca tejor\u0101\u015bi\u1e43 sarvatod\u012bptimantam|
pa\u015by\u0101mi tv\u0101\u1e43 durnir\u012bk\u1e63ya\u1e43 samant\u0101dd\u012bpt\u0101nal\u0101rkadyutimaprameyam || 17 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 11.17 \u2192<\/span><\/a>18<\/span>tvamak\u1e63ara\u1e43 parama\u1e43 veditavya\u1e43 tvamasya vi\u015bvasya para\u1e43 nidh\u0101nam|
tvamavyaya\u1e25 \u015b\u0101\u015bvatadharmagopt\u0101 san\u0101tanastva\u1e43 puru\u1e63o mato me || 18 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 11.18 \u2192<\/span><\/a>19<\/span>an\u0101dimadhy\u0101ntamanantav\u012bryamanantab\u0101hu\u1e43 \u015ba\u015bis\u016bryanetram|
pa\u015by\u0101mi tv\u0101\u1e43 d\u012bptahut\u0101\u015bavaktra\u1e43 svatejas\u0101 vi\u015bvamida\u1e43 tapantam || 19 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 11.19 \u2192<\/span><\/a>20<\/span>dy\u0101v\u0101p\u1e5bthivyoridamantara\u1e43 hi vy\u0101pta\u1e43 tvayaikena di\u015ba\u015bca sarv\u0101\u1e25|
d\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e6dv\u0101dbhuta\u1e43 r\u016bpamugra\u1e43 taveda\u1e43 lokatraya\u1e43 pravyathita\u1e43 mah\u0101tman || 20 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 11.20 \u2192<\/span><\/a>21<\/span>am\u012b hi tv\u0101\u1e43 surasa\u1e45gh\u0101 vi\u015banti kecidbh\u012bt\u0101\u1e25 pr\u0101\u00f1jalayo g\u1e5b\u1e47anti|
svast\u012btyuktv\u0101 mahar\u1e63isiddhasa\u1e45gh\u0101\u1e25 stuvanti tv\u0101\u1e43 stutibhi\u1e25 pu\u1e63kal\u0101bhi\u1e25 || 21 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 11.21 \u2192<\/span><\/a>22<\/span>rudr\u0101dity\u0101 vasavo ye ca s\u0101dhy\u0101 vi\u015bve’\u015bvinau maruta\u015bco\u1e63map\u0101\u015bca|
gandharvayak\u1e63\u0101surasiddhasa\u1e45gh\u0101 v\u012bk\u1e63ante tv\u0101\u1e43 vismit\u0101\u015bcaiva sarve || 22 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 11.22 \u2192<\/span><\/a>23<\/span>r\u016bpa\u1e43 mahatte bahuvaktranetra\u1e43 mah\u0101b\u0101ho bahub\u0101h\u016brup\u0101dam|
bah\u016bdara\u1e43 bahuda\u1e43\u1e63\u1e6dr\u0101kar\u0101la\u1e43 d\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e6dv\u0101 lok\u0101\u1e25 pravyathit\u0101stath\u0101ham || 23 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 11.23 \u2192<\/span><\/a>24<\/span>nabha\u1e25sp\u1e5b\u015ba\u1e43 d\u012bptamanekavar\u1e47a\u1e43 vy\u0101tt\u0101nana\u1e43 d\u012bptavi\u015b\u0101lanetram|
d\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e6dv\u0101 hi tv\u0101\u1e43 pravyathit\u0101ntar\u0101tm\u0101 dh\u1e5bti\u1e43 na vind\u0101mi \u015bama\u1e43 ca vi\u1e63\u1e47o || 24 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 11.24 \u2192<\/span><\/a>25<\/span>da\u1e43\u1e63\u1e6dr\u0101kar\u0101l\u0101ni ca te mukh\u0101ni d\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e6dvaiva k\u0101l\u0101nalasannibh\u0101ni|
di\u015bo na j\u0101ne na labhe ca \u015barma pras\u012bda deve\u015ba jaganniv\u0101sa || 25 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 11.25 \u2192<\/span><\/a>26<\/span>am\u012b ca tv\u0101\u1e43 dh\u1e5btar\u0101\u1e63\u1e6drasya putr\u0101\u1e25 sarve sahaiv\u0101vanip\u0101lasa\u1e45ghai\u1e25|
bh\u012b\u1e63mo dro\u1e47a\u1e25 s\u016btaputrastath\u0101sau sah\u0101smad\u012byairapi yodhamukhyai\u1e25 || 26 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 11.26 \u2192<\/span><\/a>27<\/span>vaktr\u0101\u1e47i te tvaram\u0101\u1e47\u0101 vi\u015banti da\u1e43\u1e63\u1e6dr\u0101kar\u0101l\u0101ni bhay\u0101nak\u0101ni|
kecidvilagn\u0101 da\u015ban\u0101ntare\u1e63u sand\u1e5b\u015byante c\u016br\u1e47itairuttam\u0101\u1e45gai\u1e25 || 27 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 11.27 \u2192<\/span><\/a>28<\/span>yath\u0101 nad\u012bn\u0101\u1e43 bahavo’mbuveg\u0101\u1e25 samudramev\u0101bhimukh\u0101 dravanti|
tath\u0101 tav\u0101m\u012b naralokav\u012br\u0101 vi\u015banti vaktr\u0101\u1e47yabhivijvalanti || 28 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 11.28 \u2192<\/span><\/a>29<\/span>yath\u0101 prad\u012bpta\u1e43 jvalana\u1e43 pata\u1e45g\u0101 vi\u015banti n\u0101\u015b\u0101ya sam\u1e5bddhaveg\u0101\u1e25|
tathaiva n\u0101\u015b\u0101ya vi\u015banti lok\u0101stav\u0101pi vaktr\u0101\u1e47i sam\u1e5bddhaveg\u0101\u1e25 || 29 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 11.29 \u2192<\/span><\/a>30<\/span>lelihyase grasam\u0101na\u1e25 samant\u0101llok\u0101nsamagr\u0101nvadanairjvaladbhi\u1e25|
tejobhir\u0101p\u016brya jagatsamagra\u1e43 bh\u0101sastavogr\u0101\u1e25 pratapanti vi\u1e63\u1e47o || 30 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 11.30 \u2192<\/span><\/a>31<\/span>\u0101khy\u0101hi me ko bhav\u0101nugrar\u016bpo namo’stu te devavara pras\u012bda|
vij\u00f1\u0101tumicch\u0101mi bhavantam\u0101dya\u1e43 na hi praj\u0101n\u0101mi tava prav\u1e5bttim || 31 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 11.31 \u2192<\/span><\/a>32<\/span>\u015br\u012bbhagav\u0101nuv\u0101ca
k\u0101lo’smi lokak\u1e63ayak\u1e5btprav\u1e5bddho lok\u0101nsam\u0101hartumiha prav\u1e5btta\u1e25|
\u1e5bte’pi tv\u0101\u1e43 na bhavi\u1e63yanti sarve ye’vasthit\u0101\u1e25 pratyan\u012bke\u1e63u yodh\u0101\u1e25 || 32 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 11.32 \u2192<\/span><\/a>33<\/span>tasm\u0101ttvamutti\u1e63\u1e6dha ya\u015bo labhasva jitv\u0101 \u015batr\u016bnbhu\u1e45k\u1e63va r\u0101jya\u1e43 sam\u1e5bddham|
mayaivaite nihat\u0101\u1e25 p\u016brvameva nimittam\u0101tra\u1e43 bhava savyas\u0101cin || 33 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 11.33 \u2192<\/span><\/a>34<\/span>dro\u1e47a\u1e43 ca bh\u012b\u1e63ma\u1e43 ca jayadratha\u1e43 ca kar\u1e47a\u1e43 tath\u0101ny\u0101napi yodhav\u012br\u0101n|
may\u0101 hat\u0101\u1e43stva\u1e43 jahi m\u0101 vyathi\u1e63\u1e6dh\u0101 yudhyasva jet\u0101si ra\u1e47e sapatn\u0101n || 34 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 11.34 \u2192<\/span><\/a>35<\/span>sa\u00f1jaya uv\u0101ca
etacchrutv\u0101 vacana\u1e43 ke\u015bavasya k\u1e5bt\u0101\u00f1jalirvepam\u0101na\u1e25 kir\u012b\u1e6d\u012b|
namask\u1e5btv\u0101 bh\u016bya ev\u0101ha k\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a\u1e43 sagadgada\u1e43 bh\u012btabh\u012bta\u1e25 pra\u1e47amya || 35 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 11.35 \u2192<\/span><\/a>36<\/span>arjuna uv\u0101ca
sth\u0101ne h\u1e5b\u1e63\u012bke\u015ba tava prak\u012brty\u0101 jagatprah\u1e5b\u1e63yatyanurajyate ca|
rak\u1e63\u0101\u1e43si bh\u012bt\u0101ni di\u015bo dravanti sarve namasyanti ca siddhasa\u1e45gh\u0101\u1e25 || 36 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 11.36 \u2192<\/span><\/a>37<\/span>kasm\u0101cca te na nameranmah\u0101tman gar\u012byase brahma\u1e47o’py\u0101dikartre|
ananta deve\u015ba jaganniv\u0101sa tvamak\u1e63ara\u1e43 sadasattatpara\u1e43 yat || 37 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 11.37 \u2192<\/span><\/a>38<\/span>tvam\u0101dideva\u1e25 puru\u1e63a\u1e25 pur\u0101\u1e47astvamasya vi\u015bvasya para\u1e43 nidh\u0101nam|
vett\u0101si vedya\u1e43 ca para\u1e43 ca dh\u0101ma tvay\u0101 tata\u1e43 vi\u015bvamanantar\u016bpa || 38 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 11.38 \u2192<\/span><\/a>39<\/span>v\u0101yuryamo’gnirvaru\u1e47a\u1e25 \u015ba\u015b\u0101\u1e45ka\u1e25 praj\u0101patistva\u1e43 prapit\u0101maha\u015bca|
namo namaste’stu sahasrak\u1e5btva\u1e25 puna\u015bca bh\u016byo’pi namo namaste || 39 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 11.39 \u2192<\/span><\/a>40<\/span>nama\u1e25 purast\u0101datha p\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e6dhataste namo’stu te sarvata eva sarva|
anantav\u012bry\u0101mitavikramastva\u1e43 sarva\u1e43 sam\u0101pno\u1e63i tato’si sarva\u1e25 || 40 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 11.40 \u2192<\/span><\/a>41<\/span>sakheti matv\u0101 prasabha\u1e43 yadukta\u1e43 he k\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a he y\u0101dava he sakheti|
aj\u0101nat\u0101 mahim\u0101na\u1e43 taveda\u1e43 may\u0101 pram\u0101d\u0101tpra\u1e47ayena v\u0101pi || 41 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 11.41 \u2192<\/span><\/a>42<\/span>yacc\u0101vah\u0101s\u0101rthamasatk\u1e5bto’si vih\u0101ra\u015bayy\u0101sanabhojane\u1e63u|
eko’thav\u0101pyacyuta tatsamak\u1e63a\u1e43 tatk\u1e63\u0101maye tv\u0101mahamaprameyam || 42 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 11.42 \u2192<\/span><\/a>43<\/span>pit\u0101si lokasya car\u0101carasya tvamasya p\u016bjya\u015bca gururgar\u012by\u0101n|
na tvatsamo’styabhyadhika\u1e25 kuto’nyo lokatraye’pyapratimaprabh\u0101va || 43 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 11.43 \u2192<\/span><\/a>44<\/span>tasm\u0101tpra\u1e47amya pra\u1e47idh\u0101ya k\u0101ya\u1e43 pras\u0101daye tv\u0101maham\u012b\u015bam\u012b\u1e0dyam|
piteva putrasya sakheva sakhyu\u1e25 priya\u1e25 priy\u0101y\u0101rhasi deva so\u1e0dhum || 44 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 11.44 \u2192<\/span><\/a>45<\/span>ad\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e6dap\u016brva\u1e43 h\u1e5b\u1e63ito’smi d\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e6dv\u0101 bhayena ca pravyathita\u1e43 mano me|
tadeva me dar\u015baya deva r\u016bpa\u1e43 pras\u012bda deve\u015ba jaganniv\u0101sa || 45 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 11.45 \u2192<\/span><\/a>46<\/span>kir\u012b\u1e6dina\u1e43 gadina\u1e43 cakrahastamicch\u0101mi tv\u0101\u1e43 dra\u1e63\u1e6dumaha\u1e43 tathaiva|
tenaiva r\u016bpe\u1e47a caturbhujena sahasrab\u0101ho bhava vi\u015bvam\u016brte || 46 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 11.46 \u2192<\/span><\/a>47<\/span>\u015br\u012bbhagav\u0101nuv\u0101ca
may\u0101 prasannena tav\u0101rjuneda\u1e43 r\u016bpa\u1e43 para\u1e43 dar\u015bitam\u0101tmayog\u0101t|
tejomaya\u1e43 vi\u015bvamanantam\u0101dya\u1e43 yanme tvadanyena na d\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e6dap\u016brvam || 47 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 11.47 \u2192<\/span><\/a>48<\/span>na vedayaj\u00f1\u0101dhyayanairna d\u0101nairna ca kriy\u0101bhirna tapobhirugrai\u1e25|
eva\u1e43r\u016bpa\u1e25 \u015bakya aha\u1e43 n\u1e5bloke dra\u1e63\u1e6du\u1e43 tvadanyena kuruprav\u012bra || 48 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 11.48 \u2192<\/span><\/a>49<\/span>m\u0101 te vyath\u0101 m\u0101 ca vim\u016b\u1e0dhabh\u0101vo d\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e6dv\u0101 r\u016bpa\u1e43 ghoram\u012bd\u1e5b\u1e45mamedam|
vyapetabh\u012b\u1e25 pr\u012btaman\u0101\u1e25 punastva\u1e43 tadeva me r\u016bpamida\u1e43 prapa\u015bya || 49 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 11.49 \u2192<\/span><\/a>50<\/span>sa\u00f1jaya uv\u0101ca
ityarjuna\u1e43 v\u0101sudevastathoktv\u0101 svaka\u1e43 r\u016bpa\u1e43 dar\u015bay\u0101m\u0101sa bh\u016bya\u1e25|
\u0101\u015bv\u0101say\u0101m\u0101sa ca bh\u012btamena\u1e43 bh\u016btv\u0101 puna\u1e25 saumyavapurmah\u0101tm\u0101 || 50 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 11.50 \u2192<\/span><\/a>51<\/span>arjuna uv\u0101ca
d\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e6dveda\u1e43 m\u0101nu\u1e63a\u1e43 r\u016bpa\u1e43 tava saumya\u1e43 jan\u0101rdana|
id\u0101n\u012bmasmi sa\u1e43v\u1e5btta\u1e25 sacet\u0101\u1e25 prak\u1e5bti\u1e43 gata\u1e25 || 51 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 11.51 \u2192<\/span><\/a>52<\/span>\u015br\u012bbhagav\u0101nuv\u0101ca
sudurdar\u015bamida\u1e43 r\u016bpa\u1e43 d\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e6dav\u0101nasi yanmama|
dev\u0101 apyasya r\u016bpasya nitya\u1e43 dar\u015banak\u0101\u1e45k\u1e63i\u1e47a\u1e25 || 52 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 11.52 \u2192<\/span><\/a>53<\/span>n\u0101ha\u1e43 vedairna tapas\u0101 na d\u0101nena na cejyay\u0101|
\u015bakya eva\u1e43vidho dra\u1e63\u1e6du\u1e43 d\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e6dav\u0101nasi m\u0101\u1e43 yath\u0101 || 53 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 11.53 \u2192<\/span><\/a>54<\/span>bhakty\u0101 tvananyay\u0101 \u015bakya ahameva\u1e43vidho’rjuna|
j\u00f1\u0101tu\u1e43 dra\u1e63\u1e6du\u1e43 ca tattvena prave\u1e63\u1e6du\u1e43 ca parantapa || 54 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 11.54 \u2192<\/span><\/a>55<\/span>matkarmak\u1e5bnmatparamo madbhakta\u1e25 sa\u1e45gavarjita\u1e25|
nirvaira\u1e25 sarvabh\u016bte\u1e63u ya\u1e25 sa m\u0101meti p\u0101\u1e47\u1e0dava || 55 ||<\/span><\/span>Meaning of verse 11.55 \u2192<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

o\u1e43 tatsaditi \u015br\u012bmadbhagavadg\u012bt\u0101s\u016bpani\u1e63atsu brahmavidy\u0101y\u0101\u1e43 yoga\u015b\u0101stre \u015br\u012bk\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47\u0101rjunasa\u1e43v\u0101de vi\u015bvar\u016bpadar\u015banayogo n\u0101maik\u0101da\u015bo’dhy\u0101ya\u1e25 ||<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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About Vishvarupa Darshana Yoga<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

At the end of the tenth chapter Krishna had said, \u2018I stand supporting this whole world with a single fraction of myself.\u2019 In the eleventh chapter that word becomes visible. To Arjuna\u2019s longing to see what he has heard, Krishna answers by giving him a divine eye and showing him his cosmic form. This is the most dramatic chapter of the Gita: here there is more vision than instruction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The metre of the chapter tells the story too. Up to the fourteenth verse it is the ordinary anushtubh, when Arjuna begins to tell what he sees it becomes the long trishtubh, and after Krishna returns to his gentle form it is anushtubh again. On these pages the trishtubh verses are given in two lines, following the Gita Press arrangement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How the chapter moves<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  • Verses 1 to 4: Arjuna\u2019s gratitude and request. I have no doubt about what I have heard, yet I wish to see your sovereign form.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Verses 5 to 8: The call \u2018behold\u2019 and the gift of the divine eye.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Verses 9 to 14: Sanjaya\u2019s description. The light of a thousand suns, the whole world in one body, and Arjuna bowing with his hair on end.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Verses 15 to 31: What Arjuna sees. All the gods, a form without beginning, middle or end, then the terrible mouths, the warriors of both sides rushing into them, and the question \u2018who are you?\u2019<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Verses 32 to 34: \u2018Kalo \u2019smi\u2019, I am Time. Be merely the instrument.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Verses 35 to 46: Arjuna\u2019s second hymn, his plea for forgiveness for having treated his friend with familiarity, and his request for the familiar form.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Verses 47 to 55: The return to the gentle form and the chapter\u2019s answer: not by the Vedas, austerity, gifts or sacrifice, but by exclusive devotion alone.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    The cosmic form: three views<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    The acharyas read the cosmic form each in their own vision. For Shankara nothing exists apart from him, and so \u2018tato \u2019si sarvah\u2019 (11.40), you are all. For Ramanuja the world is his body and he is its Self and support, and the cosmic form makes that principle visible. Madhva reads words such as \u2018aneka\u2019, \u2018vishva\u2019 and \u2018sahasra\u2019 as pointers to the infinite. Calling the human form \u2018his own form\u2019, he says, follows the impression of the seer, and the cosmic form too is his very own (11.50). The different depths the acharyas give to the word \u2018kala\u2019 are set out on the page for 11.32.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    These pages do not decide between the readings. Wherever the acharyas part, each position is recorded in its own terms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The terrible form and these pages<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    The images of the verses from twenty to thirty are harsh: tusks, crushed heads, moths falling into fire. We have given them as they are, without softening them. On the page for 11.33 we have also made clear that the words \u2018be merely the instrument\u2019 are no excuse to escape responsibility for wrongdoing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    In this chapter the \u2018For life today\u2019 box links the experiences of fear, wonder, forgiveness and consolation to daily life: acute anxiety, sudden confusion in the elderly, blows to the head, addictions, recovery after a shock. The health notes are for general understanding only, and for personal problems a doctor\u2019s advice is what counts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Sources:<\/strong> several.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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