Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11 – Vishvarupa Darshana Yoga
The vision of the Universal Form of the Lord.
55 verses
All verses of this chapter
- 11.1 – अर्जुन उवाच – Arjuna said: By the words You have spoken out of grace for me — the supreme secret known as the knowledge of…
- 11.2 – भवाप्ययौ हि भूतानां श्रुतौ – O lotus-eyed One, I have heard from You in detail of the origin and dissolution of beings, and also of Your…
- 11.3 – एवमेतद्यथात्थ त्वमात्मानं परमेश्वर – O Supreme Lord, it is exactly as You have described Yourself.
- 11.4 – मन्यसे यदि तच्छक्यं मया – O Lord, if You think it possible for me to see it, then, O Master of Yoga, reveal to me Your imperishable…
- 11.5 – श्रीभगवानुवाच – The Blessed Lord said: Behold, O Partha, My forms by the hundreds and thousands — divine, of many kinds, and…
- 11.6 – पश्यादित्यान्वसून्रुद्रानश्विनौ मरुतस्तथा – Behold the Adityas, the Vasus, the Rudras, the twin Ashvins and the Maruts; behold, O Bharata, many wonders…
- 11.7 – इहैकस्थं जगत्कृत्स्नं पश्याद्य सचराचरम् – Behold now, O Gudakesha, the entire universe, with all that moves and does not move, gathered together here…
- 11.8 – न तु मां शक्यसे – But you cannot see Me with these eyes of yours. I give you divine sight: behold My sovereign yoga, My lordly…
- 11.9 – सञ्जय उवाच – Sanjaya said: Having spoken thus, O King, Hari, the great Lord of Yoga, then revealed to Partha His supreme…
- 11.10 – अनेकवक्त्रनयनमनेकाद्भुतदर्शनम् – The Lord showed a form with countless mouths and eyes, presenting countless wondrous sights, adorned with…
- 11.11 – दिव्यमाल्याम्बरधरं दिव्यगन्धानुलेपनम् – That form wore divine garlands and garments, was anointed with divine fragrant pastes, and was full of every…
- 11.12 – दिवि सूर्यसहस्रस्य भवेद्युगपदुत्थिता – If the radiance of a thousand suns were to blaze forth all at once in the sky, that might perhaps resemble…
- 11.13 – तत्रैकस्थं जगत्कृत्स्नं प्रविभक्तमनेकधा – There, in the body of the God of gods, the son of Pandu then beheld the entire universe, with its manifold…
- 11.14 – ततः स विस्मयाविष्टो हृष्टरोमा – Then Dhananjaya, overcome with wonder, his hair standing on end, bowed his head before the God and, with…
- 11.15 – अर्जुन उवाच – Arjuna said: O God, in Your body I see all the gods and the hosts of every kind of being; Brahma the lord…
- 11.16 – अनेकबाहूदरवक्त्रनेत्रं – I see You everywhere, boundless in form, with countless arms, bellies, mouths and eyes.
- 11.17 – किरीटिनं गदिनं चक्रिणं च – I see You crowned, bearing mace and discus, a mass of radiance shining on every side, hard to behold from…
- 11.18 – त्वमक्षरं परमं वेदितव्यं – You are the supreme Imperishable, the one to be known; You are the ultimate resting place of this universe…
- 11.19 – अनादिमध्यान्तमनन्तवीर्य- – I see You without beginning, middle or end, of infinite power, with countless arms, with the moon and the…
- 11.20 – द्यावापृथिव्योरिदमन्तरं हि – O Great-souled One, this space between heaven and earth and all the directions are pervaded by You alone.
- 11.21 – अमी हि त्वां सुरसङ्घा – These hosts of gods are entering into You; some, in fear, extol You with joined palms.
- 11.22 – रुद्रादित्या वसवो ये च – The Rudras, Adityas, Vasus and Sadhyas, the Vishvedevas, the two Ashvins, the Maruts and the Ushmapas (the…
- 11.23 – रूपं महत्ते बहुवक्त्रनेत्रं – O Mighty-armed One, seeing Your immense form with many mouths and eyes, many arms, thighs and feet, many…
- 11.24 – नभःस्पृशं दीप्तमनेकवर्णं – O Vishnu, seeing You touching the sky, ablaze, of many colours, with mouths wide open and vast shining eyes…
- 11.25 – दंष्ट्राकरालानि च ते मुखानि – Seeing Your mouths, dreadful with tusks and blazing like the fire of cosmic dissolution, I lose all sense of…
- 11.26 – अमी च त्वां धृतराष्ट्रस्य – And all these sons of Dhritarashtra, together with the hosts of kings, Bhishma, Drona and that son of a…
- 11.27 – वक्त्राणि ते त्वरमाणा विशन्ति – They rush headlong into Your fearful mouths, terrible with tusks; and some are seen caught between Your…
- 11.28 – यथा नदीनां बहवोऽम्बुवेगाः – As the many torrents of rivers rush headlong towards the ocean alone, so do these heroes of the world of men…
- 11.29 – यथा प्रदीप्तं ज्वलनं पतङ्गा – As moths rush with ever-growing speed into a blazing fire to their own destruction, so too do these beings…
- 11.30 – लेलिह्यसे ग्रसमानः समन्ताल्- – O Vishnu, devouring all the worlds on every side with Your flaming mouths, You lick them up again and again…
- 11.31 – आख्याहि मे को भवानुग्ररूपो – Tell me who You are, so terrible in form. Salutations to You, O best of gods; be gracious.
- 11.32 – श्रीभगवानुवाच – The Blessed Lord said: I am Time, grown mighty, the destroyer of worlds, now engaged here in gathering in…
- 11.33 – तस्मात्त्वमुत्तिष्ठ यशो लभस्व – Therefore arise and win glory; conquer your enemies and enjoy a prosperous kingdom.
- 11.34 – द्रोणं च भीष्मं च – Drona and Bhishma, Jayadratha and Karna, and the other heroic warriors as well — already slain by Me — do…
- 11.35 – सञ्जय उवाच – Sanjaya said: Hearing these words of Keshava, the diadem-wearing Arjuna, palms joined and trembling, bowed…
- 11.36 – अर्जुन उवाच – Arjuna said: It is fitting, O Hrishikesha, that the world rejoices and is filled with love in glorifying…
- 11.37 – कस्माच्च ते न नमेरन्महात्मन् – And why should they not bow to You, O great-souled One, who are greater even than Brahma and his very first…
- 11.38 – त्वमादिदेवः पुरुषः पुराणस्- – You are the primal God, the ancient Person, the supreme resting-place of this universe.
- 11.39 – वायुर्यमोऽग्निर्वरुणः शशाङ्कः – You are Vayu, Yama, Agni, Varuna and the moon; You are Prajapati and the great-grandsire.
- 11.40 – नमः पुरस्तादथ पृष्ठतस्ते – Salutations to You in front and behind; salutations to You on every side, O All.
- 11.41 – सखेति मत्वा प्रसभं यदुक्तं – Whatever I have rashly said — ‘O Krishna, O Yadava, O friend’ — thinking of You merely as a friend, not…
- 11.42 – यच्चावहासार्थमसत्कृतोऽसि – And if, in jest, I have treated You with disrespect — while at play, resting, sitting or eating, whether…
- 11.43 – पितासि लोकस्य चराचरस्य – You are the father of this world of moving and unmoving beings; You are its object of worship and its…
- 11.44 – तस्मात्प्रणम्य प्रणिधाय कायं – Therefore, bowing down and laying my body at Your feet, I seek Your grace, O adorable Lord.
- 11.45 – अदृष्टपूर्वं हृषितोऽस्मि दृष्ट्वा – I rejoice at having seen what was never seen before, yet my mind is shaken with fear.
- 11.46 – किरीटिनं गदिनं चक्रहस्तं – I wish to see You just as before — crowned, holding the mace, discus in hand.
- 11.47 – श्रीभगवानुवाच – The Blessed Lord said: Out of My grace, O Arjuna, I have shown you, through My own divine power, this…
- 11.48 – न वेदयज्ञाध्ययनैर्न दानैर्- – Not by study of the Vedas and sacrifices, nor by gifts, nor by rituals, nor by severe austerities can I be…
- 11.49 – मा ते व्यथा मा – Do not be distressed, and do not be bewildered on seeing this terrible form of Mine.
- 11.50 – सञ्जय उवाच – Sanjaya said: Having spoken thus to Arjuna, Vasudeva showed again His own form; and the great-souled One…
- 11.51 – अर्जुन उवाच – Arjuna said: Seeing this gentle human form of Yours, O Janardana, I am now composed and have returned to my…
- 11.52 – श्रीभगवानुवाच – The Blessed Lord said: This form of Mine that you have seen is exceedingly hard to behold.
- 11.53 – नाहं वेदैर्न तपसा न – Not by the Vedas, nor by austerity, nor by charity, nor by sacrifice can I be seen in the way that you have…
- 11.54 – भक्त्या त्वनन्यया शक्य अहमेवंविधोऽर्जुन – But by undivided devotion alone, O Arjuna, scorcher of foes, can I in this form be truly known, seen as I…
- 11.55 – मत्कर्मकृन्मत्परमो मद्भक्तः सङ्गवर्जितः – He who does all his work for Me, who holds Me as the supreme goal, who is devoted to Me, free from…