Gita 11.1
अर्जुन उवाच।
मदनुग्रहाय परमं गुह्यमध्यात्मसंज्ञितम्।
यत्त्वयोक्तं वचस्तेन मोहोऽयं विगतो मम।।
arjuna uvāca mad-anugrahāya paramaṁ guhyam adhyātma-saṁjñitam yat tvayoktaṁ vacas tena moho 'yaṁ vigato mama
"Arjuna said: By the supreme secret concerning the Self, which You have spoken out of compassion for me, my delusion has been dispelled."
All 55 verses of Chapter 11
- 11.1Arjuna said: By the supreme secret concerning the Self, which You have spoken out of compassion for me, my...
- 11.2O lotus-eyed one, I have heard from You in detail about the origin and dissolution of beings, and also...
- 11.3O Supreme Lord, You are as You have described Yourself. Now I wish to see Your divine cosmic form, O...
- 11.4If You think it is possible for me to see this, O Lord, O Master of Yoga, then show me Your imperishable Self.
- 11.5The Supreme Lord said: Behold, O Arjuna, My forms by the hundreds and thousands, diverse, divine, of...
- 11.6See the Adityas, Vasus, Rudras, the Ashvins, and the Maruts. Behold many wonders never seen before, O Bharata.
- 11.7See now the entire universe, moving and non-moving, all in one place within My body, O Arjuna, and...
- 11.8But you cannot see Me with your ordinary eyes. I give you divine sight. Behold My majestic yoga!
- 11.9Sanjaya said: Having spoken thus, O King, Hari, the great Lord of Yoga, then showed Arjuna His supreme...
- 11.10With many mouths and eyes, many wondrous sights, many divine ornaments, and many divine weapons raised.
- 11.11Wearing divine garlands and robes, anointed with divine fragrances, all-wonderful, infinite, with faces in...
- 11.12If a thousand suns were to rise simultaneously in the sky, that might approximate the radiance of that...
- 11.13There Arjuna then saw the entire universe, with its many divisions, all unified in one place within the...
- 11.14Then Arjuna, filled with wonder, his hair standing on end, bowed his head before the Lord, and with palms...
- 11.15Arjuna said: O Lord, I see in Your body all the gods and hosts of various beings, Brahma the creator...
- 11.16I see You with infinite arms, bellies, mouths, and eyes, infinite in every direction. I see no end...
- 11.17I see You with crown, mace, and discus, a mass of radiance everywhere, blazing like fire and sun, hard to...
- 11.18You are the imperishable, the supreme goal of knowledge. You are the ultimate resting place of the...
- 11.19I see You without beginning, middle, or end, of infinite power, with infinite arms, with sun and moon as...
- 11.20The space between heaven and earth and all directions is pervaded by You alone. Seeing this wondrous and...
- 11.21Hosts of gods enter into You. Some, afraid, praise You with joined palms. Great sages and perfected beings...
- 11.22The Rudras, Adityas, Vasus, Sadhyas, Vishvadevas, Ashvins, Maruts, ancestors, Gandharvas, Yakshas, Asuras...
- 11.23Seeing Your great form with many mouths and eyes, O mighty-armed, with many arms, thighs, and feet, many...
- 11.24Seeing You touching the sky, blazing with many colors, mouths wide open, with huge shining eyes, my inner...
- 11.25Seeing Your mouths, terrible with fangs, resembling the fire of cosmic dissolution, I lose my sense of...
- 11.26All the sons of Dhritarashtra, along with hosts of kings, Bhishma, Drona, and Karna too, together with our...
- 11.27...rushing into Your terrible mouths with fearsome fangs. Some are caught between Your teeth, their heads...
- 11.28As many torrents of rivers flow toward the ocean, so these heroes of the human world enter Your blazing...
- 11.29As moths rush with full speed into a blazing fire for their destruction, so too do beings rush into Your...
- 11.30You lick up all the worlds with Your flaming mouths, swallowing them from all sides. Your fierce radiance...
- 11.31Tell me who You are in this terrible form. Salutations to You, O greatest of gods, be gracious. I wish to...
- 11.32The Supreme Lord said: I am Time, the great destroyer of worlds, engaged here in annihilating all beings...
- 11.33Therefore arise and gain glory! Conquer your enemies and enjoy a flourishing kingdom. They are already...
- 11.34Drona, Bhishma, Jayadratha, Karna, and other warrior heroes, already slain by Me, you kill. Do not be...
- 11.35Sanjaya said: Having heard these words of Keshava, the crowned one (Arjuna), with joined palms, trembling...
- 11.36Arjuna said: It is fitting, O Krishna, that the world rejoices and is attracted by glorifying You. Demons...
- 11.37And why should they not bow to You, O Great Soul, greater even than Brahma, the original creator? O...
- 11.38You are the primal God, the ancient Person. You are the supreme resting place of the universe. You are the...
- 11.39You are Vayu, Yama, Agni, Varuna, the moon, Prajapati, and the great-grandfather. Salutations to You, a...
- 11.40Salutations to You from in front and from behind! Salutations to You from all sides, O All! Infinite in...
- 11.41Whatever I said presumptuously, thinking You a friend, 'Hey Krishna! Hey Yadava! Hey friend!', not knowing...
- 11.42...and if I treated You with disrespect in jest, while playing, resting, sitting, or eating, whether alone...
- 11.43You are the father of the world, of all that moves and does not move. You are its object of worship and...
- 11.44Therefore, bowing down and prostrating my body, I seek Your grace, O Lord worthy of worship. As a father...
- 11.45I am thrilled to see what was never seen before, yet my mind is troubled with fear. Show me that form...
- 11.46I wish to see You as before, with crown, mace, and discus in hand. Assume again Your four-armed form, O...
- 11.47The Supreme Lord said: Out of grace I have shown you, O Arjuna, by My own yoga power, this supreme form...
- 11.48Not through Vedas, sacrifice, study, charity, rituals, or severe austerities can I be seen in this form in...
- 11.49Let there be no distress or confusion in you from seeing this terrible form of Mine. With fear gone and...
- 11.50Sanjaya said: Having spoken thus to Arjuna, Vasudeva showed His own form again. The Great Soul, assuming...
- 11.51Arjuna said: Seeing this gentle human form of Yours, O Janardana, I am now composed, my mind restored to...
- 11.52The Supreme Lord said: This form of Mine that you have seen is very difficult to behold. Even the gods are...
- 11.53I cannot be seen as you have seen Me, through the Vedas, austerity, charity, or sacrifice.
- 11.54But by single-minded devotion, O Arjuna, I can be known, seen in truth, and entered into, O scorcher of foes.
- 11.55One who acts for Me, regards Me as supreme, is devoted to Me, free from attachment, and without enmity...