11. Beholding the Form of God

Viśhwarūp Darśhan Yog

BG 11.11

Crowned with heavenly garlands, anointed with divine perfumes, he showed himself as the resplendent, marvelous, boundless, and omnipotent one.

दिव्यमाल्याम्बरधरं दिव्यगन्धानुलेपनम्
सर्वाश्चर्यमयं देवमनन्तं विश्वतोमुखम्

  • divya-mālyāmbara-dharaṁ — wearing divine garlands and garments

    • divya — divine

    • mālyāmbara — garlands and garments
      mālya—garlands; āmbara—garments

    • dharaṁ — wearing

  • divya-gandhānulepanam — anointed with divine fragrances
    divya—divine; gandha—fragrances; anulepanam—anointed with

    • divya — divine

    • gandhānulepanam

  • sarvāśhcharya-mayaṁ — all wonderful
    sarva—all; āśhcharya-mayam—wonderful

    • sarvāśhcharya

    • mayaṁ

  • devam — God, Lord

  • anantaṁ — unlimited

  • viśhvato-mukham — faces on all sides

    • viśhvato — all sides

    • mukham — faces

...11.8

Sanjaya said: Having thus spoken, my king, the great Lord of Yoga revealed to Arjuna his divine form.

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There were countless eyes, mouths, and mystic forms, with divine ornaments and celestial weapons.

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Crowned with heavenly garlands, anointed with divine perfumes, he showed himself as the resplendent, marvelous, boundless, and omnipotent one.

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If a thousand suns were to blaze forth together, it would be but a faint reflection of the radiance of that almighty being.

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There, in the body of the Supreme God, Arjuna saw the entire universe resting in a single spot.

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Then, overcome with amazement, his hairs standing on end, he bowed his head to Krishna and spoke with folded hands.

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Chapter 11, Verse 11