11. Beholding the Form of God

Viśhwarūp Darśhan Yog

BG 11.13

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

तत्रैकस्थं जगत्कृत्स्नं प्रविभक्तमनेकधा
अपश्यद्देवदेवस्य शरीरे पाण्डवस्तदा

  • tatraika-sthaṁ — there in one place
    tatra—there; eka-stham—established in one place

    • tatraika

    • sthaṁ

  • jagat — the universe

  • kṛitsnaṁ — entire

  • pravibhaktam — divided

  • anekadhā — many

  • apaśhyad — could see

  • deva-devasya — God of Gods

    • deva — God

    • devasya — of Gods

  • śharīre — in the body

  • pāṇḍavas — Arjuna
    Literally "the Pandava", implied to be Arjuna.

  • tadā — at that time

...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 13