11. Beholding the Form of God

Viśhwarūp Darśhan Yog

BG 11.14

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

ततः स विस्मयाविष्टो हृष्टरोमा धनञ्जयः
प्रणम्य शिरसा देवं कृताञ्जलिरभाषत

  • tataḥ — then

  • sa — he

  • vismayāviṣhṭo — full of wonder
    vismaya-āviṣhṭaḥ—full of wonder

  • hṛiṣhṭa-romā — with hair standing on end

    • hṛiṣhṭa

    • romā

  • dhanañjayaḥ — Arjuna

  • praṇamya — bow down

  • śhirasā — with (his) head

  • devaṁ — the God

  • kṛitāñjalir — with folded hands
    kṛita-añjaliḥ—with folded hands

  • abhāṣhata — he addressed

...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 14