Bhagavad Gita 11.16 meaningThe vision of everything
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“You have no beginning, middle or end.”
What it means
“I see you everywhere, with endless arms, bodies, faces and eyes. I see no end, no middle and no beginning to you, Lord of the universe.”
The original Sanskrit
अनेकबाहूदरवक्त्रनेत्रं पश्यामि त्वां सर्वतोऽनन्तरूपम् । नान्तं न मध्यं न पुनस्तवादिं पश्यामि विश्वेश्वर विश्वरूप ॥
anekabāhūdaravaktranetraṃ paśyāmi tvāṃ sarvato.anantarūpam nāntaṃ na madhyaṃ na punastavādiṃ paśyāmi viśveśvara viśvarūpa
Translations
Literal translation
I see You as possessed of numerous arms, bellies, mouths and eyes; as having infinite forms all around. O Lord of the Universe, O Cosmic Person, I see not Your limit nor the middle, nor again the beginning!
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
हे विश्वेश्वर! मैं आपकी अनेक बाहु, उदर, म ुख और नेत्रों से युक्त तथा सब ओर से अनन्त रूपों वाला देखता हूँ। हे विश्वरूप! मैं आपके न अन्त को देखता हूँ और न मध्य को और न आदि को।
Swami Tejomayananda
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