Bhagavad Gita 11.2 meaningThe vision of everything
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“You have told me how everything begins and ends.”
What it means
“I have heard from you in detail how beings come and go, and about your endless greatness.”
The original Sanskrit
भवाप्ययौ हि भूतानां श्रुतौ विस्तरशो मया । त्वत्तः कमलपत्राक्ष माहात्म्यमपि चाव्ययम् ॥
bhavāpyayau hi bhūtānāṃ śrutau vistaraśo mayā tvattaḥ kamalapatrākṣa māhātmyamapi cāvyayam
Translations
Literal translation
O you with eyes like lotus leaves, the origin and dissolution of beings have been heard by me in detail from You. And (Your) undecaying glory, too, (has been heard).
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
हे कमलनयन ! मैंने भूतों की उत्पत्ति और प्रलय आपसे विस्तारपूर्वक सुने हैं तथा आपका अव्यय माहात्म्य (प्रभाव) भी सुना ह ै।
Swami Tejomayananda
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