Bhagavad Gita 11.20 meaningThe vision of everything
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“You fill the whole sky. The worlds tremble.”
What it means
“The space between earth and sky and all directions are filled with you alone. Seeing this astonishing, terrifying form, the three worlds tremble.”
The original Sanskrit
द्यावापृथिव्योरिदमन्तरं हि व्याप्तं त्वयैकेन दिशश्च सर्वाः । दृष्ट्वाद्भुतं रूपमुग्रं तवेदं लोकत्रयं प्रव्यथितं महात्मन् ॥
dyāvāpṛthivyoridamantaraṃ hi vyāptaṃ tvayaikena diśaśca sarvāḥ dṛṣṭvādbhutaṃ rūpamugraṃ tavedaṃ lokatrayaṃ pravyathitaṃ mahātman
Translations
Literal translation
Indeed, this intermediate space between heaven and earth as also all the directions are pervaded by You alone. O exalted One, the three worlds are struck with fear by seeing this strange, fearful form of Yours.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
हे महात्मन् ! स्व र्ग और पृथ्वी के मध्य का यह आकाश तथा समस्त दिशाएं अकेले आप से ही व्याप्त हैं; आपके इस अद्भुत और उग्र रूप को देखकर तीनों लोक अतिव्यथा (भय) को प्राप्त हो रहे हैं।
Swami Tejomayananda
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