Bhagavad Gita 11.22 meaningThe vision of everything
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Everyone stares at you in amazement.”
What it means
“All the gods, ancestors, celestial musicians and spirits are gazing at you in amazement.”
The original Sanskrit
रुद्रादित्या वसवो ये च साध्या विश्वेऽश्विनौ मरुतश्चोष्मपाश्च । गन्धर्वयक्षासुरसिद्धसङ्घा वीक्षन्ते त्वां विस्मिताश्चैव सर्वे ॥
rudrādityā vasavo ye ca sādhyā viśve.aśvinau marutaścoṣmapāśca gandharvayakṣāsurasiddhasaṅghā vīkṣante tvāṃ vismitāścaiva sarve
Translations
Literal translation
Those who are the Rudras, the Adityas, the Vasus and the Sadhyas, the Visve (-devas), the two Asvins, the Maruts and the Usmapas, and hosts of Gandharvas, Yaksas, demons and Siddhas-all of those very ones gaze at You, being indeed struck with wonder.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
रुद्रगण, आदित्य, वसु और साध्यग ण, विश्वेदेव तथा दो अश्विनीकुमार, मरुद्गण और उष्मपा, गन्धर्व, यक्ष, असुर और सिद्धगणों के समुदाय- ये सब ही विस्मित होते हुए आपको देखते हैं।
Swami Tejomayananda
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