Bhagavad Gita 11.36 meaningThe vision of everything
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“It is right that the whole world praises you.”
What it means
Arjuna says: “It is right, Krishna, that the world delights and rejoices in your praise; that evil forces flee in fear, and that the perfected beings bow to you.”
The original Sanskrit
अर्जुन उवाच । स्थाने हृषीकेश तव प्रकीर्त्या जगत्प्रहृष्यत्यनुरज्यते च । रक्षांसि भीतानि दिशो द्रवन्ति सर्वे नमस्यन्ति च सिद्धसङ्घाः ॥
arjuna uvāca sthāne hṛṣīkeśa tava prakīrtyā jagatprahṛṣyatyanurajyate ca rakṣāṃsi bhītāni diśo dravanti sarve namasyanti ca siddhasaṅghāḥ
Translations
Literal translation
Arjuna said: It is proper, O Hrsikesa, that the world becomes delighted and attracted by Your praise; that the Raksasas, stricken with fear, run in all directions; and that all the groups of the Siddhas bow down (toYou).
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
अर्जुन ने कहा -- यह योग्य ही है कि आपके कीर्तन से जगत् अति हर्षित होता है और अनुराग को भी प्राप्त होता है। भयभीत राक्षस लोग समस्त दिशाओं में भागते हैं और समस्त सिद्धगणों के समुदाय आपको नमस्कार करते हैं।
Swami Tejomayananda
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Keep reading · 11.37“And why shouldn't they bow to you, great one — greater even than the Creator, the first cause of all? Infinite, God of gods, home of the universe, you are the imperishable, what is and what is not, and what is beyond both.”