Bhagavad Gita 11.37 meaningThe vision of everything
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“You are greater than everything — the first of all.”
What it means
“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.”
The original Sanskrit
कस्माच्च ते न नमेरन्महात्मन् गरीयसे ब्रह्मणोऽप्यादिकर्त्रे । अनन्त देवेश जगन्निवास त्वमक्षरं सदसत्तत्परं यत् ॥
kasmācca te na nameranmahātman garīyase brahmaṇo.apyādikartre ananta deveśa jagannivāsa tvamakṣaraṃ sadasattatparaṃ yat
Translations
Literal translation
And why should they not bow down to You, O exalted One, who are greater (than all) and who are the first Creator even of Brahma! O infinite One, supreme God, Abode of the Universe, You are the Immutable,being and non-being, (and) that which is Transcendental.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
हे महात्मन् ! ब्रह्मा के भी आदि कर्ता और सबसे श्रेष्ठ आपके लिए वे कैसे नमस्कार नहीं करें? (क्योंकि) हे अनन्त! हे देवेश! हे जगन्निवास! जो सत् असत् और इन दोनों से परे अक्षरतत्त्व है, वह आप ही हैं।
Swami Tejomayananda
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Keep reading · 11.38“You are the first God, the ancient being, the final refuge of this universe. You are the knower and what is to be known, the highest home. The universe is filled by you, infinite one.”