Bhagavad Gita 11.39 meaningThe vision of everything
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“You are the wind, fire, ocean and moon. I bow to you a thousand times.”
What it means
“You are the wind, death, fire, the ocean, the moon, the father of all creatures and their great ancestor. I bow to you a thousand times, and again and again.”
The original Sanskrit
वायुर्यमोऽग्निर्वरुणः शशाङ्कः प्रजापतिस्त्वं प्रपितामहश्च । नमो नमस्तेऽस्तु सहस्रकृत्वः पुनश्च भूयोऽपि नमो नमस्ते ॥
vāyuryamo.agnirvaruṇaḥ śaśāṅkaḥ prajāpatistvaṃ prapitāmahaśca namo namaste.astu sahasrakṛtvaḥ punaśca bhūyo.api namo namaste
Translations
Literal translation
You are Air, Death, Fire, the god of the waters, the moon, the Lord of the creatures, and the Greater-grandfather. Salutations! Salutation be to You a thousand times; salutation to You again and again! Salutation!
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
आप वायु, यम, अग ्नि, वरुण, चन्द्रमा, प्रजापति (ब्रह्मा) और प्रपितामह (ब्रह्मा के भी कारण) हैं; आपके लिए सहस्र बार नमस्कार, नमस्कार है, पुन: आपको बारम्बार नमस्कार, नमस्कार है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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Keep reading · 11.40“I bow to you in front and behind, on every side. You are everything — infinitely strong and powerful. You fill everything, so you are everything.”