Bhagavad Gita 11.40 meaningThe vision of everything
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“I bow to you from every side. You are everything.”
What it means
“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.”
The original Sanskrit
नमः पुरस्तादथ पृष्ठतस्ते नमोऽस्तु ते सर्वत एव सर्व । अनन्तवीर्यामितविक्रमस्त्वं सर्वं समाप्नोषि ततोऽसि सर्वः ॥
namaḥ purastādatha pṛṣṭhataste namo.astu te sarvata eva sarva anantavīryāmitavikramastvaṃ sarvaṃ samāpnoṣi tato.asi sarvaḥ
Translations
Literal translation
Salutation to You in the East and behind. Salutation be to You on all sides in deed, O All! You are possessed of infinite strength and infinite heroism. You pervade everything; hence You are all!
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
हे अनन्तसार्मथ्य वाले भगवन्! आपके लिए अग ्रत: और पृष्ठत: नमस्कार है, हे सर्वात्मन्! आपको सब ओर से नमस्कार है। आप अमित विक्रमशाली हैं और आप सबको व्याप्त किये हुए हैं, इससे आप सर्वरूप हैं।
Swami Tejomayananda
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