Bhagavad Gita 11.43 meaningThe vision of everything
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“You are the father of the whole world. No one is equal to you.”
What it means
“You are the father of the whole world, of all that moves and doesn't move. You are its teacher and worthy of all honour. No one is equal to you — how could anyone be greater?”
The original Sanskrit
पितासि लोकस्य चराचरस्य त्वमस्य पूज्यश्च गुरुर्गरीयान् । न त्वत्समोऽस्त्यभ्यधिकः कुतोऽन्यो लोकत्रयेऽप्यप्रतिमप्रभाव ॥
pitāsi lokasya carācarasya tvamasya pūjyaśca gururgarīyān na tvatsamo.astyabhyadhikaḥ kuto.anyo lokatraye.apyapratimaprabhāva
Translations
Literal translation
You are the Father of all beings moving and non-moving; to this (world) You are worthy of worship, the Teacher, and greater (than a teacher). There is none equal to You; how at all can there be anyone greater even in all the three worlds, O You or unrivalled power?
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
आप इस चराचर जगत् के पिता, पूजनीय और सर्वश्रेष्ठ गुरु हैं। हे अप्रितम प्रभाव वाले भगवन्! तीनों लोकों में आपके समान भी कोई नहीं हैं, तो फिर आपसे अधिक श्रेष्ठ कैसे होगा?।
Swami Tejomayananda
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