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Bhagavad Gita 11.5 meaningThe vision of everything

In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it

“Look, Arjuna — see my forms in every colour and shape.”

What it means

Krishna says: “Then look, Arjuna — at my forms in hundreds and thousands: divine, of every colour and shape.”

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The original Sanskrit

श्रीभगवानुवाच । पश्य मे पार्थ रूपाणि शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः । नानाविधानि दिव्यानि नानावर्णाकृतीनि च ॥

śrībhagavānuvāca paśya me pārtha rūpāṇi śataśo.atha sahasraśaḥ nānāvidhāni divyāni nānāvarṇākṛtīni ca

Translations

Literal translation

The Blessed Lord said: O son of Prtha, behold My forms in (their) hundreds and in thousands, of different kinds, celestial, and of various colours and shapes.

Swami Gambhirananda

हिंदी अनुवाद

श्रीभगवान् ने कहा -- हे पार्थ ! मेरे सैकड़ों तथा सहस्रों नाना प्रकार के और नाना वर्ण तथा आकृति वाले दिव्य रूपों को देखो।

Swami Tejomayananda

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