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Chapter 11: The Universal Form

Verse 40 of 52
Bg 11.40

नमः पुरस्तादथ पृष्ठतस्ते नमो ऽस्तु ते सर्वत एव सर्व अनन्तवीर्यामितविक्रमस्त्वं सर्वं समाप्नोषि ततो ऽसि सर्वः

namaḥ purastād atha pṛṣṭhatas te namo 'stu te sarvata eva sarva ananta-vīryāmita-vikramas tvaṁ sarvaṁ samāpnoṣi tato 'si sarvaḥ

Synonyms

namaḥoffering obeisances; purastātfrom the front; athaalso; pṛṣṭhataḥfrom behind; teYou; namaḥ astuoffer my respects; teunto You; sarvataḥfrom all sides; eva sarvabecause You are everything; ananta-vīryaunlimited potency; amita-vikramaḥunlimited force; tvamYou; sarvameverything; samāpnoṣicover; tataḥ asitherefore You are; sarvaḥeverything..

Translation

Obeisances from the front, from behind and from all sides! O unbounded power, You are the master of limitless, might! You are all-pervading, and thus You are everything!

Purport

Out of loving ecstasy for Kṛṣṇa, his friend, Arjuna is offering his respects from all sides. He is accepting that He is the master of all potencies and all prowess and far superior to all the great warriors assembled on the battlefield. It is said in the Viṣṇu Purāṇa: yo 'yaṁ tavāgato deva-samīpaṁ devatā-gaṇaḥ sa tvam eva jagat-sraṣṭā yataḥ sarva-gato bhavān. "Whoever comes before You, even if he be a demigod, is created by You, O Supreme Personality of Godhead."

Verse 40 of 52
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