Bhagavad Gita · Vishvarupa Darshana Yoga — The Cosmic Form

Chapter 11, Verse 17

"Bhagavad Gita 11.17" — meaning and explanation.

Meaning

11.17 I see Thee with the diadem, the club and the discus, a mass of radiance shining everywhere, very hard to look at, blazing all round like burning fire and the sun, and immeasurable.

।।11.17।। मैं आपका मुकुटयुक्त, गदायुक्त और चक्रधारण किये हुये तथा सब ओर से प्रकाशमान् तेज का पुंज, दीप्त अग्नि और सूर्य के समान ज्योतिर्मय, देखने में अति कठिन और अप्रमेयस्वरूप सब ओर से देखता हूँ।।

Explanation

11.17 किरीटिनम् one with diadem? गदिनम् with club? चक्रिणम् with discus? च and? तेजोराशिम् a mass of radiance? सर्वतः everywhere? दीप्तिमन्तम् shining? पश्यामि (I) see? त्वाम् Thee? दुर्निरीक्ष्यम् very hard to look at? समन्तात् all round? दीप्तानलार्कद्युतिम् blazing like burning fire and sun? अप्रमेयम् immeasurable.Commentary Kiritam is a special ornament for the head? the crown.Arjuna had worshipped the Lord as having a crown? club and discus and the Lord showed him the same form now. He is in all forms and He is beyond all forms as the transcendental Reality. Who can comprehend His GloryTejorasim A mass of splendour that cannot be perceived without the inner divine eye of intuition.Aprameyam Immeasurable? whose limits cannot be fixed.I infer from this vision of Thy power of Yoga that Thu art the Imperishable? etc.

Life Lesson

Study Bhagavad Gita 11.17 slowly, then express its central teaching through one thoughtful action in daily life.

Context

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11, verse 17, from Krishna's dialogue with Arjuna at Kurukshetra.

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