Bhagavad Gita 11.17-19

Sanskrit

किरीटिनं गदिनं चक्रिणं च तेजोराशिं सर्वतो दीप्तिमन्तम् । पश्यामि त्वां दुर्निरीक्ष्यं समन्ताद् दीप्तानलार्कद्युतिमप्रमेयम् ॥11.17॥त्वमक्षरं परमं वेदितव्यं त्वमस्य विश्वस्य परं निधानम् । त्वमव्ययः शाश्वतधर्मगोप्ता सनातनस्त्वं पुरुषो मतो मे ॥11.18॥अनादिमध्यान्तमनन्तवीर्य मनन्तबाहुं शशिसूर्यनेत्रम् । पश्यामि त्वां दीप्तहुताशवक्त्रं स्वतेजसा विश्वमिदं तपन्तम् ॥11.19॥

Transliteration

kirīṭinaṃ gadinaṃ cakriṇaṃ ca tejorāśiṃ sarvato dīptimantam | paśyāmi tvāṃ durnirīkṣyaṃ samantād dīptānalārkadyutimaprameyam ‖11.17‖ tvamakṣaraṃ paramaṃ veditavyaṃ tvamasya viśvasya paraṃ nidhānam | tvamavyayaḥ śāśvatadharmagoptā sanātanastvaṃ puruṣo mato me ‖11.18‖ anādimadhyāntamanantavīrya manantabāhuṃ śaśisūryanetram | paśyāmi tvāṃ dīptahutāśavaktraṃ svatejasā viśvamidaṃ tapantam ‖11.19‖

Meaning

“I see You with crown, mace, and discus, a mass of radiance shining everywhere, hard to look upon, blazing all around like burning fire and sun, immeasurable. You are the Imperishable, the supreme object of knowledge; You are the ultimate resting-place of this universe; You are the undying guardian of the eternal dharma; You are the ancient Spirit, so I hold. I see You without beginning, middle, or end, of infinite power, of countless arms, with the moon and sun as eyes, with blazing fire as mouth, scorching this universe with Your radiance.”

Theme: The Vision of the Universal Form

This verse is part of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11: Vishvarupa Darshana Yoga , read all verses in this chapter.

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