Chapter 11: The Universal Form

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Bhagavad-gītā As It Is 11.16

aneka-bāhūdara-vaktra-netraḿ

paśyāmi tvāḿ sarvato 'nanta-rūpam

nāntaḿ na madhyaḿ na punas tavādiḿ

paśyāmi viśveśvara viśva-rūpa

SYNONYMS

aneka — many; bāhu — arms; udara — bellies; vaktra — mouths; netram — eyes; paśyāmiI see; tvām — You; sarvataḥ — on all sides; ananta-rūpam — unlimited form; na antamno end; na madhyamno middle; na punaḥ — nor again; tava — Your; ādim — beginning; paśyāmiI see; viśva-īśvaraO Lord of the universe; viśva-rūpain the form of the universe.

TRANSLATION

O Lord of the universe, O universal form, I see in Your body many, many arms, bellies, mouths and eyes, expanded everywhere, without limit. I see in You no end, no middle and no beginning.

PURPORT

Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Personality of Godhead and is unlimited; thus through Him everything could be seen.

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