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| Chapter 11: The Universal Form |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Bhagavad-gita As It Is 11.15
sarvams tatha bhuta-visesa-sanghan
brahmanam isam kamalasana-stham
rsims ca sarvan uragams ca divyan
SYNONYMS
arjunah uvaca -- Arjuna said; pasyami -- I see; devan -- all the demigods; tava -- Your; deva -- O Lord; dehe -- in the body; sarvan -- all; tatha -- also; bhuta -- living entities; visesa-sanghan -- specifically assembled; brahmanam -- Lord Brahma; isam -- Lord Siva; kamala-asana-stham -- sitting on the lotus flower; rsin -- great sages; ca -- also; sarvan -- all; uragan -- serpents; ca -- also; divyan -- divine.
TRANSLATION
Arjuna said: My dear Lord Krsna, I see assembled in Your body all the demigods and various other living entities. I see Brahma sitting on the lotus flower, as well as Lord Siva and all the sages and divine serpents.
PURPORT
Arjuna sees everything in the universe; therefore he sees Brahma, who is the first creature in the universe, and the celestial serpent upon which the Garbhodakasayi Visnu lies in the lower regions of the universe. This snake bed is called Vasuki. There are also other snakes known as Vasuki. Arjuna can see from the Garbhodakasayi Visnu up to the topmost part of the universe on the lotus-flower planet where Brahma, the first creature of the universe, resides. That means that from the beginning to the end, everything could be seen by Arjuna, who was sitting in one place on his chariot. This was possible by the grace of the Supreme Lord, Krsna.
Copyright (c) The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness