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| Chapter 11: The Universal Form |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Bhagavad-gita As It Is 11.2
SYNONYMS
bhava -- appearance; apyayau -- disappearance; hi -- certainly; bhutanam -- of all living entities; srutau -- have been heard; vistarasah -- in detail; maya -- by me; tvattah -- from You; kamala-patra-aksa -- O lotus-eyed one; mahatmyam -- glories; api -- also; ca -- and; avyayam -- inexhaustible.
TRANSLATION
O lotus-eyed one, I have heard from You in detail about the appearance and disappearance of every living entity and have realized Your inexhaustible glories.
PURPORT
Arjuna addresses Lord Krsna as "lotus-eyed" (Krsna's eyes appear just like the petals of a lotus flower) out of his joy, for Krsna has assured him, in the previous chapter, aham krtsnasya jagatah prabhavah pralayas tatha: "I am the source of the appearance and disappearance of this entire material manifestation." Arjuna has heard of this from the Lord in detail. Arjuna further knows that in spite of His being the source of all appearances and disappearances, He is aloof from them. As the Lord has said in the Ninth Chapter, He is all-pervading, yet He is not personally present everywhere. That is the inconceivable opulence of Krsna which Arjuna admits that he has thoroughly understood.
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