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| Chapter 11: The Universal Form |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Bhagavad-gita As It Is 11.40
namah purastad atha prsthatas te
namo 'stu te sarvata eva sarva
ananta-viryamita-vikramas tvam
sarvam samapnosi tato 'si sarvah
SYNONYMS
namah -- offering obeisances; purastat -- from the front; atha -- also; prsthatah -- from behind; te -- unto You; namah astu -- I offer my respects; te -- unto You; sarvatah -- from all sides; eva -- indeed; sarva -- because You are everything; ananta-virya -- unlimited potency; amita-vikramah -- and unlimited force; tvam -- You; sarvam -- everything; samapnosi -- You cover; tatah -- therefore; asi -- You are; sarvah -- everything.
TRANSLATION
Obeisances to You from the front, from behind and from all sides! O unbounded power, You are the master of limitless might! You are all-pervading, and thus You are everything!
PURPORT
Out of loving ecstasy for Krsna, his friend, Arjuna is offering his respects from all sides. He is accepting that He is the master of all potencies and all prowess and far superior to all the great warriors assembled on the battlefield. It is said in the Visnu Purana (1.9.69):
"Whoever comes before You, be he a demigod, is created by You, O Supreme Personality of Godhead."
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