Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Bhagavad-gītā As It Is 11.40

namah purastād atha prishthatas te

namo 'stu te sarvata eva sarva

ananta-vīryāmita-vikramas tvam

sarvam samāpnoshi tato 'si sarvah

SYNONYMS

namah — offering obeisances; purastāt — from the front; atha — also; prishthatah — 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-vīrya — unlimited potency; amita-vikramah — and unlimited force; tvam — You; sarvam — everything; samāpnoshi — 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 Krishna, 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 Vishnu Purāna (1.9.69):

yo 'yam tavāgato deva

samīpam devatā-ganah

sa tvam eva jagat-srashtā

yatah sarva-gato bhavān

"Whoever comes before You, be he a demigod, is created by You, O Supreme Personality of Godhead."

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