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| Chapter 11: The Universal Form |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Bhagavad-gītā As It Is 11.6
paśyāścaryāni bhārata
SYNONYMS
paśya — see; ādityān — the twelve sons of Aditi; vasūn — the eight Vasus; rudrān — the eleven forms of Rudra; aśvinau — the two Aśvinīs; marutah — the forty-nine Maruts (demigods of the wind); tathā — also; bahūni — many; adrishta — that you have not seen; pūrvāni — before; paśya — see; āścaryāni — all the wonders; bhārata — O best of the Bhāratas.
TRANSLATION
O best of the Bhāratas, see here the different manifestations of Ādityas, Vasus, Rudras, Aśvinī-kumāras and all the other demigods. Behold the many wonderful things which no one has ever seen or heard of before.
PURPORT
Even though Arjuna was a personal friend of Krishna and the most advanced of learned men, it was still not possible for him to know everything about Krishna. Here it is stated that humans have neither heard nor known of all these forms and manifestations. Now Krishna reveals these wonderful forms.
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