Chapter 11, Verse 13
Vishwaroopa Darshana Yoga — Sanskrit shloka, transliteration, word meanings, English translation, and commentary.
Original Sanskrit verse
Transliteration
Word meanings
tatra—there; eka-stham—established in one place; jagat—the universe; kṛitsnam—entire; pravibhaktam—divided; anekadhā—many; apaśhyat—could see; deva-devasya—of the God of gods; śharīre—in the body; pāṇḍavaḥ—Arjun; tadā—at that time
English translation
There, in the body of the God of gods, Arjuna then saw the entire universe resting in one, with its myriad of divisions.
— Swami Sivananda
Listen to Shloka 11.13
Commentary
Tatra There -- in the Cosmic Form. Anekadha Many groups -- gods; manes; men and other species of beings. Arjuna beheld all forms as the forms of the Lord; all heads as His heads; all eyes as His eyes; all hands as His hands; all feet as His feet; every part of every body as the limb of the Lords divine form. Wherever he looked he beheld nothing but the Lord. He got mystic divine knowledge. Sanjaya has given a truly graphic description of the Cosmic Form. Yet; it would be futile to grasp it with the finite mind. It is a transcendental vision; beyond the reach of the mind and senses. It has to be realised in Samadhi.
Commentary by Swami Sivananda
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