Bhagavad Gita · 11.19
Chapter 11, Verse 19
Vishwaroopa Darshana Yoga — Sanskrit shloka, transliteration, word meanings, English translation, and commentary.
Original Sanskrit verse
अनादिमध्यान्तमनन्तवीर्य
मनन्तबाहुं शशिसूर्यनेत्रम्।
पश्यामि त्वां दीप्तहुताशवक्त्रम्
स्वतेजसा विश्वमिदं तपन्तम्।।11.19।।
Transliteration
स्वतेजसा विश्वमिदं तपन्तम् || 19||
Word meanings
anādi-madhyāntam ananta-vīryam ananta-bāhuṁ śhaśhi-sūrya-netram paśhyāmi tvāṁ dīpta-hutāśha-vaktraṁ sva-tejasā viśhvam idaṁ tapantam
English translation
I see You without beginning, middle, or end, infinite in power, with endless arms, the sun and moon as Your eyes, the burning fire Your mouth, heating the entire universe with Your radiance.
— Swami Sivananda
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Commentary
Anantabahu Having endless arms. This denotes that the multiplicity of His limbs are endless.
Commentary by Swami Sivananda
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