Chapter 11, Verse 5
Vishwaroopa Darshana Yoga — Sanskrit shloka, transliteration, word meanings, English translation, and commentary.
Original Sanskrit verse
Transliteration
Word meanings
śhrī-bhagavān uvācha—the Supreme Lord said; paśhya—behold; me—my; pārtha—Arjun, the son of Pritha; rūpāṇi—forms; śhataśhaḥ—by the hundreds; atha—and; sahasraśhaḥ—thousands; nānā-vidhāni—various; divyāni—divine; nānā—various; varṇa—colors; ākṛitīni—shapes; cha—and
English translation
The Blessed Lord said, "Behold, O Arjuna, forms of Mine, by the hundreds and thousands, of different sorts, divine, and of various colors and shapes."
— Swami Sivananda
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Commentary
Divyani Divine supernatural. Satasah; Sahasrasah By the hundreds and thousands -- countless. O Arjuna; I want you to behold the Cosmic Form. All beings and entities are there. The fat and the lean; the short and the tall; the red and the black; the active and the passive; the rich and the poor; the intelligent and the dull; the healthy and the sick; the noisy and the silent; those that are awake; those that are asleep; the beautiful and the ugly; and all grades of beings with their distinctive marks are all there. The blueness of the sky; the yellowness of the silk; the redness of the twilight; the blackness of the coal; the whiteness of the snow; and the greenness of the leaves will be seen by you. You will also behold the objects of various shapes.
Commentary by Swami Sivananda
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