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Chapter 11: The Universal Form

Bg 11.40
TEXT 40
namah purastad atha prsthatas te
namo 'stu te sarvata eva sarva
ananta-viryamita-vikramas tvam
sarvam samapnosi tato 'si sarvah
SYNONYMS
namah—offering obeisances; purastat—from the front; atha—also; prsthatah—from behind; te—You; namah astu—offer my respects; te—unto You; sarvatah—from all sides; eva sarva—because You are everything; ananta-virya—unlimited potency; amita-vikramah—unlimited force; tvam—You; sarvam—everything; samapnosi—cover; tatah asi—therefore You are; sarvah—everything.
TRANSLATION
Obeisances 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 Krsna, 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 Visnu Purana: yo 'yam tavagato deva-samipam devata-ganah sa tvam eva jagat-srasta yatah sarva-gato bhavan. "Whoever comes before You, even if he be a demigod, is created by You, O Supreme Personality of Godhead."

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