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Chapter 11 · Verse 11 · Vishwaroopa Darshana Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 11.11

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Sanskrit

दिव्यमाल्याम्बरधरं दिव्यगन्धानुलेपनम्। सर्वाश्चर्यमयं देवमनन्तं विश्वतोमुखम्।।11.11।।

Transliteration

divya-mālyāmbara-dharaṁ divya-gandhānulepanam sarvāśhcharya-mayaṁ devam anantaṁ viśhvato-mukham

Word by Word

divya divine
mālya garlands
āmbara garments
dharam wearing
divya divine
gandha fragrances
anulepanam anointed with
sarva all
āśhcharya-mayam wonderful
devam Lord
anantam unlimited
viśhwataḥ all sides
mukham face
Simplified Perspective

When Arjuna beholds Krishna's cosmic form, he witnesses the divine radiance that transcends all ordinary beauty—adorned with celestial garlands and fragrances, infinite faces turned in all directions, a presence so overwhelming it shatters the boundaries of the personal God he thought he knew. This vision reveals that the divine is not confined to one body or one moment, but eternally present, witnessing all creation simultaneously from every angle.

When we quiet our minds in meditation or prayer, we too can sense this infinite presence—not as distant abstraction, but as the living awareness that sees through our own eyes and the eyes of all beings.

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Bhagavad Gita 11.11 — BG 11.11

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Sanskrit text from the Bhagavad Gita (public domain). Commentary © Mahakatha.

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