Chapter 11 · Vishwarupa Darshana Yoga — The Yoga of the Vision of the Universal FormArjuna
Verse 40
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 11, श्लोक 40
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
नमः पुरस्तादथ पृष्ठतस्ते
नमोऽस्तु ते सर्वत एव सर्व।
अनन्तवीर्यामितविक्रमस्त्वं
सर्वं समाप्नोषि ततोऽसि सर्वः॥
Transliteration
Namah Purastad-Atha Prishthataste
Namo'stu Te Sarvata Eva Sarva.
Ananta-Virya-Amita-Vikramas-Tvam
Sarvam Samapnoshi Tato'si Sarvah.
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
नमःnamahsalutations
पुरस्तात्purastatfrom the front
पृष्ठतःprishthatahfrom behind
सर्वतःsarvatahfrom all sides
अनन्तवीर्यananta-viryaof infinite power
अमितविक्रमःamita-vikramahof boundless valor
सर्वम्sarvameverything
समाप्नोषिsamapnoshiYou pervade
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
सामने से, पीछे से, सब ओर से आपको नमस्कार! हे सर्वस्वरूप! आप सबको व्याप्त करते हैं, इसलिए आप ही सर्वस्व हैं।
English Translation
Salutations from the front, from behind, and from all sides, O All! You pervade everything, and therefore You are everything.
Commentary (टीका)
The logical conclusion 'You pervade all, therefore You are all' is a profound philosophical statement moving from omnipresence to divine identity with everything.