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Bhagavad Gita 11.11

Chapter 11, Verse 11

Part of 11: Viśhwarūp Darśhan Yogविश्वरूपदर्शनयोग

दिव्यमाल्याम्बरधरं दिव्यगन्धानुलेपनम्। सर्वाश्चर्यमयं देवमनन्तं विश्वतोमुखम्॥

Transliteration

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

Meaning

Wearing divine garlands and apparel, anointed with divine unguents, the all-wonderful, resplendent Being is endless with faces on all sides.

Word-by-word meaning
divyadivinemālyagarlandsāmbaragarmentsdharamwearingdivyadivinegandhafragrancesanulepanamanointed withsarvaallāśhcharya-mayamwonderfuldevamLordanantamunlimitedviśhwataḥall sidesmukhamface
Commentary

Visvatomukham With faces on all sides, as He is the Self of all beings. Devam God. Also means resplendent. Anantam Endless. He Who is free from the three kinds of limitations, viz.? DesaKalaVastuPariccheda (limitations of space, time, and thing respectively) is Anantam. He is Brahman. This philosophical concept is explained below. The pot is here. This is spacelimitatio. The pot is now here. This is timelimitation. The pot is not a cloth. This is thing(material) limitation. There is saffron in Kashmir only. This is limitation of space and thing. You can have apples only in September. This is limitation of time and thing. But Brahman is everywhere, as It is allpervading. It exists in the past, the present and the future. It dwells in all parts. Hence It is beyond these three limitations. It is therefore endless.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the meaning of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11, Verse 11?
Wearing divine garlands and apparel, anointed with divine unguents, the all-wonderful, resplendent Being is endless with faces on all sides.
Which chapter and verse of the Bhagavad Gita is this?
This is verse 11 of Chapter 11 (Viśhwarūp Darśhan Yog — Yoga through Beholding the Cosmic Form of God) of the Bhagavad Gita, a scripture of 18 chapters and 700 verses spoken by Lord Krishna to Arjuna.