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Bhagavad Gita 11.13

Chapter 11, Verse 13

Part of 11: Viśhwarūp Darśhan Yogविश्वरूपदर्शनयोग

तत्रैकस्थं जगत्कृत्स्नं प्रविभक्तमनेकधा। अपश्यद्देवदेवस्य शरीरे पाण्डवस्तदा॥

Transliteration

tatraika-sthaṁ jagat kṛitsnaṁ pravibhaktam anekadhā apaśhyad deva-devasya śharīre pāṇḍavas tadā

Meaning

There, in the body of the God of gods, Arjuna then saw the entire universe resting in one, with its myriad of divisions.

Word-by-word meaning
tatrathereeka-sthamestablished in one placejagatthe universekṛitsnamentirepravibhaktamdividedanekadhāmanyapaśhyatcould seedeva-devasyaof the God of godsśharīrein the bodypāṇḍavaḥArjuntadāat that time
Commentary

Tatra There -- in the Cosmic Form. Anekadha Many groups -- gods, manes, men and other species of beings. Arjuna beheld all forms as the forms of the Lord, all heads as His heads, all eyes as His eyes, all hands as His hands, all feet as His feet, every part of every body as the limb of the Lords divine form. Wherever he looked he beheld nothing but the Lord. He got mystic divine knowledge. Sanjaya has given a truly graphic description of the Cosmic Form. Yet, it would be futile to grasp it with the finite mind. It is a transcendental vision, beyond the reach of the mind and senses. It has to be realised in Samadhi.

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What is the meaning of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11, Verse 13?
There, in the body of the God of gods, Arjuna then saw the entire universe resting in one, with its myriad of divisions.
Which chapter and verse of the Bhagavad Gita is this?
This is verse 13 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.