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Bhagavad Gita 11.15

Chapter 11, Verse 15

Part of 11: Viśhwarūp Darśhan Yogविश्वरूपदर्शनयोग

अर्जुन उवाच पश्यामि देवांस्तव देव देहे सर्वांस्तथा भूतविशेषसङ्घान्। ब्रह्माणमीशं कमलासनस्थ मृषींश्च सर्वानुरगांश्च दिव्यान्॥

Transliteration

arjuna uvācha paśhyāmi devāns tava deva dehe sarvāns tathā bhūta-viśheṣha-saṅghān brahmāṇam īśhaṁ kamalāsana-stham ṛiṣhīnśh cha sarvān uragānśh cha divyān

Meaning

Arjuna said, "O God, I see all the gods in Your body, as well as hosts of various classes of beings, Brahma the Lord seated on the lotus, all the sages, and the celestial serpents."

Word-by-word meaning
arjunaḥ uvāchaArjun saidpaśhyāmiI beholddevānall the godstavayourdevaLorddehewithin the bodysarvānalltathāas well asbhūta viśheṣha-saṅghānhosts of different beingsbrahmāṇamLord BrahmaīśhamShivkamala-āsana-sthamseated on the lotus flowerṛiṣhīnsageschaandsarvānalluragānserpentschaanddivyāndivine
Commentary

Arjuna describes his own experience of the Cosmic Form in this and the following verses? 15 to 31. Bhutaviseshasanghan Hosts of various classes of beings, both animate and inanimate. These numerous entities are in Thy Cosmic Form, like hairs on the human body. Brahma, the fourfaced, the Lord of all creatures, is seated in the centre of the earthlotus on the Meru which forms the thalamus as it were of the earthlotus. Sages, such as Vasishtha. Serpents, such as Vasuki. Moreover --

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the meaning of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11, Verse 15?
Arjuna said, "O God, I see all the gods in Your body, as well as hosts of various classes of beings, Brahma the Lord seated on the lotus, all the sages, and the celestial serpents."
Which chapter and verse of the Bhagavad Gita is this?
This is verse 15 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.