Chapter 11. The Universal
Form
TEXT 15
arjuna uvaca
pasyami devams tava deva dehe
sarvams tatha bhuta-visesa-sanghan
brahmanam isam kamalasana-stham
rsims ca sarvan uragams ca divyan
SYNONYMS
arjunah uvaca--Arjuna
said; pasyami--I see; devan--all the demigods; tava--Your;
deva--O Lord; dehe--in the body; sarvan--all; tatha--also;
bhuta--living entities; visesa-sanghan--specifically assembled;
brahmanam--Lord Brahma; isam--Lord Siva; kamala-asana-stham--sitting
on the lotus flower; rsin--great sages; ca--also; sarvan--all;
uragan--serpents; ca--also; divyan--divine.
TRANSLATION
Arjuna said:
My dear Lord Krsna, I see assembled together in Your body all the demigods
and various other living entities. I see Brahma sitting on the lotus flower
as well as Lord Siva and many sages and divine serpents.
PURPORT
Arjuna sees
everything in the universe; therefore he sees Brahma, who is the first
creature in the universe, and the celestial serpent upon which the Garbhodakasayi
Visnu lies in the lower regions of the universe. This snake bed is called
Vasuki. There are also other snakes known as Vasuki. Arjuna can see from
the Garbhodakasayi Visnu up to the topmost part of the universe on the
lotus-flower planet where Brahma, the first creature of the universe, resides.
That means that from the beginning to the end, everything could be seen
by Arjuna sitting in one place on his chariot. This was possible by the
grace of the Supreme Lord, Krsna.
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