Original Bhagavad Gita As It Is--Click Here for the home page
Chapter 11. The Universal Form

TEXT 21

ami hi tvam sura-sangha visanti
kecid bhitah pranjalayo grnanti
svastity uktva maharsi-siddha-sanghah
stuvanti tvam stutibhih puskalabhih

SYNONYMS

ami--all those; hi--certainly; tvam--unto You; sura-sanghah--groups of demigods; visanti--entering; kecit--some of them; bhitah--out of fear; pranjalayah--with folded hands; grnanti--offering prayers unto; svasti--all peace; iti--thus; uktva--speaking like that; maha-rsi--great sages; siddha-sanghah--perfect sages; stuvanti--singing hymns; tvam--unto You; stutibhih--with prayers; puskalabhih--Vedic hymns. 

TRANSLATION

All the demigods are surrendering and entering into You. They are very much afraid, and with folded hands they are singing the Vedic hymns. 

PURPORT

The demigods in all the planetary systems feared the terrific manifestation of the universal form and its glowing effulgence and so prayed for protection.

Previous VerseChapter IndexNext Verse