Chapter 11. The Universal
Form
TEXT 40
namah purastad atha prsthatas te
namo 'stu te sarvata eva sarva
ananta-viryamita-vikramas tvam
sarvam samapnosi tato 'si sarvah
SYNONYMS
namah--offering
obeisances; purastat--from the front; atha--also; prsthatah--from
behind; te--You; namah astu--offer my respects; te--unto
You; sarvatah--from all sides; eva sarva--because You are
everything; ananta-virya--unlimited potency; amita-vikramah--unlimited
force; tvam--You; sarvam--everything; samapnosi--cover;
tatah asi--therefore You are; sarvah--everything.
TRANSLATION
Obeisances
from the front, from behind and from all sides! O unbounded power, You
are the master of limitless might! You are all-pervading, and thus You
are everything!
PURPORT
Out of loving
ecstasy for Krsna, his friend, Arjuna is offering his respects from all
sides. He is accepting that He is the master of all potencies and all prowess
and far superior to all the great warriors assembled on the battlefield.
It is said in the Visnu Purana: yo 'yam tavagato deva-samipam devata-ganah
sa tvam eva jagat-srasta yatah sarva-gato bhavan. "Whoever comes before
You, be he a demigod, is created by You, O Supreme Personality of Godhead."
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