BHAGAVAD-GITA 11:15

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BHAGAVAD-GITA 11:15

 

arjuna uvaca

pasyami devams tava deva dehe

sarvams tatha bhuta-visesa-sanghan

brahmanam isam kamalasana-stham

rsims ca sarvan uragams ca divyan

 

WORD FOR WORD

 

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 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 all the 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, who

was sitting in one place on his chariot. This was possible by the

grace of the Supreme Lord, Krsna.

 

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