BHAGAVAD-GITA 11:40

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BHAGAVAD-GITA 11:40

 

namah purastad atha prsthatas te

namo 'stu te sarvata eva sarva

ananta-viryamita-vikramas tvam

sarvam samapnosi tato 'si sarvah

 

WORD FOR WORD

 

namah--offering obeisances; purastat--from the front; atha--also;

prsthatah--from behind; te--unto You; namah astu--I offer my respects;

te--unto You; sarvatah--from all sides; eva--indeed; sarva--because

You are everything; ananta-virya--unlimited potency;

amita-vikramah--and unlimited force; tvam--You; sarvam--everything;

samapnosi--You cover; tatah--therefore; asi--You are;

sarvah--everything.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Obeisances to You 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 (1.9.69):

 

yo 'yam tavagato deva

samipam devata-ganah

sa tvam evajagat-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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