Verse 11.15
Speaker: Arjuna
Sanskrit
अर्जुन उवाच | पश्यामि देवांस्तव देव देहे सर्वांस्तथा भूतविशेषसङ्घान् | ब्रह्माणमीशं कमलासनस्थमृषींश्च सर्वानुरगांश्च दिव्यान् ||१५||
Transliteration (IAST)
arjuna uvāca | paśyāmi devāṁs tava deva dehe sarvāṁs tathā bhūta-viśeṣa-saṅghān | brahmāṇam īśaṁ kamalāsana-stham ṛṣīṁś ca sarvān uragāṁś ca divyān ||15||
Word-by-Word Meanings
paśyāmi-I see
devān-the gods
deva-O God
dehe-in the body
bhūta-viśeṣa-saṅghān-multitudes of various beings
brahmāṇam-Lord Brahma
kamalāsana-stham-seated on the lotus
ṛṣīn-sages
Translation
Arjuna said: O God, I see in Your body all the gods and multitudes of various beings, Lord Brahma seated on the lotus, all the sages, and the divine serpents.
Commentary
Arjuna begins describing his vision. He sees the entire celestial hierarchy within Krishna's body - from Brahma the creator seated on his lotus throne to the ṛṣis and nāgas. Shankaracharya notes that this confirms the teaching of Chapter 10 that all beings exist within the Supreme.
Themes
bhaktijnana
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