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Krishna’s natureChapter 11 · The Universal Form
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Bhagavad-gītā As It Is · Text 11.10

Krishna grants divine sight and reveals His form

अनेकवक्‍त्रनयनमनेकाद्भ‍ुतदर्शनम् ।

अनेकदिव्याभरणं दिव्यानेकोद्यतायुधम् ॥ १० ॥

दिव्यमाल्याम्बरधरं दिव्यगन्धानुलेपनम् ।

सर्वाश्चर्यमयं देवमनन्तं विश्वतोमुखम् ॥ ११ ॥

aneka-vaktra-nayanam

anekādbhuta-darśanam

aneka-divyābharaṇaṁ

divyānekodyatāyudham

divya-mālyāmbara-dharaṁ

divya-gandhānulepanam

sarvāścarya-mayaṁ devam

anantaṁ viśvato-mukham

Translation

Arjuna saw in that universal form unlimited mouths, unlimited eyes, unlimited wonderful visions. The form was decorated with many celestial ornaments and bore many divine upraised weapons. He wore celestial garlands and garments, and many divine scents were smeared over His body. All was wondrous, brilliant, unlimited, all-expanding.

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Understand it

What this verse is saying, and where it sits in the story.

The Unlimited Universal Form

  1. 1Arjuna saw unlimited mouths, eyes, and wonderful sights, with celestial ornaments and divine upraised weapons.
  2. 2Prabhupāda explains that “many” means these manifestations throughout the universe had no limit.
  3. 3By Kṛṣṇa’s grace and inconceivable power, Arjuna could see all this while sitting in one place.

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Chapter 11, The Universal Form: krishna grants divine sight and reveals his form.

What it teaches

Theme summary

Recognize Kṛṣṇa as the source of all.

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Key ideas in this verse

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Key ideas: bhagavān, vibhūti.

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What does BG 11.10 establish in Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport, and how does it connect to krishna’s nature?

Practice

Notice something excellent and see it as His opulence.

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The story behind it

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