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Bhagavad-gītā As It Is · Text 11.15

Arjuna prays in astonishment and reverence

अर्जुन उवाच

पश्यामि देवांस्तव देव देहे

सर्वांस्तथा भूतविशेषसङ्घान् ।

ब्रह्माणमीशं कमलासनस्थ-

मृषींश्च सर्वानुरगांश्च दिव्यान् ॥ १५ ॥

arjuna uvāca

paśyāmi devāṁs tava deva dehe

sarvāṁs tathā bhūta-viśeṣa-saṅghān

brahmāṇam īśaṁ kamalāsana-stham

ṛṣīṁś ca sarvān uragāṁś ca divyān

Translation

Arjuna said: My dear Lord Kṛṣṇa, I see assembled in Your body all the demigods and various other living entities. I see Brahmā sitting on the lotus flower, as well as Lord Śiva and all the sages and divine serpents.

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io
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Understand it

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

Everything Seen by Kṛṣṇa’s Grace

  1. 1Arjuna sees all the demigods and other living beings in Kṛṣṇa’s body, including Brahmā, Lord Śiva, sages and divine serpents.
  2. 2Prabhupāda explains that Arjuna sees the whole universe, from its lower regions to Brahmā’s topmost planet, while sitting on his chariot.
  3. 3Remember that Arjuna could see all this by the grace of the Supreme Lord, Kṛṣṇa.

Where we are

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Chapter 11, The Universal Form: arjuna prays in astonishment and reverence.

What it teaches

Theme summary

Loving service and surrender to Kṛṣṇa.

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Key ideas in this verse

The spiritual concepts this verse connects to.

Key ideas: bhakti, śaraṇāgati.

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Live it

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What does BG 11.15 establish in Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport, and how does it connect to bhakti & surrender?

Practice

Offer one act today with devotion.

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Related verses

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BG 11.14Arjuna prays in astonishment and reverenceBG 11.16Arjuna prays in astonishment and reverenceBG 3.30Offer every action to KrishnaBG 6.47The highest yogi is devoted

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