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Bhakti & surrenderChapter 11 · The Universal Form
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Bhagavad-gītā As It Is · Text 11.37

Arjuna seeks forgiveness and familiar refuge

कस्माच्च‍ ते न नमेरन्महात्मन्

गरीयसे ब्रह्मणोऽप्यादिकर्त्रे ।

अनन्त देवेश जगन्निवास

त्वमक्षरं सदसत्तत्परं यत् ॥ ३७ ॥

kasmāc ca te na nameran mahātman

garīyase brahmaṇo ’py ādi-kartre

ananta deveśa jagan-nivāsa

tvam akṣaraṁ sad-asat tat paraṁ yat

Translation

O great one, greater even than Brahmā, You are the original creator. Why then should they not offer their respectful obeisances unto You? O limitless one, God of gods, refuge of the universe! You are the invincible source, the cause of all causes, transcendental to this material manifestation.

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

Kṛṣṇa Is Worshipable by Everyone

  1. 1Arjuna praises Kṛṣṇa as the original creator, greater than Brahmā, the shelter of the universe and the cause of all causes.
  2. 2Prabhupāda explains that no one is greater than Kṛṣṇa. The material creation is destroyed, but He remains above it.
  3. 3Offer respectful obeisances to Kṛṣṇa, who is worthy of everyone’s worship.

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Chapter 11, The Universal Form: arjuna seeks forgiveness and familiar refuge.

What it teaches

Theme summary

Loving service and surrender to Kṛṣṇa.

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Key ideas in this verse

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Key ideas: bhakti, śaraṇāgati.

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What does BG 11.37 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 11.35Arjuna seeks forgiveness and familiar refugeBG 11.36Arjuna seeks forgiveness and familiar refugeBG 3.30Offer every action to KrishnaBG 6.47The highest yogi is devoted

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