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Chapter 11 · The Universal Form · 55 verses

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Krishna’s natureChapter 11 · The Universal Form
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Bhagavad-gītā As It Is · Text 11.7

Krishna grants divine sight and reveals His form

इहैकस्थं जगत्कृत्स्नं पश्याद्य सचराचरम् ।

मम देहे गुडाकेश यच्च‍ान्यद्‍द्रष्टुमिच्छसि ॥ ७ ॥

ihaika-sthaṁ jagat kṛtsnaṁ

paśyādya sa-carācaram

mama dehe guḍākeśa

yac cānyad draṣṭum icchasi

Translation

O Arjuna, whatever you wish to see, behold at once in this body of Mine! This universal form can show you whatever you now desire to see and whatever you may want to see in the future. Everything – moving and nonmoving – is here completely, in one place.

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

Seeing by Kṛṣṇa’s Mercy

  1. 1Kṛṣṇa tells Arjuna that His universal form contains everything, moving and nonmoving, in one place.
  2. 2Prabhupāda explains that Kṛṣṇa gives Arjuna the power to see everything—past, present and future—by His mercy.
  3. 3Even the most advanced scientist cannot see the whole universe from one place, but Arjuna can by Kṛṣṇa’s mercy.

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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 11.7 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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BG 11.5Krishna grants divine sight and reveals His formBG 11.6Krishna grants divine sight and reveals His formBG 18.78Sañjaya’s concluding certainty

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