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Chapter 11 · Viśvarūpa Darśana Yoga

Shloka 11.37

Lesson 451 of 701 · database edition c6fce3959544

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Encountering the universal form and limits of ordinary perception. What does the universal vision reveal about the limits of ordinary perception?

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Shloka · Devanagari

कस्माच्च ते न नमेरन्महात्मन्गरीयसे ब्रह्मणोऽप्यादिकर्त्रे।अनन्त देवेश जगन्निवासत्वमक्षरं सदसत्तत्परं यत्॥

Shloka · Roman transliteration

kasmāch cha te na nameran mahātmangarīyase brahmaṇo ’py ādi-kartreananta deveśha jagan-nivāsatvam akṣharaṁ sad-asat tat paraṁ yat

Sandhi-vicheda

kasmāt+cha+te+na nameran+mahā-ātman+garīyase+brahmaṇaḥ+api+ādi-kartre+ananta+deva-īśha+jagat-nivāsa+tvam+akṣharam+sat-asat+tat+param+yat

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Meaning of each word

kasmātsource form

why

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and

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you

na nameransource form

should they not bow down

mahā-ātmansource form

The Great one

garīyasesource form

who are greater

brahmaṇaḥsource form

than Brahma

apisource form

even

ādi-kartresource form

to the original creator

anantasource form

The limitless One

deva-īśhasource form

Lord of the devatās

jagat-nivāsasource form

Refuge of the universe

tvamsource form

you

akṣharamsource form

the imperishable

sat-asatsource form

manifest and non-manifest

tatsource form

that

paramsource form

beyond

yatsource form

which

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Bhāṣya · Commentary

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Commentarial traditionĀdi ŚaṅkarācāryaAdvaita VedāntaEditionBhagavad Gītā Bhāṣya of Ādi Śaṅkarācārya — Sanskrit draft · classical-sa-draft-1

Editorial statusDraft Sanskrit text · scholarly review pending

।।11.37।। --,कस्माच्च हेतोः ते तुभ्यं न नमेरन् नमस्कुर्युः हे महात्मन्? गरीयसे गुरुतराय यतः ब्रह्मणः हिरण्यगर्भस्य अपि आदिकर्ता कारणम् अतः तस्मात् आदिकर्त्रे। कथम् एते न नमस्कुर्युः अतः हर्षादीनां नमस्कारस्य च स्थानं त्वं अर्हः विषयः इत्यर्थः। हे अनन्त देवेश हे जगन्निवास त्वम् अक्षरं तत् परम्? यत् वेदान्तेषु श्रूयते। किं तत् सदसत् इति। सत् विद्यमानम्? असत् च यत्र नास्ति इति बुद्धिः ते उपधानभूते सदसती यस्य अक्षरस्य? यद्द्वारेण सदसती इति उपचर्यते। परमार्थतस्तु सदसतोः परं तत् अक्षरं यत् अक्षरं वेदविदः वदन्ति। तत् त्वमेव? न अन्यत् इति अभिप्रायः।।पुनरपि स्तौति --,

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Academic recordBhagavad Gita 11.37

Course position451 / 701

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