Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11: Vishwaroopa Darshana Yoga

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11 Verse 10

|| श्रीमद्भगवद्‌ गीता  11.10 ||

Chapter 11 · Vishwaroopa Darshana Yoga · Bhakti Yoga

Sanskrit verse

अनेकवक्त्रनयनमनेकाद्भुतदर्शनम्। अनेकदिव्याभरणं दिव्यानेकोद्यतायुधम्।।11.10।।

Transliteration

aneka-vaktra-nayanam anekādbhuta-darśhanam aneka-divyābharaṇaṁ divyānekodyatāyudham

Word meanings

aneka—many; vaktra—faces; nayanam—eyes; aneka—many; adbhuta—wonderful; darśhanam—had a vision of; aneka—many; divya—divine; ābharaṇam—ornaments; divya—divine; aneka—many; udyata—uplifted; āyudham—weapons;

English translation

With numerous mouths and eyes, with numerous wondrous sights, with numerous divine adornments, with numerous divine weapons uplifted, such a form He showed.

Translation by Swami Sivananda

Hindi meaning

।।11.10।। उस अनेक मुख और नेत्रों से युक्त तथा अनेक अद्भुत दर्शनों वाले एवं बहुत से दिव्य भूषणों से युक्त और बहुत से दिव्य शस्त्रों को हाथों में उठाये हुये।।

Hindi rendering by Swami Tejomayananda

English meaning

There were countless eyes, mouths, and innumerable mystic forms, with shining ornaments and flaming celestial weapons.

Shri Purohit Swami

It has many mouths and eyes, wondrous sights, heavenly ornaments, and weapons held ready;

Dr. S. Sankaranarayan

Detailed explanation

Countless faces appeared there. Arjuna looked at this Cosmic Form in all its magnificence. He saw the Lord everywhere and in everything. The whole manifestation appeared as one gigantic body of the Lord. He saw the Lord as the allinall.

Commentary by Swami Sivananda

Hindi commentary

।।11.10।। See commentary under 11.11

Swami Chinmayananda

।।11.10।। व्याख्या--'अनेकवक्त्रनयनम्'--विराट्रूपसे प्रकट हुए भगवान्के जितने मुख और नेत्र दीख रहे हैं, वे सब-के-सब दिव्य हैं। विराट्रूपमें जितने प्राणी दीख रहे हैं, उनके मुख, नेत्र, हाथ, पैर आदि सबकेसब अङ्ग विराट्रूप भगवान्के हैं। कारण कि भगवान् स्वयं ही विराट्रूपसे प्रकट हुए हैं।

Swami Ramsukhdas

Key teachings

  • Arjuna looked at this Cosmic Form in all its magnificence.
  • He saw the Lord everywhere and in everything.
  • The whole manifestation appeared as one gigantic body of the Lord.

Spiritual significance

In Vishwaroopa Darshana Yoga (Yoga through Beholding the Cosmic Form of God), this verse belongs to the Gita’s teaching on bhakti yoga. Here the text presents that teaching through these words: With numerous mouths and eyes, with numerous wondrous sights, with numerous divine adornments, with numerous divine weapons uplifted, such a form He showed.

This verse sits inside Chapter 11: Vishwaroopa Darshana Yoga, part of the Gita’s Bhakti Yoga section.

Questions about this verse

What is Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11 Verse 10 about?

Chapter 11, verse 10 is part of Vishwaroopa Darshana Yoga. In the English translation used on this page, it says: With numerous mouths and eyes, with numerous wondrous sights, with numerous divine adornments, with numerous divine weapons uplifted, such a form He showed.

What is the spiritual context of this verse?

It appears in Vishwaroopa Darshana Yoga, a chapter associated with Bhakti Yoga. The cosmic form.