ततः स विस्मयाविष्टो हृष्टरोमा धनञ्जयः।
प्रणम्य शिरसा देवं कृताञ्जलिरभाषत।।11.14।।
Transliteration
tataḥ sa vismayāviṣhṭo hṛiṣhṭa-romā dhanañjayaḥ
praṇamya śhirasā devaṁ kṛitāñjalir abhāṣhata
Word meanings
tataḥ—then; saḥ—he; vismaya-āviṣhṭaḥ—full of wonder; hṛiṣhṭa-romā—with hair standing on end; dhanañjayaḥ—Arjun, the conqueror of wealth; praṇamya—bow down; śhirasā—with (his) head; devam—the Lord; kṛita-añjaliḥ—with folded hands; abhāṣhata—he addressed
English translation
Then, Arjuna, filled with wonder and his hair standing on end, bowed his head to the God and spoke with palms joined.
Translation by Swami Sivananda
Hindi meaning
।।11.14।। उसके उपरान्त वह आश्चर्यचकित हुआ हर्षित रोमों वाला (जिसे रोमांच का अनुभव हो रहा हो) धनंजय अर्जुन विश्वरूप देव को (श्रद्धा भक्ति सहित) शिर से प्रणाम करके हाथ जोड़कर बोला।।
Hindi rendering by Swami Tejomayananda
English meaning
Then, Arjuna, filled with awe, his hair standing on end, bowing his head, and clasping his hands in reverence, spoke to the Lord:
Shri Purohit Swami
Then, possessed by amazement and with his body hair standing on end, Dhananjaya, with his head bowed to the God and with folded hands, spoke to Him.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Detailed explanation
Tatah Then, having seen the Cosmic Form.Arjuna joined his palms in order to do prostration to the Cosmic Form. The great hero had attained true humility which the bowed head and joined palms represented, and which is the essential ingredient of devotion.
Commentary by Swami Sivananda
Hindi commentary
।।11.14।। इस सर्वोत्कृष्ट भव्य दृश्य को देखकर अर्जुन के मन में विस्मय की भावना और शरीर पर हो रहे रोमांच स्पष्ट दिखाई दे रहे थे। यद्यपि संजय घटनास्थल से दूर है? फिर भी अपनी दिव्य दृष्टि से न केवल समस्त योद्धाओं के शरीर ही? वरन् उनकी मनस्थिति को भी जानने में सक्षम प्रतीत होता है। अर्जुन की विस्मय की भावना उसे उतनी ही स्पष्ट दृष्टिगोचर हो रही है? जितने कि उसके रोमांच। शिर से प्रणाम करते हुये दोनों हाथ जोड़कर अर्जुन कुछ कहने के लिए अपना मुख खोलता है। अब तक अर्जुन कुछ नहीं बोला था? जो उसके कण्ठावरोध का स्पष्ट सूचक है। प्रथम बार जब उसने उस दृश्य को देखा? जो मधुरतापूर्वक साहस तोड़ने वाला प्रतीत होता था? तब भावावेश के कारण अर्जुन का कण्ठ अवरुद्ध हो गया था।
Swami Chinmayananda
।।11.14।। व्याख्या--ततः स विस्मयाविष्टो हृष्टरोमा धनञ्जयः--अर्जुनने भगवान्के रूपके विषयमें जैसी कल्पना भी नहीं की थी, वैसा रूप देखकर उनको बड़ा आश्चर्य हुआ। भगवान्ने मेरेपर कृपा करके विलक्षण आध्यात्मिक बातें अपनी ओरसे बतायीं और अब कृपा करके मेरेको अपना विलक्षण रूप दिखा रहे हैं-- इस बातको लेकर अर्जुन प्रसन्नताके कारण रोमाञ्चित हो उठे।
Swami Ramsukhdas
Key teachings
Tatah Then, having seen the Cosmic Form.Arjuna joined his palms in order to do prostration to the Cosmic Form.
The great hero had attained true humility which the bowed head and joined palms represented, and which is the essential ingredient of devotion.
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: Then, Arjuna, filled with wonder and his hair standing on end, bowed his head to the God and spoke with palms joined.
Chapter 11, verse 14 is part of Vishwaroopa Darshana Yoga. In the English translation used on this page, it says: Then, Arjuna, filled with wonder and his hair standing on end, bowed his head to the God and spoke with palms joined.
What is the spiritual context of this verse?
It appears in Vishwaroopa Darshana Yoga, a chapter associated with Bhakti Yoga. The cosmic form.
