Chapter 11, Verse 7 (Bhagavad Gita 11.7)
Chapter 11: Viśhwarūp Darśhan Yog – Yoga through Beholding the Cosmic Form of God
Sanskrit Shloka
इहैकस्थं जगत्कृत्स्नं पश्याद्य सचराचरम्। मम देहे गुडाकेश यच्चान्यद्द्रष्टुमिच्छसि
Transliteration
ihaika-sthaṁ jagat kṛitsnaṁ paśhyādya sa-charācharam mama dehe guḍākeśha yach chānyad draṣhṭum ichchhasi
Word Meanings
iha—here; eka-stham—assembled together; jagat—the universe; kṛitsnam—entire; paśhya—behold; adya—now; sa—with; chara—the moving; acharam—the non- moving; mama—my; dehe—in this form; guḍākeśha—Arjun, the conqueror of sleep; yat—whatever; cha—also; anyat—else; draṣhṭum—to see; ichchhasi—you wish
Translation
Behold now, O Arjuna, the entire universe, with all that is moving and stationary, centered in one place within this My body, and whatever else you desire to see.
Meaning & Commentary
In this profound revelation, Bhagwan Shri Krishna manifests His Vishvarupa, demonstrating that He is the ultimate substratum of all existence. By inviting Arjuna to witness the entire cosmos within His own transcendental form, Lord Krishna reveals that the material and spiritual worlds are not separate from His divine essence. This vision shatters the illusion of duality, teaching the seeker that every atom of creation rests within the Supreme Being. For a devotee, this underscores that surrender to Shri Krishna is the only path to liberation, as all paths and all beings ultimately find their origin and dissolution in Him.