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BG 11.13 — 11.13 There, in the body of the God of gods, Arjuna then saw the whole universe resting in one, with its many groups. | Live Gita
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तत्रैकस्थं जगत्कृत्स्नं प्रविभक्तमनेकधा |
अपश्यद्देवदेवस्य शरीरे पाण्डवस्तदा ||११-१३||

tatraikasthaṃ jagatkṛtsnaṃ pravibhaktamanekadhā . apaśyaddevadevasya śarīre pāṇḍavastadā ||11-13||


।।11.13।। पाण्डुपुत्र अर्जुन ने उस समय अनेक प्रकार से विभक्त हुए सम्पूर्ण जगत् को देवों के देव श्रीकृष्ण के शरीर में एक स्थान पर स्थित देखा।।

Word-by-word meanings

11.13 तत्र there? एकस्थम् resting in one? जगत् the universe? कृत्स्नम् the whole? प्रविभक्तम् divided? अनेकधा in many groups? अपश्यत् saw? देवदेवस्य of the God of gods? शरीरे in the body? पाण्डवः son of Pandu? तदा then.Commentary Tatra There -- in the Cosmic Form.Anekadha Many groups -- gods? manes? men and other species of beings.Arjuna beheld all forms as the forms of the Lord? all heads as His heads? all eyes as His eyes? all hands as His hands? all feet as His feet? every part of every body

Commentaries

Non-dualism. The individual self and Brahman are one. The world is appearance (maya). Liberation through knowledge.

Sri Shankaracharya

।।11.13।। तथा --, उस समय पाण्डुपुत्र अर्जुनने देव? पितृ और मनुष्यादि भेदसे अनेक प्रकार विभक्त हुए समस्त जगत्को उस विश्वरूप देवाधिदेव हरिके शरीरमें ही एकत्र स्थित देखा।

Swami Gambirananda

11.13 At that time, Pandava saw there, in the body of the God of gods, the whole diversely differentiated Universe united in the one (Cosmic form).

This interpretation draws on the Advaita tradition and may not represent the view of any single school. For authoritative guidance within a specific tradition, seek a qualified teacher.

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