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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11, Verse 16

The Universal Form

अनेकबाहूदरवक्त्रनेत्रं पश्यामि त्वां सर्वतोऽनन्तरूपम्। नान्तं न मध्यं न पुनस्तवादिं पश्यामि विश्वेश्वर विश्वरूप

aneka-bāhūdara-vaktra-netraṁ paśhyāmi tvāṁ sarvato ’nanta-rūpam nāntaṁ na madhyaṁ na punas tavādiṁ paśhyāmi viśhveśhvara viśhva-rūpa

What does Bhagavad Gita 11.16 mean?

I see You, infinite in form, with faces, eyes, and limbs everywhere; with no beginning, middle, or end. O You, Lord of the Universe, whose form is universal!

Word-by-word meaning

aneka—infinite · bāhu—arms · udara—stomachs · vaktra—faces · netram—eyes · paśhyāmi—I see · tvām—you · sarvataḥ—in every direction · ananta-rūpam—inifinite forms · na antam—without end · na—not · madhyam—middle · na—no · punaḥ—again · tava—your · ādim—beginning · paśhyāmi—I see · viśhwa-īśhwara—The Lord of the universe · viśhwa-rūpa—universal form

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