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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11, Verse 22

The Universal Form

रुद्रादित्या वसवो ये च साध्या विश्वेऽश्िवनौ मरुतश्चोष्मपाश्च। गन्धर्वयक्षासुरसिद्धसङ्घा वीक्षन्ते त्वां विस्मिताश्चैव सर्वे

rudrādityā vasavo ye cha sādhyā viśhve ’śhvinau marutaśh choṣhmapāśh cha gandharva-yakṣhāsura-siddha-saṅghā vīkṣhante tvāṁ vismitāśh chaiva sarve

What does Bhagavad Gita 11.22 mean?

The Rudras, the Adityas, the Vasus, the Sadhyas, the Vishvadevas, the two Ashvins, the Maruts, and the ancestors, as well as the hosts of Gandharvas, Yakshas, Asuras, and Siddhas — all of them gaze upon You, struck with wonder.

Word-by-word meaning

rudra—a form of Lord Shiv · ādityāḥ—the Adityas · vasavaḥ—the Vasus · ye—these · cha—and · sādhyāḥ—the Sadhyas · viśhve—the Vishvadevas · aśhvinau—the Ashvini kumars · marutaḥ—the Maruts · cha—and · uṣhma-pāḥ—the ancestors · cha—and · gandharva—Gandharvas · yakṣha—the Yakshas · asura—the demons · siddha—the perfected beings · saṅghāḥ—the assemblies · vīkṣhante—are beholding · tvām—you · vismitāḥ—in wonder · cha—and · eva—verily · sarve—all

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