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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11, Verse 23

The Universal Form

रूपं महत्ते बहुवक्त्रनेत्रं महाबाहो बहुबाहूरुपादम्। बहूदरं बहुदंष्ट्राकरालं दृष्ट्वा लोकाः प्रव्यथितास्तथाऽहम्

rūpaṁ mahat te bahu-vaktra-netraṁ mahā-bāho bahu-bāhūru-pādam bahūdaraṁ bahu-danṣhṭrā-karālaṁ dṛiṣhṭvā lokāḥ pravyathitās tathāham

What does Bhagavad Gita 11.23 mean?

Seeing Thy stupendous Form, O Most Mighty One, with its myriad faces, its innumerable eyes, limbs, and terrible jaws, I myself and all the worlds are overwhelmed with awe.

Word-by-word meaning

rūpam—form · mahat—magnificent · te—your · bahu—many · vaktra—mouths · netram—eyes · mahā-bāho—mighty-armed Lord · bahu—many · bāhu—arms · ūru—thighs · pādam—legs · bahu-udaram—many stomachs · bahu-danṣhṭrā—many teeth · karālam—terrifying · dṛiṣhṭvā—seeing · lokāḥ—all the worlds · pravyathitāḥ—terror-stricken · tathā—so also · aham—I

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