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Bhagavad Gita Bhasya (Gambhirananada)

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sages-Vasistha and others; and (the heavenly)<br />

uragan, serpents-Vasuki and others.<br />

11.16 I see You as possessed of numerous arms,<br />

bellies, mouths and eyes; as having infinite forms<br />

all around. O Lord of the Universe, O Cosmic<br />

Person, I see not Your limit nor the middle, nor<br />

again the beginning!<br />

English Translation of Sri Sankaracharya's Sanskrit<br />

Commentary - Swami Gambhirananda<br />

11.16 Pasyami, I see; tvam, You; aneka-bahu-udaravaktra-netram,<br />

as possessed of numerous arms,<br />

bellies, mouths and eyes; ananta-rupam, having<br />

infinite forms; sarvatah, all around. Visveswara, O<br />

Lord of the Universe; visva-rupa, O Cosmic<br />

Person; na pasyami, I see not; ['I do not see-because<br />

of Your all-pervasiveness.'] tava, Your; antam, end;<br />

na madhyam, nor the middle-what lies between<br />

two extremities; na punah, nor again; the adim,<br />

beginning-I see not the limit (end) nor the middle,<br />

nor again the beginning, of You who are God!<br />

Furthermore,<br />

11.17 I see You as wearing a diadem, wielding a<br />

mace, and holding a disc; a mass of brilliance<br />

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