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Bhagavad Gita

by Poojya Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha
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Chapter 11, Verse 11
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Chapter 11: Viśvarūpa-darśana-yoga: – Revealing the Universal FormVerse 11

दिव्यमाल्याम्बरधरं दिव्यगन्धानुलेपनम् ।
सर्वाश्चर्यमयं देवमनन्तं विश्वतोमुखम् ॥

divya-mālyāmbaradharaṃ
divya-gandhānulepanam
sarvāścaryamayaṃ devam-
anantaṃ viśvatomukham – 11.11

Dressed in divine garlands and apparel, smeared with unguents of divine perfume, wonderful on every front, the infinite Lord stood with face everywhere.

Chapter 11: Viśvarūpa-darśana-yoga: – Revealing the Universal Form - Verse 11

Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha
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In experiencing the objects all around, their qualities of light, colour and shape cannot be different. It is one’s own mind that sees within itself all that it describes. Whether the object experienced is small, big, bigger or universal, the principle of seeing cannot be different – a point to be kept in mind clearly!

To imbue divinity in the vision, garlands and unguents are brought in, as in deities. As what Arjuna sees is immeasurably huge, instantly it becomes infinite, universal!

For the warrior community, battle is not disheartening or woeful. It is a festive display of heroism, adventure and conquest. All who proceed to the war-field are thus decked with the best dress and ornaments, resolved to win and celebrate victory, or to gain the glory of falling dead in the battlefield. Both outcomes are equally covetable, resplendent. Naturally the great Form revealing such a grand event is also exquisitely decked!

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