Bhagavad Gita 11.22 (BG 11.22) | Viśvarūpa-darśana-yoga: Revealing the Universal Form
रुद्रादित्या वसवो ये च साध्या
विश्वेऽश्विनौ मरुतश्चोष्मपाश्च ।
गन्धर्वयक्षासुरसिद्धसङ्घा
वीक्षन्ते त्वां विस्मिताश्चैव सर्वे ॥
English Transliteration
rudrādityā vasavo ye ca sādhyā
viśve’śvinau marutaś-coṣmapāś-ca
gandharva-yakṣāsura-siddha-saṅghā
vīkṣante tvāṃ vismitāś-caiva sarve – 11.22
Translation
Rudras, Adityas, Vasus, Sadhyas, Vishva-devas, Ashvins, Maruts, Ushmapas, hosts of Gandharvas, Yakshas, Asuras and Siddhas, all look at You with amazement.
BG 11.22: Chanting Audio
Chapter 11: Viśvarūpa-darśana-yoga: – Revealing the Universal Form - Verse 22
Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha
BG 11.22: Commentary by Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha
Arjuna states that the Universal form he yearned to see is not what he faces now. Either his expectation was faulty or its fulfilment strange! While describing the Supreme’s glories and grandeur, Krishna had listed many extraterrestrial beings (10.21-23). Arjuna adds a few more to the list, rendering the complex and multi-splendoured Universe greatly more than what the earth visibly hosts.
Sweeping amazement completely overtakes Arjuna. He found it was no enlightenment and reassurance, as perhaps he had expected. The doubt he had felt while seeking to be shown the Universal Form is fully in place!
