Bhagavad Gita 11.13 तत्रैकस्थं जगत्कृत्स्नं प्रविभक्तमनेकधा

Bhagavad Gita 11.13 — word by word

Explanation

There, in the body of the God of gods, the son of Pandu then saw the entire universe, with all its many divisions, gathered in one place. Arjuna beholds the whole cosmos, in all its variety, contained in Krishna's form.

The verse fulfils Krishna's invitation in 11.7. The key idea is unity in diversity: the universe is 'divided in many ways' yet 'resting in one'. Shankara sees here the one reality appearing as many; Ramanuja reads it as the world being the body of God, distinct yet inseparable from him, a central idea of Vishishtadvaita. The title 'God of gods' (devadeva) underlines that all the deities seen are within this one Lord.

भावार्थ

तब अर्जुन ने देवों के देव श्रीकृष्ण के उस शरीर में अनेक प्रकार से विभक्त सम्पूर्ण जगत को एक ही स्थान पर स्थित देखा। सारा संसार अपनी सब विविधता के साथ उस एक रूप में समाया हुआ था।

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