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अनेकबाहूदरवक्त्रनेत्रं पश्यामि त्वां सर्वतोऽनन्तरूपम्। नान्तं न मध्यं न पुनस्तवादिं पश्यामि विश्वेश्वर विश्वरूप।।11.16।।

aneka-bāhūdara-vaktra-netraṁ paśhyāmi tvāṁ sarvato ’nanta-rūpam nāntaṁ na madhyaṁ na punas tavādiṁ paśhyāmi viśhveśhvara viśhva-rūpa

Sanskrit Chant Recitation
Chapter 11, Verse 16
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Sanskrit to English Translation

Translator:
I see You with boundless form on every side, with many arms, stomachs, mouths, and eyes; neither the end nor the middle nor the beginning do I see, O Lord of the Universe, O Cosmic Form.

A Reading - Rantideb

Why: Arjuna says he sees Krishna's form with many arms, bellies, mouths, and eyes, everywhere, without end, seeing neither beginning, middle, nor end to this universal form, again emphasizing scale beyond any single frame of reference.

In life: some things really do exceed any single frame of reference you have available, and trying to force them into a beginning, middle, and end narrative can distort what was actually happening.

Teaching: allow some of your own life's biggest, most significant experiences to remain without a fully tidy beginning, middle, and end narrative, some things genuinely exceed that frame, and that's fine.

anekainfinite
bāhuarms
udarastomachs
vaktrafaces
netrameyes
paśhyāmiI see
tvāmyou
sarvataḥin every direction
ananta-rūpaminifinite forms
na antamwithout end
nanot
madhyammiddle
nano
punaḥagain
tavayour
ādimbeginning
paśhyāmiI see
viśhwa-īśhwaraThe Lord of the universe
viśhwa-rūpauniversal form

Deep Classical Commentary (Bhashya)

Author:
11.16 अनेकबाहूदरवक्त्रनेत्रम् with manifold arms? stomachs? mouths and eyes? पश्यामि (I) see? त्वाम् Thee? सर्वतः on every side? अनन्तरूपम् of boundless form? न not? अनत्म् end? न not? मध्यम् middle? न not? पुनः,again? तव Thy? आदिम् origin? पश्यामि (I) see? विश्वेश्वर O Lord of the universe? विश्वरूप O Cosmic Form.Commentary A thing that is limited by space and time has a begining? a middle and an end? but the Lord is omnipresent and eternal. He exists in the three periods of time -- past? present and future? but is not limited by time and space. Therefore He has neither a beginning nor middle nor end.Arjuna could have this divine vision only with the help of the divine eye bestowed upon him by the Lord. He who has supreme devotion to the Lord and on whom the Lord showers His grace can enjoy this wondrous vision.