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पितासि लोकस्य चराचरस्य त्वमस्य पूज्यश्च गुरुर्गरीयान्। न त्वत्समोऽस्त्यभ्यधिकः कुतोऽन्यो लोकत्रयेऽप्यप्रतिमप्रभाव।।11.43।।

pitāsi lokasya charācharasya tvam asya pūjyaśh cha gurur garīyān na tvat-samo ’sty abhyadhikaḥ kuto ’nyo loka-traye ’py apratima-prabhāva

Sanskrit Chant Recitation
Chapter 11, Verse 43
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Sanskrit to English Translation

Translator:
Thou art the Father of this world, both moving and unmoving. Thou art to be adored by this world; Thou, the greatest Guru; for none exists who is equal to Thee; how then could there be another superior to Thee in the three worlds, O Being of unrivaled power?

A Reading - Rantideb

Why: Arjuna calls Krishna the father of the moving and unmoving world, worthy of worship, the greatest teacher, unequaled, how could there be one greater in all three worlds, incomparable in power, restating reverence once more in slightly different terms.

In life: repeating a core recognition in slightly different language each time isn't redundant, it's often how a genuinely deep realization actually settles more fully into someone over multiple passes.

Teaching: don't worry about repeating a core insight of your own in slightly different words across multiple reflections, that repetition, in varied language, is often exactly how a realization becomes more fully integrated rather than staying superficial.

pitāthe father
asiyou are
lokasyaof the entire universe
charamoving
acharasyanonmoving
tvamyou
asyaof this
pūjyaḥworshipable
chaand
guruḥspiritual master
garīyānglorious
nanot
tvat-samaḥequal to you
astiis
abhyadhikaḥgreater
kutaḥwho is?
anyaḥother
loka-trayein the three worlds
apieven
apratima-prabhāvapossessor of incomparable power

Deep Classical Commentary (Bhashya)

Author:
11.43 पिता Father? असि (Thou) art? लोकस्य of the world? चराचरस्य of the moving and unmoving? त्वम् Thou? अस्य of this? पूज्यः to be reserved? च and? गुरुः the Guru? गरीयान् weightier? न not? त्वत्समः eal to Thee? अस्ति is? अभ्यधिकः surpassing? कुतः whence? अन्यः other? लोकत्रये in the three worlds? अपि also? अप्रतिमप्रभाव O Being of unealled power.Commentary There exists none who is eal to Thee There cannot be two or more Isvaras. If there were? the world will not get on as it does now. All the Isvaras may not be of one mind? as they would all be independent of one another. What one wishes to create? another may wish to destroyWhen there does not exist one who is eal to Thee? how could there be one superior to TheeFather Creator. As the Lord is the creator of this world He is fit to be adored. He is the greatest Guru also. Therefore there is no one who is eal to the Lord.