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Bhagavad-gītā 11.40
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 40
- नमः पुरस्तादथ पृष्ठतस्ते
- नमोऽस्तु ते सर्वत एव सर्व ।
- अनन्तवीर्यामितविक्रमस्त्वं
- सर्वं समाप्नोषि ततोऽसि सर्वः ॥४०॥
- namaḥ purastād atha pṛṣṭhatas te
- namo 'stu te sarvata eva sarva
- ananta-vīryāmita-vikramas tvaṁ
- sarvaṁ samāpnoṣi tato 'si sarvaḥ
namaḥoffering obeisances — offering obeisances; purastātfrom the front — from the front; athaalso — also; pṛṣṭhataḥfrom behind — from behind; teunto You — unto You; namaḥI offer my respects astuI offer my respects — I offer my respects; teunto You — unto You; sarvataḥfrom all sides — from all sides; evaindeed — indeed; sarvabecause You are everything — because You are everything; anantaunlimited potency-vīryaunlimited potency — unlimited potency; amitaand unlimited force-vikramaḥand unlimited force — and unlimited force; tvamYou — You; sarvameverything — everything; samāpnoṣiYou cover — You cover; tataḥtherefore — therefore; asiYou are — You are; sarvaḥeverything — everything.
Obeisances to You from the front, from behind and from all sides! O unbounded power, You are the master of limitless might! You are all-pervading, and thus You are everything!
Out of loving ecstasy for Kṛṣṇa, his friend, Arjuna is offering his respects from all sides. He is accepting that He is the master of all potencies and all prowess and far superior to all the great warriors assembled on the battlefield. It is said in the Viṣṇu Purāṇa (1.9.69):
- yo 'yaṁ tavāgato deva
- samīpaṁ devatā-gaṇaḥ
- sa tvam eva jagat-sraṣṭā
- yataḥ sarva-gato bhavān
"Whoever comes before You, even if he be a demigod, is created by You, O Supreme Personality of Godhead."