Srimad Bhagawad Gita Chapter 11
Srimad Bhagawad Gita Chapter 11
zrImadbhagavadgItA mUlam - ekAdazo'dhyAyaH
OM zrI paramAtmane namaH
atha ekAdazo'dhyAyaH |
vizvarUpasandarzanayogaH
arjuna uvAca
madanugrahAya paramaM guhyamadhyAtmasaJjJitam |
yattvayoktaM vacastena moho'yaM vigato mama || 1 ||
bhavApyayau hi bhUtAnAM zrutau vistarazo mayA |
tvattaH kamalapatrAkSa mAhAtmyamapi cAvyayam || 2 ||
evametadyathAttha tvamAtmAnaM paramezvara |
draSTumicchAmi te rUpamaizvaraM puruSottama || 3 ||
manyase yadi tacchakyaM mayA draSTumiti prabho |
yogezvara tato me tvaM darzayAtmAnamavyayam || 4 ||
zrIbhagavAnuvAca
pazya me pArtha rUpANi zatazo'tha sahasrazaH |
nAnAvidhAni divyAni nAnAvarNAkRtIni ca || 5 ||
pazyAdityAnvasUnrudrAnazvinau marutastathA |
bahUnyadRSTapUrvANi pazyAzcaryANi bhArata || 6 ||
ihaikasthaM jagatkRtsnaM pazyAdya sacarAcaram |
mama dehe guDAkeza yaccAnyaddraSTumicchasi || 7 ||
na tu mAM zakyase draSTumanenaiva svacakSuSA |
divyaM dadAmi te cakSuH pazya me yogamaizvaram || 8 ||
saJjaya uvAca
evamuktvA tato rAjanmahAyogezvaro hariH |
darzayAmAsa pArthAya paramaM rUpamaizvaram || 9 ||
anekavaktranayana-manekAdbhutadarzanam |
anekadivyAbharaNaM divyAnekodyatAyudham || 10 ||
divyamAlyAmbaradharaM divyagandhAnulepanam |
sarvAzcaryamayaM devamanantaM vizvatomukham || 11 ||
divi sUryasahasrasya bhavedyugapadutthitA |
yadi bhAH sadRzI sA syAdbhAsastasya mahAtmanaH || 12 ||
tatraikasthaM jagatkRtsnaM pravibhaktamanekadhA |
apazyaddevadevasya zarIre pANDavastadA || 13 ||
tataH sa vismayAviSTo hRSTaromA dhanaJjayaH |
praNamya zirasA devaM kRtAJjalirabhASata || 14 ||
arjuna uvAca
pazyAmi devAMstava deva dehe sarvAMstathA bhUtavizeSasaGghAn|
brahmANamIzaM kamalAsanastha-mRSIMzca sarvAnuragAMzca divyAn || 15 ||
anekabAhUdaravaktranetraM pazyAmi tvAM sarvato'nantarUpam|
nAntaM na madhyaM na punastavAdiM pazyAmi vizvezvara vizvarUpa || 16 ||
kirITinaM gadinaM cakriNaM ca tejorAziM sarvato dIptimantam|
pazyAmi tvAM durnirIkSyaM samantAddIptAnalArkadyutimaprameyam || 17 ||
tvamakSaraM paramaM veditavyaM tvamasya vizvasya paraM nidhAnam|
tvamavyayaH zAzvatadharmagoptA sanAtanastvaM puruSo mato me || 18 ||
anAdimadhyAntamanantavIrya-manantabAhuM zazisUryanetram|
pazyAmi tvAM dIptahutAzavaktraM svatejasA vizvamidaM tapantam || 19 ||
dyAvApRthivyoridamantaraM hi vyAptaM tvayaikena dizazca sarvAH|
dRSTvAdbhutaM rUpamugraM tavedaM lokatrayaM pravyathitaM mahAtman || 20 ||
amI hi tvAM surasaGghA vizanti kecidbhItAH prAJjalayo gRNanti|
svastItyuktvA maharSisiddhasaGghAH stuvanti tvAM stutibhiH puSkalAbhiH || 21 ||
rudrAdityA vasavo ye ca sAdhyA vizve'zvinau marutazcoSmapAzca|
gandharvayakSAsurasiddhasaGghA vIkSante tvAM vismitAzcaiva sarve || 22 ||
rUpaM mahatte bahuvaktranetraM mahAbAho bahubAhUrupAdam|
bahUdaraM bahudaMSTrAkarAlaM dRSTvA lokAH pravyathitAstathAham || 23 ||
nabhaHspRzaM dIptamanekavarNaM vyAttAnanaM dIptavizAlanetram|
dRSTvA hi tvAM pravyathitAntarAtmA dhRtiM na vindAmi zamaM ca viSNo || 24 ||
daMSTrAkarAlAni ca te mukhAni dRSTvaiva kAlAnalasannibhAni|
dizo na jAne na labhe ca zarma prasIda deveza jagannivAsa || 25 ||
amI ca tvAM dhRtarASTrasya putrAH sarve sahaivAvanipAlasaGghaiH|
bhISmo droNaH sUtaputrastathAsau sahAsmadIyairapi yodhamukhyaiH || 26 ||
vaktrANi te tvaramANA vizanti daMSTrAkarAlAni bhayAnakAni|
kecidvilagnA dazanAntareSu sandRzyante cUrNitairuttamAGgaiH || 27 ||
yathA nadInAM bahavo'mbuvegAH samudramevAbhimukhA dravanti|
tathA tavAmI naralokavIrA vizanti vaktrANyabhivijvalanti || 28 ||
yathA pradIptaM jvalanaM pataGgA vizanti nAzAya samRddhavegAH|
tathaiva nAzAya vizanti lokAstavApi vaktrANi samRddhavegAH || 29 ||
lelihyase grasamAnaH samantAllokAnsamagrA-nvadanairjvaladbhiH|
tejobhirApUrya jagatsamagraM bhAsastavogrAH pratapanti viSNo || 30 ||
AkhyAhi me ko bhavAnugrarUpo namo'stu te devavara prasIda|
vijJAtumicchAmi bhavantamAdyaM na hi prajAnAmi tava pravRttim || 31 ||
zrIbhagavAnuvAca
kAlo'smi lokakSayakRtpravRddho lokAnsamAhartumiha pravRttaH|
Rte'pi tvAM na bhaviSyanti sarve ye'vasthitAH pratyanIkeSu yodhAH || 32 ||
tasmAttvamuttiSTha yazo labhasva jitvA zatrUnbhuGkSva rAjyaM samRddham|
mayaivaite nihatAH pUrvameva nimittamAtraM bhava savyasAcin || 33 ||
droNaM ca bhISmaM ca jayadrathaM ca karNaM tathAnyAnapi yodhavIrAn|
mayA hatAMstvaM jahi mA vyathiSThA yudhyasva jetAsi raNe sapatnAn || 34 ||
saJjaya uvAca
etacchrutvA vacanaM kezavasya kRtAJjalirvepamAnaH kirITI|
namaskRtvA bhUya evAha kRSNaM sagadgadaM bhItabhItaH praNamya || 35 ||
arjuna uvAca
sthAne hRSIkeza tava prakIrtyA jagatprahRSyatyanurajyate ca|
rakSAMsi bhItAni dizo dravanti sarve namasyanti ca siddhasaGghAH || 36 ||
kasmAcca te na nameranmahAtmangarIyase brahmaNo'pyAdikartre|
ananta deveza jagannivAsa tvamakSaraM sadasattatparaM yat || 37 ||
tvamAdidevaH puruSaH purANastvamasya vizvasya paraM nidhAnam|
vettAsi vedyaM ca paraM ca dhAma tvayA tataM vizvamanantarUpa || 38 ||
vAyuryamo'gnirvaruNaH zazAGkaH prajApatistvaM prapitAmahazca|
namo namaste'stu sahasrakRtvaH punazca bhUyo'pi namo namaste || 39 ||
namaH purastAdatha pRSThataste namo'stu te sarvata eva sarva|
anantavIryAmitavikramastvaM sarvaM samApnoSi tato'si sarvaH || 40 ||
sakheti matvA prasabhaM yaduktaM he kRSNa he yAdava he sakheti|
ajAnatA mahimAnaM tavedaM mayA pramAdAtpraNayena vApi || 41 ||
yaccAvahAsArthamasatkRto'si vihArazayyAsanabhojaneSu|
eko'thavApyacyuta tatsamakSaM tatkSAmaye tvAmahamaprameyam || 42 ||
pitAsi lokasya carAcarasya tvamasya pUjyazca gururgarIyAn|
na tvatsamo'styabhyadhikaH kuto'nyo lokatraye'pyapratimaprabhAva || 43 ||
tasmAtpraNamya praNidhAya kAyaM prasAdaye tvAmahamIzamIDyam|
piteva putrasya sakheva sakhyuH priyaH priyAyArhasi deva soDhum || 44 ||
adRSTapUrvaM hRSito'smi dRSTvA bhayena ca pravyathitaM mano me|
tadeva me darzaya devarUpaM prasIda deveza jagannivAsa || 45 ||
kirITinaM gadinaM cakrahastamicchAmi tvAM draSTumahaM tathaiva|
tenaiva rUpeNa caturbhujena sahasrabAho bhava vizvamUrte || 46 ||
zrIbhagavAnuvAca
mayA prasannena tavArjunedaM rUpaM paraM darzitamAtmayogAt|
tejomayaM vizvamanantamAdyaM yanme tvadanyena na dRSTapUrvam || 47 ||
na vedayajJAdhyayanairna dAnairna ca kriyAbhirna tapobhirugraiH|
evaMrUpaH zakya ahaM nRloke draSTuM tvadanyena kurupravIra || 48 ||
mA te vyathA mA ca vimUDhabhAvo dRSTvA rUpaM ghoramIdRGmamedam|
vyapetabhIH prItamanAH punastvaM tadeva me rUpamidaM prapazya || 49 ||
saJjaya uvAca
ityarjunaM vAsudevastathoktvA svakaM rUpaM darzayAmAsa bhUyaH|
AzvAsayAmAsa ca bhItamenaM bhUtvA punaH saumyavapurmahAtmA || 50 ||
arjuna uvAca
dRSTvedaM mAnuSaM rUpaM tava saumyaM janArdana |
idAnImasmi saMvRttaH sacetAH prakRtiM gataH || 51 ||
zrIbhagavAnuvAca
sudurdarzamidaM rUpaM dRSTavAnasi yanmama |
devA apyasya rUpasya nityaM darzanakAGkSiNaH || 52 ||
nAhaM vedairna tapasA na dAnena na cejyayA |
zakya evaMvidho draSTuM dRSTavAnasi mAM yathA || 53 ||
bhaktyA tvananyayA zakya ahamevaMvidho'rjuna |
jJAtuM draSTuM ca tattvena praveSTuM ca parantapa || 54 ||
matkarmakRnmatparamo madbhaktaH saGgavarjitaH |
nirvairaH sarvabhUteSu yaH sa mAmeti pANDava || 55 ||
OM tatsaditi zrImadbhagavadgItAsUpaniSatsu brahmavidyAyAM yogazAstre
zrIkRSNArjunasaMvAde vizvarUpadarzanayogo nAmaikAdazo'dhyAyaH ||11 ||
About This Stotram
Srimad Bhagawad Gita Chapter 11
Sanskrit Title: श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता मूलम् - एकादशोऽध्यायः
IAST Transliteration:
Overview
Chapter 11 of the Bhagawad Gita is of immense spiritual significance. It is the climax of Arjuna's spiritual journey within the Gita, where he requests to see the divine form of Lord Krishna. Krishna then grants him divine vision, revealing His all-pervading, cosmic form, encompassing all of creation, time, and space. This vision instills awe, fear, and devotion in Arjuna. It demonstrates the omnipotence, omnipresence, and transcendental nature of the Divine. The chapter emphasizes that while the Divine is beyond human comprehension, it can be perceived through devotion and divine grace. It serves as a powerful testament to the ultimate reality and the relationship between the individual soul and the Supreme Being.
Details
| Attribute | Information |
|---|---|
| Deity | Lord Krishna |
| Author | Vyasa |
| Type | Chapter of a larger scripture |
| Category | Gita Adhyaya |
| Number of Verses | 56 |
| Origin | This stotram is the eleventh chapter of the Srimad Bhagawad Gita, a foundational scripture in Hinduism. The Bhagawad Gita is presented as a dialogue between Lord Krishna and the Pandava prince Arjuna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra. This specific chapter, known as the 'Vishwaroopa Sandarshana Yoga' (The Yoga of the Vision of the Cosmic Form), is a pivotal moment where Lord Krishna reveals His divine, universal form to Arjuna. The Bhagawad Gita itself is believed to have been composed by the Srimant Ved Vyas, the compiler of the Vedas and the Mahabharata, though the exact date of composition is debated among scholars, with estimates ranging from the 5th to the 2nd century BCE. |
Benefits of Recitation
- Removal of ignorance and delusion
- Gaining divine vision and understanding
- Deepening devotion and faith
- Understanding the cosmic nature of the Divine
- Attaining spiritual liberation
Best Time to Recite
Can be recited at any time, but particularly beneficial during periods of spiritual seeking, doubt, or when seeking a deeper connection with the Divine. Reciting it during morning or evening prayers is common.
Historical Context
The Srimad Bhagawad Gita is part of the epic Mahabharata, attributed to the Srimant Ved Vyas. The dialogue takes place just before the commencement of the Kurukshetra War. Arjuna, overwhelmed by the prospect of fighting his own kin, falls into despair and seeks guidance from his charioteer, Lord Krishna. The Gita, and specifically Chapter 11, is considered a distillation of Vedic philosophy and a guide for righteous living and spiritual realization. While the exact historical period of its composition is debated, it is widely accepted as a text that has shaped Hindu thought and practice for millennia.
Alternate Names
- Vishwaroopa Sandarshana Yoga
- The Yoga of the Vision of the Cosmic Form
Related Stotrams
- Srimad Bhagawad Gita Chapter 1
- Srimad Bhagawad Gita Chapter 12
- Srimad Bhagawad Gita Chapter 15
- Vishnu Sahasranama
Last Updated: 2025-12-01