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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11, Verse 20

The Universal Form

द्यावापृथिव्योरिदमन्तरं हि व्याप्तं त्वयैकेन दिशश्च सर्वाः। दृष्ट्वाऽद्भुतं रूपमुग्रं तवेदं लोकत्रयं प्रव्यथितं महात्मन्

dyāv ā-pṛithivyor idam antaraṁ hi vyāptaṁ tvayaikena diśhaśh cha sarvāḥ dṛiṣhṭvādbhutaṁ rūpam ugraṁ tavedaṁ loka-trayaṁ pravyathitaṁ mahātman

What does Bhagavad Gita 11.20 mean?

Alone, you fill all the quarters of the sky, earth, and heaven, and the regions between. O Almighty Lord! Seeing your marvelous and awe-inspiring form, the spheres tremble with fear.

Word-by-word meaning

dyau-ā-pṛithivyoḥ—between heaven and earth · idam—this · antaram—space between · hi—indeed · vyāptam—pervaded · tvayā—by you · ekena—alone · diśhaḥ—directions · cha—and · sarvāḥ—all · dṛiṣhṭvā—seeing · adbhutam—wondrous · rūpam—form · ugram—terrible · tava—your · idam—this · loka—worlds · trayam—three · pravyathitam—trembling · mahā-ātman—The greatest of all beings

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