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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11, Verse 37

The Universal Form

कस्माच्च ते न नमेरन्महात्मन् गरीयसे ब्रह्मणोऽप्यादिकर्त्रे। अनन्त देवेश जगन्निवास त्वमक्षरं सदसत्तत्परं यत्

kasmāch cha te na nameran mahātman garīyase brahmaṇo ’py ādi-kartre ananta deveśha jagan-nivāsa tvam akṣharaṁ sad-asat tat paraṁ yat

What does Bhagavad Gita 11.37 mean?

And why should they not bow down to You, O Great Soul, who are greater even than Brahma, the original creator? O Infinite One, O Lord of the gods, O Abode of the universe, You are the imperishable — the being and the non-being, and that which is beyond both.

Word-by-word meaning

kasmāt—why · cha—and · te—you · na nameran—should they not bow down · mahā-ātman—The Great one · garīyase—who are greater · brahmaṇaḥ—than Brahma · api—even · ādi-kartre—to the original creator · ananta—The limitless One · deva-īśha—Lord of the devatās · jagat-nivāsa—Refuge of the universe · tvam—you · akṣharam—the imperishable · sat-asat—manifest and non-manifest · tat—that · param—beyond · yat—which

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