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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11, Verse 43

The Universal Form

पितासि लोकस्य चराचरस्य त्वमस्य पूज्यश्च गुरुर्गरीयान्। न त्वत्समोऽस्त्यभ्यधिकः कुतोऽन्यो लोकत्रयेऽप्यप्रतिमप्रभाव

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

What does Bhagavad Gita 11.43 mean?

For you are the Father of all things movable and immovable, the Worshipful, the Master of Masters! In all the worlds, there is none equal to you; how then could there be one superior, O you who stand alone, Supreme?

Word-by-word meaning

pitā—the father · asi—you are · lokasya—of the entire universe · chara—moving · acharasya—nonmoving · tvam—you · asya—of this · pūjyaḥ—worshipable · cha—and · guruḥ—spiritual master · garīyān—glorious · na—not · tvat-samaḥ—equal to you · asti—is · abhyadhikaḥ—greater · kutaḥ—who is? · anyaḥ—other · loka-traye—in the three worlds · api—even · apratima-prabhāva—possessor of incomparable power

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