Chapter 11 · Verse 16
विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग
अनेकबाहूदरवक्त्रनेत्रं पश्यामि त्वां सर्वतोऽनन्तरूपम् | नान्तं न मध्यं न पुनस्तवादिं पश्यामि विश्वेश्वर विश्वरूप ||११-१६||
anekabāhūdaravaktranetraṃ paśyāmi tvāṃ sarvato.anantarūpam . nāntaṃ na madhyaṃ na punastavādiṃ paśyāmi viśveśvara viśvarūpa ||11-16||
A thing that is limited by space and time has a begining a middle and an end but the Lord is omnipresent and eternal. He exists in the three periods of time -- past present and future but is not limited by time and space. Therefore He has neither a beginning nor middle nor end.
11.16 With manifold arms, stomachs, mouths and eyes, I behold Your infinite form on all sides. I see no end, no middle nor the beginning too of You, O Lord of the universe, O You of Universal Form.
A thing that is limited by space and time has a begining a middle and an end but the Lord is omnipresent and eternal. He exists in the three periods of time -- past present and future but is not limited by time and space. Therefore He has neither a beginning nor middle nor end. Arjuna could have this divine vision only with the help of the divine eye bestowed upon him by the Lord. He who has supreme devotion to the Lord and on whom the Lord showers His grace can enjoy this wondrous vision.
अनेकबाहूदरवक्त्रनेत्रम् with manifold arms stomachs mouths and eyes पश्यामि (I) see त्वाम् Thee सर्वतः on every side अनन्तरूपम् of boundless form न not अनत्म् end न not मध्यम् middle न not पुनः,again तव Thy आदिम् origin पश्यामि (I) see विश्वेश्वर O Lord of the universe विश्वरूप O Cosmic Form.