Chapter 11 · Verse 40
विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग
नमः पुरस्तादथ पृष्ठतस्ते नमोऽस्तु ते सर्वत एव सर्व | अनन्तवीर्यामितविक्रमस्त्वं सर्वं समाप्नोषि ततोऽसि सर्वः ||११-४०||
namaḥ purastādatha pṛṣṭhataste namo.astu te sarvata eva sarva . anantavīryāmitavikramastvaṃ sarvaṃ samāpnoṣi tato.asi sarvaḥ ||11-40||
The words I prostrate myself before Thee behind Thee and on every side indicate the allpervading nature of the Lord. How can the allpervading Self have front and back Finite objects only have front and back sides Arjuna imagined that there were front and back sides to the Lord and so prostrated himself in his extreme faith and devotion. O All Nothing exists without Thee.
11.40 (a) Salutation to You from before and behind! Salutation to You from all sides, O All!৷৷. (b) ৷৷. O You of infinite prowess and heroic action which are measureless! You pervade all beings and therefore are all.
The words I prostrate myself before Thee behind Thee and on every side indicate the allpervading nature of the Lord. How can the allpervading Self have front and back Finite objects only have front and back sides Arjuna imagined that there were front and back sides to the Lord and so prostrated himself in his extreme faith and devotion. O All Nothing exists without Thee. As the Self is allpervading. He is called the All. There is nothing except the Self. On every side as Thou art present everywhere or in all arters. One may be powerful but may not possess the courage to kill the enemies or he may be endowed with a mild form of courge but the Lord is infinite in courage and infinite in power. Pervadest by Thy One Self.
नमः salutation पुरस्तात् (from) front अथ also पृष्ठतः (from) behind ते to Thee नमः salutation अस्तु be ते to Thee सर्वतः on every side एव even सर्व O all अनन्तवीर्य infinite power अमितविक्रमः infinite in prowess त्वम् Thou सर्वम् all समाप्नोषि pervadest ततः wherefore असि (Thou) art सर्वः all.