Chapter 11: Vishwaroopa Darshana Yoga, verse 15
अर्जुन उवाच arjuna uvācha
पश्यामि देवांस्तव देव देहे
सर्वांस्तथा भूतविशेषसङ्घान्।
ब्रह्माणमीशं कमलासनस्थ
मृषींश्च सर्वानुरगांश्च दिव्यान् ॥
Say itpaśhyāmi devāns tava deva dehe
sarvāns tathā bhūta-viśheṣha-saṅghān
brahmāṇam īśhaṁ kamalāsana-stham
ṛiṣhīnśh cha sarvān uragānśh cha divyān
Translation
Arjuna said, "O God, I see all the gods in Your body, as well as hosts of various classes of beings, Brahma the Lord seated on the lotus, all the sages, and the celestial serpents."
Swami Sivananda
Arjuna said, "O God, I see in Your body all the gods, as well as hosts of various classes of beings; Brahma the ruler, sitting on a lotus seat, and all the heavenly sages and serpents.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
Arjuna said, "O Lord, I behold in Your body all the gods, and all the diverse hosts of beings—Brahma, Siva, who is in Brahma, the seers, and the lustrous snakes."
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
Arjuna said, "O God! In Your body, I behold all gods and hosts of different kinds of beings—the Lord Brahma seated on the lotus-seat, and all the sages and glowing serpents."
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
Arjuna said: O Almighty God! I see in You the powers of Nature, the various creatures of the world, the Progenitor on His lotus throne, the Sages, and the shining angels.
Shri Purohit Swami
अर्जुन बोले -- हे देव ! मैं आपके शरीरमें सम्पूर्ण देवताओंको, प्राणियोंके विशेष-विशेष समुदायोंको कमलासनपर बैठे हुए ब्रह्माजीको, शङ्करजीको, सम्पूर्ण ऋषियोंको और सम्पूर्ण दिव्य सर्पोंको देख रहा हूँ।
Swami Ramsukhdas
अर्जुन ने कहा -- हे देव! मैं आपके शरीर में समस्त देवों को तथा अनेक भूतविशेषों के समुदायों को और कमलासन पर स्थित सृष्टि के स्वामी ब्रह्माजी को, ऋषियों को और दिव्य सर्पों को देख रहा हूँ।
Swami Tejomayananda
Classical commentariesFor deeper study. Most are in the original Sanskrit.
Advaita
Non-dual: the self and the absolute are one.
Vishishtadvaita
Qualified non-dual: souls are real parts of the divine.
Dvaita
Dual: the soul and God are eternally distinct.
Shuddhadvaita
Pure non-dual, centred on grace and devotion.
Kashmir Shaivism
The Gita read through Trika Shaiva philosophy.
Modern teachers
20th-century teachers writing for today's readers.