Chapter 11: Vishwaroopa Darshana Yoga, verse 19
अनादिमध्यान्तमनन्तवीर्य
मनन्तबाहुं शशिसूर्यनेत्रम्।
पश्यामि त्वां दीप्तहुताशवक्त्रम्
स्वतेजसा विश्वमिदं तपन्तम् ॥
Say itस्वतेजसा विश्वमिदं तपन्तम् || 19||
Translation
I see You without beginning, middle, or end, infinite in power, with endless arms, the sun and moon as Your eyes, the burning fire Your mouth, heating the entire universe with Your radiance.
Swami Sivananda
I see You as having no beginning, middle, or end, possessing infinite valor, with innumerable arms, the sun and moon as eyes, a mouth like a blazing fire, and heating up this universe with Your own brilliance.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
I behold You as having no beginning, middle, or end; Your might is infinite. You are endowed with an innumerable number of arms. The sun and moon are Your eyes, and Your mouth emits burning fire. With Your own radiance, You are warning the entire universe.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
I observe You with no beginning, no middle, and no end; having infinite creative power and infinite arms; with the moon and the sun as Your eyes and the blazing fire as Your mouth; and scorching this universe with Your radiance.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
Without beginning, without middle, and without end, infinite in power, with arms all-embracing, the sun and moon as Your eyes, Your face beaming with the fire of sacrifice, flooding the whole universe with light.
Shri Purohit Swami
आपको मैं आदि, मध्य और अन्तसे रहित, अनन्त प्रभावशाली, अनन्त भुजाओंवाले, चन्द्र और सूर्यरूप नेत्रोवाले, प्रज्वलित अग्निके समान मुखोंवाले और अपने तेजसे संसारको संतप्त करते हुए देख रहा हूँ।
Swami Ramsukhdas
मैं आपको आदि, अन्त और मध्य से रहित तथा अनंत सार्मथ्य से युक्त और अनंत बाहुओं वाला तथा चन्द्रसूर्यरूपी नेत्रों वाला और दीप्त अग्निरूपी मुख वाला तथा अपने तेज से इस विश्व को तपाते हुए देखता 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.