Chapter 11: Vishwaroopa Darshana Yoga, verse 40
नमः पुरस्तादथ पृष्ठतस्ते
नमोऽस्तु ते सर्वत एव सर्व।
अनन्तवीर्यामितविक्रमस्त्वं
सर्वं समाप्नोषि ततोऽसि सर्वः ॥
Say itnamaḥ purastād atha pṛiṣhṭhatas te
namo ’stu te sarvata eva sarva
ananta-vīryāmita-vikramas tvaṁ
sarvaṁ samāpnoṣhi tato ’si sarvaḥ
Translation
Salutations to You in front and behind! Salutations to You on every side! O All! You, infinite in power and prowess, pervade all; therefore You are all.
Swami Sivananda
Salutations to You in the East and behind. Salutations to You on all sides indeed, O All! You possess infinite strength and infinite heroism. You pervade everything; thus You are all!
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
(a) Salutations to You from before and behind! Salutations 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, You are all.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
Salutations to You in front and behind; salutations to You on all sides, O One Who is All! You are of infinite might and immeasurable power; and You pervade all, and thus You are all.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
Salutations to Thee in front and on all sides, Thou who encompasseth me round about. Thy power is infinite; Thy majesty immeasurable; Thou upholdest all things; indeed, Thou Thyself art All.
Shri Purohit Swami
हे सर्व ! आपको आगेसे भी नमस्कार हो ! पीछेसे भी नमस्कार हो ! सब ओरसे ही नमस्कार हो ! हे अनन्तवीर्य ! अमित विक्रमवाले आपने सबको समावृत कर रखा है; अतः सब कुछ आप ही हैं।
Swami Ramsukhdas
हे अनन्तसार्मथ्य वाले भगवन्! आपके लिए अग्रत: और पृष्ठत: नमस्कार है, हे सर्वात्मन्! आपको सब ओर से नमस्कार है। आप अमित विक्रमशाली हैं और आप सबको व्याप्त किये हुए हैं, इससे आप सर्वरूप हैं।
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.