Bhagavad Gita BG 11.13
Chapter 11, Verse 13 — Meaning, Translation & Explanation
तत्रैकस्थं जगत्कृत्स्नं प्रविभक्तमनेकधा । अपश्यद्देवदेवस्य शरीरे पाण्डवस्तदा ॥
tatraika-stham jagat krtsnam pravibhaktam anekadha apashyad deva-devasya Sharire pandavas tada
Meaning
There, Arjuna (the Pandava) then saw the entire world — in all its manifold divisions — standing as one in the body of the God of gods.
Understanding
The central vision of Ch11: tatraikaStham jagat krtsnam pravibhaktam anekadhA (the ENTIRE world, in all its manifold diversity, standing as ONE). Apashyat deva-devasya sharire (saw in the body of the God of gods). The vision: all the diversity of the universe — every being, every dimension, every form — is seen as ONE within the Vishvarupa. This is the experiential realization of the non-dual teaching: plurality and unity seen simultaneously. The many and the One are not contradictory — they are seen as ONE in the divine body.
Word by Word
| Word | IAST | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| एकस्थम् | eka-stham | standing as one, situated in one |
| कृत्स्नम् | krtsnam | entire, whole, complete |
| प्रविभक्तम् | pravibhaktam | divided into many parts, manifold |
| अनेकधा | anekadhA | in many ways, in countless divisions |
| देवदेवस्य | deva-devasya | of the God of gods |
| तत्र | tatra | there |
| जगत् | jagat | the universe |
| कृत्स्नम् | kṛtsnam | entire |
| अनेकधा | anekadhā | in many ways, manifold |
| अपश्यत् | apaśyat | saw, beheld |
| शरीरे | śarīre | in the body |
| पाण्डवः | pāṇḍavaḥ | the son of Pandu (Arjuna) |
| तदा | tadā | then, at that time |