Bhagavad Gita BG 11.19
Chapter 11, Verse 19 — Meaning, Translation & Explanation
अनादिमध्यान्तमनन्तवीर्यमनन्तबाहुं शशिसूर्यनेत्रम् । पश्यामि त्वां दीप्तहुताशवक्त्रं स्वतेजसा विश्वमिदं तपन्तम् ॥
anadi-madhyantam ananta-viryam ananta-bahum shashi-surya-netram pashyami tvam dipta-hutasha-vaktram sva-tejasa vishvam idam tapantam
Meaning
I see you without beginning, middle, or end, of infinite power, of infinite arms, with the sun and moon as your eyes, blazing fire as your mouth, heating this entire universe with your own radiance.
Understanding
Arjuna's direct description of the Vishvarupa: anadi-madhyantam (without beginning, middle, or end — beyond time), ananta-viryam (of infinite power), ananta-bahum (of infinite arms). Shashi-surya-netram (sun and moon as the two eyes — the cosmic eyes that see all). And: dipta-hutasha-vaktram (blazing fire as the mouth) — the Cosmic Form has fire-mouths. Sva-tejasa vishvam tapantam (heating this entire universe with its own radiance — it is the source of all heat, all energy). The form is not just large — it is the source of all power and all cosmic process.
Word by Word
| Word | IAST | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| अनादिमध्यान्तम् | anadi-madhyantam | without beginning, middle, or end |
| अनन्तवीर्यम् | ananta-viryam | of infinite power/energy |
| शशशिसूर्यनेत्रम् | shashi-surya-netram | with sun and moon as eyes |
| दीप्तहुताशवक्त्रम् | dipta-hutasha-vaktram | blazing fire as mouth/face |
| स्वतेजसा | sva-tejasa | by its own radiance/splendor |
| अनादि-मध्यान्तम् | anādi-madhyāntam | without beginning, middle or end |
| अनन्त-वीर्यम् | ananta-vīryam | of infinite power |
| अनन्त-बाहुम् | ananta-bāhum | with unlimited arms |
| शाशि-सूर्य-नेत्रम् | śāśi-sūrya-netram | with eyes like the moon and sun |
| पश्यामि | paśyāmi | I see |
| त्वाम् | tvām | You |
| दीप्त-हुताश-वक्त्रम् | dīpta-hutāśa-vaktram | with blazing fire as the mouth |
| स्व-तेजसा | sva-tejasā | by Your own radiance |
| विश्वम् | viśvam | the universe |
| इदम् | idam | this |
| तपन्तम् | tapantam | scorching, heating |