Bhagavad Gita BG 11.6
Chapter 11, Verse 6 — Meaning, Translation & Explanation
पश्यादित्यान्वसून्रुद्रान् अश्विनौ मरुतस्तथा । बहून्यदृष्टपूर्वाणि पश्याश्चर्याणि भारत ॥
pashy 'adityam vasun rudran ashvinau marutas tatha bahuni adrshta-purvani pashyashcaryani bharata
Meaning
See the Adityas, Vasus, Rudras, the two Ashvins, and the Maruts — see the many wonders (ashcharyani) never seen before (adrshta-purvani), O Bharata.
Understanding
Krishna continues his invitation, naming the specific cosmic beings visible in the Vishvarupa: Adityah (the twelve solar deities), Vasavah (the eight Vasus, elemental gods), Rudrāh (the eleven Rudras, cosmic forces of dissolution), Ashvinau (the twin divine physicians of the gods), and Marutah (the storm deities, wind-gods, forty-nine in number). These are the principal celestial families — the entire divine hierarchy of the cosmos is visible simultaneously in the universal form. And then: bahuni adrshta-purvani — many wonders never seen before. Ashcaryani — marvels. The Vishvarupa will show Arjuna what no one has ever seen: the entire cosmic order displayed simultaneously in one vision. The supernormal becomes the gift of divine grace.
Word by Word
| Word | IAST | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| आदित्यान् | adityam | the Adityas — twelve solar deities (sons of Aditi) |
| वसून् | vasun | the Vasus — eight elemental deities (fire, wind, etc.) |
| रुद्रान् | rudran | the Rudras — eleven cosmic forces of dissolution |
| अश्विनौ | ashvinau | the two Ashvins — twin divine physicians of the gods |
| मरुतः | marutah | the Maruts — storm deities, wind-gods, companions of Indra |
| अदृष्टपूर्वाणि | adrshta-purvani | never seen before, unprecedented, unseen previously |
| पश्य | paśya | behold, see |
| आदित्यान् | ādityān | the Adityas |
| वसून् | vasūn | the Vasus |
| रुद्रान् | rudrān | the Rudras |
| अश्विनौ | aśvinau | the twin Ashvins |
| मरुतः | marutaḥ | the Maruts (wind-gods) |
| तथा | tathā | as well |
| बहूनि | bahūni | many |
| अदृष्ट-पूर्वाणि | adṛṣṭa-pūrvāṇi | never seen before |
| पश्य | paśya | behold |
| आश्चर्याणि | āścaryāṇi | wonders, marvels |
| भारत | bhārata | O descendant of Bharata |