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Transliteration
dyāv ā-pṛithivyor idam antaraṁ hi
vyāptaṁ tvayaikena diśhaśh cha sarvāḥ
dṛiṣhṭvādbhutaṁ rūpam ugraṁ tavedaṁ
loka-trayaṁ pravyathitaṁ mahātman
Meaning
This space between the earth and the heavens, and all the quarters, is filled by You alone; having seen this, Your wonderful and terrible form, the three worlds are trembling with fear, O great-souled Being.
Word-by-word meaning
dyau-ā-pṛithivyoḥ — between heaven and earthidam — thisantaram — space betweenhi — indeedvyāptam — pervadedtvayā — by youekena — alonediśhaḥ — directionscha — andsarvāḥ — alldṛiṣhṭvā — seeingadbhutam — wondrousrūpam — formugram — terribletava — youridam — thisloka — worldstrayam — threepravyathitam — tremblingmahā-ātman — The greatest of all beings
Commentary
Thee In Thy Cosmic Form. The space and the arters This denotes that the Lord has filled the whole universe of animate and inanimate objects. In order to remove the doubt entertained by Arjuna as to his success (Cf. II.6) Lord Krishna makes him feel now that victoyr for the Pandavas is certain.
What is the meaning of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11, Verse 20?▼
This space between the earth and the heavens, and all the quarters, is filled by You alone; having seen this, Your wonderful and terrible form, the three worlds are trembling with fear, O great-souled Being.
Which chapter and verse of the Bhagavad Gita is this?▼
This is verse 20 of Chapter 11 (Viśhwarūp Darśhan Yog — Yoga through Beholding the Cosmic Form of God) of the Bhagavad Gita, a scripture of 18 chapters and 700 verses spoken by Lord Krishna to Arjuna.