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Transliteration
arjuna uvācha
sthāne hṛiṣhīkeśha tava prakīrtyā
jagat prahṛiṣhyaty anurajyate cha
rakṣhānsi bhītāni diśho dravanti
sarve namasyanti cha siddha-saṅghāḥ
Meaning
Arjuna said, "It is fitting, O Krishna, that the world delights and rejoices in Your praise; demons fly in fear in all directions and the hosts of the perfected ones bow to You."
Word-by-word meaning
arjunaḥuvācha — Arjun saidsthāne — it is but apthṛiṣhīka-īśha — Shree Krishna, the master of the sensestava — yourprakīrtyā — in praisejagat — the universeprahṛiṣhyati — rejoicesanurajyate — be enamoredcha — andrakṣhānsi — the demonsbhītāni — fearfullydiśhaḥ — in all directionsdravanti — fleesarve — allnamasyanti — bow downcha — andsiddha-saṅghāḥ — hosts of perfected saints
Commentary
Praise description of the glory of the Lord. The Lord is the object worthy of adortion, love and delight, because He is the Self and friend of all beings. The Lord is the object of adoration, love and delight for the following reason also. He is the primal cause even of Brahma, the Creator of the universe.
What is the meaning of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11, Verse 36?▼
Arjuna said, "It is fitting, O Krishna, that the world delights and rejoices in Your praise; demons fly in fear in all directions and the hosts of the perfected ones bow to You."
Which chapter and verse of the Bhagavad Gita is this?▼
This is verse 36 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.