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Bhagavad Gita 11.15 — Pashyami Devams Tava Deve Dehe

श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता ११.१५ — पश्यामि देवांस्तव देव देहे

🕉️ hindu·📿 11× repetitions·🕐 During meditation on the cosmic form, in morning or evening contemplation·📜 Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11, Verse 15

Also known as: pashyami devams tava deva dehe · brahmanam isham kamalasana stham · bhagavad gita 11.15 · gita 11 15 · arjuna describes the universal form · vishvarupa description

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हिन्दी / देवनागरीతెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ English සිංහල 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

✦ Meaning

Granted the divine eye, Arjuna begins to describe the overwhelming universal form (Vishvarupa) of Krishna. In this first verse of his description he beholds within the Lord's body all the gods, every class of being, Brahma seated on the cosmic lotus, Shiva, the sages and the divine serpents. The vision reveals that the entire cosmos and all its deities dwell within the one Supreme Being.

Origin & Story

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11, Verse 15 · Sage Veda Vyasa (Mahabharata, Bhishma Parva) · Ancient (text compiled c. 5th–2nd century BCE)

In the eleventh chapter, Vishvarupa Darshana Yoga, after Krishna grants the divine eye, Arjuna begins to behold and describe the universal form. This verse opens his account, as he sees all the gods, beings, Brahma, Shiva, the sages and divine serpents present within the body of the Lord.

✦ As told in scripture

It is said that within the universal form Arjuna beheld the whole of creation — every world, deity and being — gathered in the single body of the Lord, a vision possible only by divine grace and granting a glimpse of God's truly infinite nature.

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The Mantra

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अर्जुन उवाच पश्यामि देवांस्तव देव देहे सर्वांस्तथा भूतविशेषसङ्घान्। ब्रह्माणमीशं कमलासनस्थ मृषींश्च सर्वानुरगांश्च दिव्यान्॥

arjuna uvācha paśhyāmi devāns tava deva dehe sarvāns tathā bhūta-viśheṣha-saṅghān brahmāṇam īśhaṁ kamalāsana-stham ṛiṣhīnśh cha sarvān uragānśh cha divyān

Meaning:Arjuna said: O Lord, I see all the gods in Your body, and hosts of every kind of being; Brahma the creator seated on the lotus, the Lord Shiva, all the sages, and the celestial serpents.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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अर्जुनः उवाच🔊arjunaḥ uvāchaArjuna said

पश्यामि🔊paśhyāmiI behold; I see

देवान्🔊devānthe gods; the celestial beings

तव देव देहे🔊tava deva dehein Your body, O Lord

सर्वान्🔊sarvānall

तथा🔊tathāas well as

भूतविशेषसङ्घान्🔊bhūta-viśheṣha-saṅghānhosts of various classes of beings

ब्रह्माणम्🔊brahmāṇamBrahma (the creator)

ईशम्🔊īśhamthe Lord (Shiva)

कमलासनस्थम्🔊kamala-āsana-sthamseated on the lotus

ऋषीन्🔊ṛiṣhīnthe sages

च सर्वान्🔊cha sarvānand all

उरगान्🔊uragānthe serpents

च दिव्यान्🔊cha divyānand the divine ones

Benefits of Chanting Bhagavad Gita 11.15 — Pashyami Devams Tava Deve Dehe

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Opens the awe-inspiring description of the Lord's universal form

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Reveals that all gods and beings dwell within the one Supreme

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Expands the devotee's vision of God as all-encompassing

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Inspires wonder and reverence for the cosmic majesty of Krishna

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Cultivates the understanding that the whole creation is divine

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A powerful verse for contemplating the vastness of the Divine

How to Chant Bhagavad Gita 11.15 — Pashyami Devams Tava Deve Dehe

Repetitions11times

Best TimeDuring meditation on the cosmic form, in morning or evening contemplation

Chant this verse while contemplating the universal form revealed in Chapter 11. As you recite, picture all the gods, sages and beings of creation contained within the body of the Lord. Let the vision expand your sense of the Divine beyond any single form, awakening wonder and devotion toward the one Supreme Being who holds the entire cosmos within Himself.

Frequently Asked Questions

Having been granted the divine eye, Arjuna beholds within Krishna's body all the gods, hosts of every kind of being, Brahma seated on the lotus, Lord Shiva, all the sages and the celestial serpents. It is the opening of his description of the universal form.

The Vishvarupa is the cosmic, all-encompassing form of the Lord in which the entire universe and all its beings and deities are contained. Krishna reveals it to Arjuna in Chapter 11 to show His infinite, supreme nature.

Seeing Brahma the creator and Shiva within the Lord's body shows that even the great deities arise within and depend upon the one Supreme Being. The vision reveals Krishna as the source and support of all gods and all creation.

By contemplating that all gods, sages and beings dwell within the Lord, the devotee comes to see the Divine as infinite and all-pervading. This expands devotion beyond a limited image of God to reverence for the Supreme who contains the entire cosmos.