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Bhagavad Gita 11.40 — Namah Purastad Atha Prishthatas Te

श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता ११.४० — नमः पुरस्तादथ पृष्ठतस्ते

🕉️ hindu·📿 11× repetitions·🕐 During worship while offering salutations, or in meditation on the all-pervading Lord·📜 Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11, Verse 40

Also known as: namah purastad atha prishthatas te · ananta viryamita vikramah · bhagavad gita 11.40 · gita 11 40 · salutations from all sides · tato si sarvah

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

✦ Meaning

Overwhelmed by the all-pervading cosmic form, Arjuna offers salutations to the Lord from every direction — front, back and all sides. He glorifies Krishna as infinite in power and immeasurable in might, declaring that since the Lord pervades everything, He is verily everything. This verse is a soaring expression of total surrender and the recognition of God's all-encompassing presence.

Origin & Story

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11, Verse 40 · Sage Veda Vyasa (Mahabharata, Bhishma Parva) · Ancient (text compiled c. 5th–2nd century BCE)

In the eleventh chapter, Vishvarupa Darshana Yoga, as Arjuna beholds the boundless universal form, he is moved to offer salutations from every direction. In this verse he bows to the Lord front, back and on all sides, glorifying His infinite power and recognising that He pervades and is all that exists.

✦ As told in scripture

The tradition holds that to salute the Lord from every direction, knowing Him to be all-pervading, fills the devotee with the awareness of God's constant presence — so that no fear of separation or distance from the Divine can remain.

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The Mantra

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नमः पुरस्तादथ पृष्ठतस्ते नमोऽस्तु ते सर्वत एव सर्व। अनन्तवीर्यामितविक्रमस्त्वं सर्वं समाप्नोषि ततोऽसि सर्वः॥

namaḥ purastād atha pṛiṣhṭhatas te namo ’stu te sarvata eva sarva ananta-vīryāmita-vikramas tvaṁ sarvaṁ samāpnoṣhi tato ’si sarvaḥ

Meaning:Salutations to You from the front and from behind! Salutations to You from every side, O All! You are infinite in power and immeasurable in might; You pervade everything, and therefore You are all.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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नमः पुरस्तात्🔊namaḥ purastātsalutations from the front

अथ पृष्ठतः🔊atha pṛiṣhṭhataḥand from behind

ते🔊teto You

नमः अस्तु ते🔊namo ’stu tesalutations be to You

सर्वतः एव🔊sarvata evafrom all sides indeed

सर्व🔊sarvaO All (the All in all)

अनन्तवीर्य🔊ananta-vīryaof infinite power

अमितविक्रमः🔊amita-vikramaḥof immeasurable valor and might

त्वम्🔊tvamYou

सर्वम्🔊sarvameverything; all

समाप्नोषि🔊samāpnoṣhiYou pervade; You encompass

ततः असि सर्वः🔊tato ’si sarvaḥtherefore You are all (everything)

Benefits of Chanting Bhagavad Gita 11.40 — Namah Purastad Atha Prishthatas Te

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A powerful verse of all-directional salutation (pranama) to the Lord

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Affirms God's all-pervading presence in every direction

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Cultivates total surrender and reverence from every side of one's being

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Inspires awe at the Lord's infinite power and might

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Helps the devotee perceive the Divine as the All in all

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Excellent for offering prostrations during worship

How to Chant Bhagavad Gita 11.40 — Namah Purastad Atha Prishthatas Te

Repetitions11times

Best TimeDuring worship while offering salutations, or in meditation on the all-pervading Lord

Chant this verse while offering heartfelt salutations to the Lord in every direction. As you recite, feel that the Divine is present before you, behind you and on all sides, pervading everything that exists. Let the recognition that 'You are all' dissolve any sense of separation, filling the heart with reverence and surrender to the omnipresent Lord.

Frequently Asked Questions

Arjuna offers salutations to Krishna from every direction — front, behind and all sides — glorifying Him as infinite in power and might. He declares that because the Lord pervades everything, He is verily everything.

Beholding the all-pervading cosmic form, Arjuna realizes that the Lord is present everywhere, in every direction. His salutations from all sides express the understanding that there is no place where God is not, and that He encompasses all.

It means that because the Lord pervades and encompasses everything, He is everything. This affirms God's all-pervading, all-inclusive nature — the entire universe exists within Him and as a manifestation of His infinite being.

It is a beautiful verse for offering prostrations and salutations during worship. Reciting it helps the devotee feel the Lord's presence on every side and cultivate complete surrender and reverence toward the omnipresent, all-powerful Divine.