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Bhagavad Gita · 11.40 · Yoga through Beholding the Cosmic Form of God·40 of 55

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

Sanskrit recitation

After awe — devotion · 11.35–11.55 · Teaching

Translation

Salutations to You in front and behind! Salutations to You on every side! O All! You, infinite in power and prowess, pervade all; therefore You are all.

Meaning

The words I prostrate myself before Thee, behind Thee and on every side indicate the allpervading nature of the Lord. How can the allpervading Self have front and back Finite objects only have front and back sides Arjuna imagined that there were front and back sides to the Lord and so prostrated himself in his extreme faith and devotion.O All Nothing exists without Thee. As the Self is allpervading, He is called the All. There is nothing except the Self.On every side, as Thou art present everywhere or in all quarters.One may be powerful but may not possess the courage to kill the enemies or he may be endowed with a mild form of courge but the Lord is infinite in courage and infinite in power.Pervadest by Thy One Self.

After Swami Sivananda

After awe — devotion· 11.35–11.55→

Teachers usually read this idea across several verses together, one shared reflection covers the whole unit.

Word-by-word→
namaḥ
offering salutations
purastāt
from the front
atha
and
pṛiṣhṭhataḥ
the rear
te
to you
namaḥ astu
I offer my salutations
sarvataḥ
from all sides
eva
indeed
sarva
all
ananta-vīrya
infinite power
amita-vikramaḥ
infinite valor and might
tvam
you
sarvam
everything
samāpnoṣhi
pervade
tataḥ
thus
asi
(you) are
sarvaḥ
everything

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