Speaker: Arjuna
अनादिमध्यान्तमनन्तवीर्य-
मनन्तबाहुं शशिसूर्यनेत्रम् ।
पश्यामि त्वां दीप्तहुताशवक्त्रं
स्वतेजसा विश्वमिदं तपन्तम् ॥१९॥
anādi-madhyāntam ananta-vīryam
ananta-bāhuṁ śaśi-sūrya-netram
paśyāmi tvāṁ dīpta-hutāśa-vaktraṁ
sva-tejasā viśvam idaṁ tapantam
Word for word (synonyms)
- anādi
- without beginning
- madhya
- without middle
- antam
- without end
- ananta
- unlimited
- vīryam
- glorious
- ananta
- unlimited
- bāhum
- arms
- śaśi
- moon
- sūrya
- sun
- netram
- eyes
- paśyāmi
- I see
- tvām
- You
- dīpta
- blazing
- hutāśa-vaktram
- fire coming out of Your mouth
- sva-tejasā
- by Your
- viśvam
- this universe
- idam
- this
- tapantam
- heating
Translation
You are the origin without beginning, middle or end. You have numberless arms, and the sun and moon are among Your great unlimited eyes. By Your own radiance You are heating this entire universe.
Purport
There is no limit to the extent of the six opulences of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Here and in many other places there is repetition, but according to the scriptures, repetition of the glories of Kṛṣṇa is not a literary weakness. It is said that at a time of bewilderment or wonder or of great ecstasy, statements are repeated over and over. That is not a flaw.
What this verse teaches
Arjuna’s description of Kālā-rūpa, the form of time – no origin, middle or end, spread everywhere with unlimited strength as the demigods offered prayers. Arjuna becomes fearful.
- Themes
- The Five Topics
In thematic compilations 1
- Arjuna describes the kāla-rupa of Kṛṣṇa (11.19-25)
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