Bhagavad Gita · Vishvarupa Darshana YogaChapter 11, Shloka 11 (11.11)
Original Sanskrit · सञ्जयः
दिव्यमाल्याम्बरधरं दिव्यगन्धानुलेपनम्
सर्वाश्चर्यमयं देवमनन्तं विश्वतोमुखम्
॥ 11.11 ॥
divyamālyāmbaradharaṃ divyagandhānulepanam
sarvāścaryamayaṃ devamanantaṃ viśvatomukham
Translation
"— wearing divine garlands and garments, anointed with divine fragrances, all-wondrous, infinite, with faces turned in every direction — that God (Hari showed / Arjuna saw)."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. sarvāścaryamayaṃ sarvāścaryaprāyaṃ; anantaṃ na asya antaḥ asti iti anantaḥ; viśvatomukhaṃ sarvatomukhaṃ sarvabhūtātmabhūtatvāt — with faces everywhere, because he is the Self of all beings; taṃ darśayāmāsa, arjunaḥ dadarśa iti vā adhyāhriyate.
Acharya Ramanuja (11.10–11.11 together): viśvatomukhaṃ viśvadigvartimukhaṃ — with faces in every direction.
AI-assisted draft translation — under review.