Bhagavad Gita · Vishvarupa Darshana YogaChapter 11, Shloka 39 (11.39)
Original Sanskrit · अर्जुनः
वायुर्यमोऽग्निर्वरुणः शशाङ्कः
प्रजापतिस्त्वं प्रपितामहश्च
नमो नमस्तेऽस्तु सहस्रकृत्वः
पुनश्च भूयोऽपि नमो नमस्ते
॥ 11.39 ॥
vāyuryamo'gnirvaruṇaḥ śaśāṅkaḥ
prajāpatistvaṃ prapitāmahaśca
namo namaste'stu sahasrakṛtvaḥ
punaśca bhūyo'pi namo namaste
Translation
"You are Vayu, Yama, Agni, Varuna, the moon, Prajapati and the great-grandsire. Salutations, salutations to you a thousand times — and again and again, salutations, salutations."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. prapitāmahaś ca pitāmahasyāpi pitā prapitāmahaḥ, brahmaṇo'pi pitā ity arthaḥ; punaś ca bhūyo'pi iti śraddhābhaktyatiśayāt aparitoṣam ātmanaḥ darśayati — "again, and yet again" — out of the abundance of faith and devotion he shows his own dissatisfaction (that it is still too little).
Acharya Ramanuja. hiraṇyagarbhasya api pitā tvaṃ prajānāṃ prapitāmahaḥ; pitāmahādīnām ātmatayā tattacchabdavācyaḥ tvam eva — being the Self of the grandsire and the rest, you are what those words refer to; harṣotphullanayanaḥ atyantasādhvasāvanataḥ sarvato namaskaroti — eyes wide with joy, bowed with deep awe — he bows on every side.
AI-assisted draft translation — under review.