Bhagavad Gita · Vishvarupa Darshana YogaChapter 11, Shloka 40 (11.40)
Original Sanskrit · अर्जुनः
नमः पुरस्तादथ पृष्ठतस्ते
नमोऽस्तु ते सर्वत एव सर्व
अनन्तवीर्यामितविक्रमस्त्वं
सर्वं समाप्नोषि ततोऽसि सर्वः
॥ 11.40 ॥
namaḥ purastādatha pṛṣṭhataste
namo'stu te sarvata eva sarva
anantavīryāmitavikramastvaṃ
sarvaṃ samāpnoṣi tato'si sarvaḥ
Translation
"O All, salutations to you from the front, salutations from behind, salutations from every side. You are of infinite strength and boundless valour; you pervade all — therefore you alone are 'All' (everything)."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. vīryaṃ sāmarthyaṃ vikramaḥ parākramaḥ; vīryavān api kaścit śatruvadhādiviṣaye na parākramate — someone may have strength yet not show valour; you are infinite in both; sarvaṃ samastaṃ jagat samāpnoṣi samyak ekena ātmanā vyāpnoṣi; tvayā vinābhūtaṃ na kiñcit asti iti abhiprāyaḥ.
Acharya Ramanuja. sarvasya cidacidvastujātasya tvaccharīratayā tvatprakāratvāt sarvaprakāraḥ tvam eva sarvaśabdavācyaḥ asi — everything is your body, your mode — so the word "all" refers to you; and the key: sarvasāmānādhikaraṇyanirdeśasya ātmatayā vyāptiḥ eva hetuḥ iti suvyaktam uktam — "you are Vayu", "you are being and non-being" — the reason for all these statements of identity is pervasion as the Self; this is said clearly here.
AI-assisted draft translation — under review.