Bhagavad Gita · Vishvarupa Darshana YogaChapter 11, Shloka 43 (11.43)
Original Sanskrit · अर्जुनः
पिताऽसि लोकस्य चराचरस्य
त्वमस्य पूज्यश्च गुरुर्गरीयान्
न त्वत्समोऽस्त्यभ्यधिकः कुतोऽन्यो
लोकत्रयेऽप्यप्रतिमप्रभाव
॥ 11.43 ॥
pitā'si lokasya carācarasya
tvamasya pūjyaśca gururgarīyān
na tvatsamo'styabhyadhikaḥ kuto'nyo
lokatraye'pyapratimaprabhāva
Translation
"O you of matchless power, you are the father of this world of the moving and unmoving, worthy of worship, and the greatest of teachers. In the three worlds there is no one even equal to you — how then could anyone be greater?"
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. pūjyaś ca pūjārhaḥ, yataḥ guruḥ garīyān gurutaraḥ; na hi īśvaradvayaṃ saṃbhavati, anekeśvaratve vyavahārānupapatteḥ — two Lords are not possible, because with many Lords there could be no order; na vidyate pratimā yasya tava prabhāvasya.
Acharya Ramanuja. tvadanyaḥ kāruṇyādinā kena api guṇena na tvatsamaḥ asti kutaḥ abhyadhikaḥ — in no quality, compassion or any other, is anyone your equal, let alone greater; sarvasya pitā pūjyatamo guruḥ ca kāruṇyādiguṇaiḥ ca sarvādhikaḥ.
AI-assisted draft translation — under review.