Chapter 11, Verse 37
Chapter 11 · bhakti-yoga
Shloka
कस्माच्च ते न नमेरन्महात्मन् गरीयसे ब्रह्मणोऽप्यादिकर्त्रे | अनन्त देवेश जगन्निवास त्वमक्षरं सदसत्तत्परं यत् ||११-३७||
kasmācca te na nameranmahātman garīyase brahmaṇo.apyādikartre . ananta deveśa jagannivāsa tvamakṣaraṃ sadasattatparaṃ yat ||11-37||
English Meaning
English Meaning
And why should they not, O great Soul, bow to Thee Who art greater (than all else), the primal cause even of the Creator (Brahma), O Infinite Being, O Lord of the gods, O Abode of the universe; Thou art the imperishable, the Being, the non-being and That which is the supreme (that which is beyond the Being and the non-being).
Hindi Meaning
हे महात्मन् ! ब्रह्मा के भी आदि कर्ता और सबसे श्रेष्ठ आपके लिए वे कैसे नमस्कार नहीं करें? (क्योंकि) हे अनन्त! हे देवेश! हे जगन्निवास! जो सत् असत् और इन दोनों से परे अक्षरतत्त्व है, वह आप ही हैं।।
Russian Meaning
И почему бы им, о великая Душа, не поклониться Тебе, Кто больше (чем все остальное), первопричина даже Творца (Брахмы), о Бесконечное Существо, о Господь богов, о Обитель вселенной; Ты есть нетленное, Существо, небытие и То, что является высшим (то, что находится за пределами Бытия и небытия).
Spanish Meaning
¿Y por qué no deberían ellos, oh gran Alma, inclinarse ante Ti, que eres más grande (que todo lo demás), la causa primordial incluso del Creador (Brahma), oh Ser Infinito, oh Señor de los dioses, oh Morada del universo; Tú eres lo imperecedero, el Ser, el no ser y Aquello que es supremo (aquello que está más allá del Ser y del no ser).
Commentary
The Lord is Mahatma. He is greater than all else. He is the imperishable. So He is the proper object of worship? love and delight.That which exists in the three periods of time is Sat. Brahman is Sat. That which does not exist in the three periods of time is Asat. This world is Asat. This body is Asat.The words Sat and Asat mean here the manifested and the unmanifested which form the adjuncts of the Akshara (imperishable). In reality the Akshara transcends both these. The word Akshara is applied in the Gita sometimes to the Unmanifest (Nature) and sometimes to the Supreme Being.Ananta is He Who is free from the three kinds of limitations (of time? space and thing) which have already been explained.Arjuna again praises the Lord thus