Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 11, verse 40 · Arjuna
Bhagavad Gita 11.40 · Namah Purastadatha
नमः पुरस्तादथ पृष्ठतस्ते
नमोऽस्तु ते सर्वत एव सर्व ।
अनन्तवीर्यामितविक्रमस्त्वं
सर्वं समाप्नोषि ततोऽसि सर्वः ॥
namaḥ purastādatha pṛṣṭhataste
namo’stu te sarvata eva sarva |
anantavīryāmitavikramastvaṃ
sarvaṃ samāpnoṣi tato’si sarvaḥ ||
Translation
Salutations to you in front and behind; salutations to you on every side, you who are all. Infinite in power, boundless in might, you pervade everything, and so you are everything.
Context
Spoken by Arjuna in chapter 11, Vishvarupa Darshana Yoga — “The Vision of the Universal Form”, which has 55 verses.
Frequently asked questions
What does Bhagavad Gita 11.40 mean?
Salutations to you in front and behind; salutations to you on every side, you who are all. Infinite in power, boundless in might, you pervade everything, and so you are everything.
Who speaks Bhagavad Gita 11.40?
Arjuna, in chapter 11, Vishvarupa Darshana Yoga (The Vision of the Universal Form).
Sanskrit text: traditional, public domain. Translation and explanation are our own.