Verse 11.15 : Visvarupa Darsana Yoga "Vision of Cosmic Form"
Verse 15 of 55
Shloka 11.15
अर्जुन उवाच |
पश्यामि देवांस्तव देव देहे
सर्वांस्तथा भूतविशेषसङ्घान् |
ब्रह्माणमीशं कमलासनस्थ-
मृषींश्च सर्वानुरगांश्च दिव्यान् ||११-१५||
arjuna uvāca .
paśyāmi devāṃstava deva dehe sarvāṃstathā bhūtaviśeṣasaṅghān .
brahmāṇamīśaṃ kamalāsanasthaṃ ṛṣīṃśca sarvānuragāṃśca divyān ||11-15||
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The Translation
“Arjuna said: O Lord, I see all the gods in Your body, and also multitudes of diverse living entities. I see Brahma, the creator, seated on his lotus throne, Shiva, the sages, and all the celestial serpents.”
Commentary & Insights
Arjuna begins his direct address to Krishna, describing the cosmic hierarchy and celestial beings he sees nested inside the infinite body.
Practical Application
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Acknowledge the different 'parts' of your personality today—your creative side, your logical side, your instincts—and value each as a necessary part of your whole self.
Reflections & Notes
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Self-Reflection Prompts
- Lord Brahma is seated on a lotus (*kamalāsana-sthaḥ*), which symbolizes the unmanifest potential of the universe emerging from the navel of the Lord. How does this describe the universe as an organic flower rather than a dead machine?
- How does seeing all the gods and sages inside Krishna's body clarify that Krishna is the ultimate source containing all secondary deities?
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11.15
अर्जुन उवाच
Arjuna describes the Virat form from the top of the cosmic hierarchy down. Brahma is the creator, residing at the causal plane (Satyaloka). Sages are the holders of knowledge. Serpents (such as Vasuki) are the protectors. All these layers of manifestation are seen inside the one body of the Lord.