Chapter 11 • Verse 38

Visvarupa Darsana Yoga

The Yoga of the Vision of the Universal Form

Sanskrit Verse

Tvam ādi-devaḥ puruṣhaḥ purāṇas tvam asya vishvasya paraṁ nidhānam, vettāsi vedyaṁ cha paraṁ cha dhāma tvayā tataṁ vishvam ananta-rūpa

Translation & Meaning

You are the first God, the ancient person. You are the supreme resting place of the universe. You are the knower and the known, the supreme abode. O infinite form, the universe is pervaded by You.

Key Teachings

  • •God is both the knower and the object of all knowledge
  • •The entire universe rests in and is pervaded by God
  • •The ancient and the present are united in the divine

Topics

first Godancient personknower and knownpervadingsupreme abode
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