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Cosmic body

2 verses from the Bhagavad Gita on cosmic body. Explore teachings across 1 chapter.

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Chapter 11 • Verse 13 →The Yoga of the Vision of the Universal Form

Tatraika-stham jagat kritsnam pravibhaktam anekadha, apashyad deva-devasya sharire pandavas tada

Then Arjuna saw in the body of the God of gods, the entire universe resting in one place, divided into its many parts.

•The entire creation is held within the divine
•Unity in diversity is revealed in God's form
•All differentiation is contained in the one

unity in diversity creation within God universal form oneness

Chapter 11 • Verse 15 →The Yoga of the Vision of the Universal Form

Arjuna uvaca: pashyami devams tava deva dehe sarvams tatha bhuta-vishesha-sanghan, brahmanam isham kamalasana-stham rishims ca sarvan uragams ca divyan

Arjuna said: O Lord, I see all the gods in Your body, as well as multitudes of living beings, Brahma seated on the lotus, all the sages, and divine serpents.

•All beings are contained within the divine
•The cosmic form encompasses all levels of existence
•From gods to creatures, nothing is outside the divine

all beings Brahma divine serpents universal inclusion