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Human form

2 verses from the Bhagavad Gita on human form. Explore teachings across 2 chapters.

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Chapter 9 • Verse 11 →The Yoga of Royal Knowledge and Royal Secret
Avajananti mam mudha manushim tanum ashritam, param bhavam ajananto mama bhuta-maheshvaram

Fools disregard Me when I descend in human form. They do not know My transcendental nature as the Supreme Lord of all beings. Those who see only the external human appearance of the Lord miss His divine majesty hidden within the mortal form.

  • •The divine is often unrecognised when it appears in human form
  • •Ignorance of God's supreme nature leads to disrespect
  • •True wisdom perceives the transcendental beyond the apparent
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Chapter 11 • Verse 51 →The Yoga of the Vision of the Universal Form
Arjuna uvācha: dṛiṣhṭvedaṁ mānuṣhaṁ rūpaṁ tava saumyaṁ janārdana, idānīm asmi saṁvṛittaḥ sa-chetāḥ prakṛitiṁ gataḥ

Arjuna said: O Janardana, seeing this gentle human form of Yours, I am now calmed and restored to my own nature.

  • •The familiar form brings peace after the cosmic
  • •Returning to one's own nature is a blessing
  • •The human-like form of God is accessible and comforting
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