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Infinite

3 verses from the Bhagavad Gita on infinite. Explore teachings across 1 chapter.

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Chapter 11 • Verse 10 →The Yoga of the Vision of the Universal Form

Aneka-vaktra-nayanam anekadbbhuta-darshanam, aneka-divyabharanam divyananeka-dyutayudham

Arjuna saw the universal form with countless mouths and eyes, with countless wondrous visions, adorned with divine ornaments, bearing divine weapons.

•The infinite cannot be contained in a single form
•Divine beauty and power are limitless
•The universal form transcends human imagination

universal form divine beauty countless cosmic vision

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

Divya-malya-mbara-dharam divya-gandhanulepanam, sarvascharya-mayam devam anantam vishvato-mukham

Wearing divine garlands and garments, anointed with divine fragrances, all-wonderful, resplendent, infinite, with faces on all sides.

•The divine is present in all directions
•Infinite splendor of the universal form
•God pervades all of space

divine splendor omnipresence cosmic form all directions

Chapter 11 • Verse 37 →The Yoga of the Vision of the Universal Form

Kasmāch cha te na nameran mahātman garīyase brahmaṇo 'py ādi-kartre, ananta deveśha jagan-nivāsa tvam akṣharaṁ sad-asat tat paraṁ yat

O great soul, why should they not bow to You, who are even greater than Brahma the original creator? O infinite Lord of the gods, refuge of the universe, You are the imperishable, transcending both being and non-being.

•God is beyond all creation, including Brahma
•The divine transcends the categories of existence and non-existence
•Worship is the natural response to the highest reality

greater than Brahma transcendent imperishable beyond being