Chapter 11
Vishwaroopa Darshana Yoga
Last updated: 14 June 2026
विश्वरूप दर्शन योग
Total Shlokas: 55~16 min readSanskrit + Multi-language Meanings
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Shloka 1
अर्जुन उवाच। मदनुग्रहाय परमं गुह्यमध्यात्मसंज्ञितम्। यत्त्वयोक्तं वचस्तेन मोहोऽयं विगतो मम।।11.1।।
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Arjuna says: By the supreme instruction on the Self that You have graciously given me, my delusion is now destroyed.
Shloka 2
भवाप्ययौ हि भूतानां श्रुतौ विस्तरशो मया। त्वत्तः कमलपत्राक्ष माहात्म्यमपि चाव्ययम्।।11.2।।
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I have heard from You in detail about the origin and dissolution of beings, as well as Your inexhaustible glory.
Shloka 3
एवमेतद्यथात्थ त्वमात्मानं परमेश्वर। द्रष्टुमिच्छामि ते रूपमैश्वरं पुरुषोत्तम।।11.3।।
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O Supreme Lord, as You describe Yourself, I now wish to see Your divine cosmic form. Arjuna desires direct vision of God's universal manifestation.
Shloka 4
मन्यसे यदि तच्छक्यं मया द्रष्टुमिति प्रभो। योगेश्वर ततो मे त्वं दर्शयात्मानमव्ययम्।।11.4।।
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If You think it is possible for me to see it, O Lord of all Yoga, then show me Your imperishable, cosmic Self.
Shloka 5
श्री भगवानुवाच। पश्य मे पार्थ रूपाणि शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः। नानाविधानि दिव्यानि नानावर्णाकृतीनि च।।11.5।।
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Krishna responds: Behold My forms — hundreds and thousands of them, divine, varied in color and shape. Prepare to witness the infinite.
Shloka 6
पश्यादित्यान्वसून्रुद्रानश्विनौ मरुतस्तथा। बहून्यदृष्टपूर्वाणि पश्याश्चर्याणि भारत।।11.6।।
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Behold the Adityas, the Vasus, the Rudras, the Ashvini twins, the Maruts, and many wonders never seen before. The entire divine hierarchy is present in Krishna's form.
Shloka 7
इहैकस्थं जगत्कृत्स्नं पश्याद्य सचराचरम्। मम देहे गुडाकेश यच्चान्यद्द्रष्टुमिच्छसि।।11.7।।
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See now the entire universe — all moving and unmoving — standing as one in Krishna's body, and whatever else you wish to see.
Shloka 8
न तु मां शक्यसे द्रष्टुमनेनैव स्वचक्षुषा। दिव्यं ददामि ते चक्षुः पश्य मे योगमैश्वरम्।।11.8।।
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But you cannot see this cosmic form with your ordinary eyes. Therefore, Krishna grants Arjuna divine vision — a supernatural perception capable of beholding the infinite.
Shloka 9
सञ्जय उवाच। एवमुक्त्वा ततो राजन्महायोगेश्वरो हरिः। दर्शयामास पार्थाय परमं रूपमैश्वरम्।।11.9।।
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Sanjaya narrates to Dhritarashtra: Having spoken thus, the great Lord of Yoga, Krishna, then showed Arjuna His supreme, cosmic form.
Shloka 10
अनेकवक्त्रनयनमनेकाद्भुतदर्शनम्। अनेकदिव्याभरणं दिव्यानेकोद्यतायुधम्।।11.10।।
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That form had countless mouths and eyes, countless wondrous sights, countless divine ornaments, and countless divine weapons raised aloft.
Shloka 11
दिव्यमाल्याम्बरधरं दिव्यगन्धानुलेपनम्। सर्वाश्चर्यमयं देवमनन्तं विश्वतोमुखम्।।11.11।।
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Wearing divine garlands and garments, anointed with celestial fragrances, all-wonderful, resplendent, infinite, with faces on every side.
Shloka 12
दिवि सूर्यसहस्रस्य भवेद्युगपदुत्थिता। यदि भाः सदृशी सा स्याद्भासस्तस्य महात्मनः।।11.12।।
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Were a thousand suns to rise together in the sky, their combined radiance might approach — yet still fall short of — the boundless brilliance of that supreme, all-encompassing form.
Shloka 13
तत्रैकस्थं जगत्कृत्स्नं प्रविभक्तमनेकधा। अपश्यद्देवदेवस्य शरीरे पाण्डवस्तदा।।11.13।।
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There, in the body of the God of gods, Arjuna then saw the entire universe, with its manifold divisions, all gathered together in one place.
Shloka 14
ततः स विस्मयाविष्टो हृष्टरोमा धनञ्जयः। प्रणम्य शिरसा देवं कृताञ्जलिरभाषत।।11.14।।
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Then Arjuna, filled with wonder, his hair standing on end, bowed his head to the Lord and spoke with folded hands.
Shloka 15
अर्जुन उवाच। पश्यामि देवांस्तव देव देहे सर्वांस्तथा भूतविशेषसङ्घान्। ब्रह्माणमीशं कमलासनस्थ मृषींश्च सर्वानुरगांश्च दिव्यान्।।11.15।।
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Arjuna says: I see all the gods in Your body, O Lord, as well as hosts of various beings — Brahma seated on the lotus, all the sages, and celestial serpents.
Shloka 16
अनेकबाहूदरवक्त्रनेत्रं पश्यामि त्वां सर्वतोऽनन्तरूपम्। नान्तं न मध्यं न पुनस्तवादिं पश्यामि विश्वेश्वर विश्वरूप।।11.16।।
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I see You with infinite arms, bellies, faces, and eyes — infinite in form on every side. I see no end, no middle, and no beginning of Your cosmic form.
Shloka 17
किरीटिनं गदिनं चक्रिणं च तेजोराशिं सर्वतो दीप्तिमन्तम्। पश्यामि त्वां दुर्निरीक्ष्यं समन्ताद् दीप्तानलार्कद्युतिमप्रमेयम्।।11.17।।
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I see You with crown, mace, and disc, a mass of radiance shining everywhere, very difficult to look at, blazing all around like fire and sun, immeasurable.
Shloka 18
त्वमक्षरं परमं वेदितव्यं त्वमस्य विश्वस्य परं निधानम्। त्वमव्ययः शाश्वतधर्मगोप्ता सनातनस्त्वं पुरुषो मतो मे।।11.18।।
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You are the imperishable, the supreme reality to be known. You are the ultimate resting place of the universe. You are the eternal guardian of dharma. I now know You as the primeval, eternal Person.
Shloka 19
अनादिमध्यान्तमनन्तवीर्य मनन्तबाहुं शशिसूर्यनेत्रम्। पश्यामि त्वां दीप्तहुताशवक्त्रं स्वतेजसा विश्वमिदं तपन्तम्।।11.19।।
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I see You without beginning, middle, or end, of infinite power, with countless arms, the sun and moon as Your eyes, the blazing fire as Your mouth, heating the universe with Your radiance.
Shloka 20
द्यावापृथिव्योरिदमन्तरं हि व्याप्तं त्वयैकेन दिशश्च सर्वाः। दृष्ट्वाद्भुतं रूपमुग्रं तवेदं लोकत्रयं प्रव्यथितं महात्मन्।।11.20।।
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The space between heaven and earth and all directions is pervaded by You alone. Seeing this wonderful and terrible form, the three worlds tremble, O great-souled one.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11 (Vishwaroopa Darshana Yoga) about?
Chapter 11, Vishwaroopa Darshana Yoga, deals with the vision of Krishna's cosmic universal form (Vishwaroopa). It contains 55 verses and is part of the dialogue between Lord Krishna and Arjuna at Kurukshetra.
How many verses are in Chapter 11 of the Bhagavad Gita?
Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11 (Vishwaroopa Darshana Yoga) has 55 shlokas (verses). On VedKosh each one is available with the original Sanskrit, transliteration, and meaning in Hindi and English.
What is the key teaching of Chapter 11?
The central teaching of Vishwaroopa Darshana Yoga is the vision of Krishna's cosmic universal form (Vishwaroopa). Read it as part of the unfolding wisdom Krishna gives Arjuna to resolve his moral crisis and act with clarity.