Yathora

The Gita · Chapter 11

Bhagavad Gita 11.11

दिव्यमाल्याम्बरधरं दिव्यगन्धानुलेपनम्। सर्वाश्चर्यमयं देवमनन्तं विश्वतोमुखम्॥

divya-mālyāmbara-dharaṁ divya-gandhānulepanam sarvāśhcharya-mayaṁ devam anantaṁ viśhvato-mukham

Translation

Wearing divine necklaces and vestures, anointed with divine unguents, the God all-marvellous, boundless, with face turned everywhere.

What it means

Wearing divine garlands and garments, anointed with divine fragrance, all-wonderful, boundless, facing every direction. Every sense channel is addressed at once. The vision is deliberately more than any frame can hold.

Try this today

Beauty and boundlessness together: ornamented like a person, limitless like space.

Something to reflect on

Can beauty and boundlessness coexist for me, or does limitlessness erase beauty?

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Translation by Annie Besant (1905, public domain). The meanings are original to Yathora, drawn from Shankara’s commentary.