Bhagavad Gita — Vishwarupa Darshana Yoga, Shloka 20

Vishwarupa Darshana Yoga

Devanagari script

द्यावापृथिव्योरिदमन्तरं हि व्याप्तं त्वयैकेन दिशश्च सर्वाः । दृष्ट्वाद्भुतं रूपमुग्रं तवेदं लोकत्रयं प्रव्यथितं महात्मन् ॥

Transliteration

dyāvā-pṛthivyor idam antaraṃ hi vyāptaṃ tvayaikena diśaś ca sarvāḥ | dṛṣṭvādbhutaṃ rūpam ugraṃ tavedaṃ loka-trayaṃ pravyathitaṃ mahātman ||

Translation

The space between heaven and earth is pervaded by You alone, and so too all the directions. Beholding this wondrous and terrible form of Yours, O Mahātmā, the three worlds are shaken with awe.

Gita Press Meaning

The space between heaven and earth and all the directions are pervaded by You alone. Seeing this wondrous and formidable form of Yours, O Great-Souled One, the three worlds are deeply stirred.

Speakers

• Arjuna

Primary Concepts

• Vyāpti (pervasion)
• Loka-traya (three worlds)
• Sublime/awe (ugra as numinous)
• Mahātman

Key Themes

• Divine omnipresence
• Cosmic scale of the vision
• Awe as a response to ultimacy