Shloka 13
Puruṣottama-yoga
The Discipline of the Supreme Person) — Chapter 15 (Bhagavadgītā
तत्रैकस्थं जगत् कृत्स्नं प्रविभक्तमनेकथा । अपश्यद् देवदेवस्य शरीरे पाण्डवस्तदा
tatraikasthaṃ jagat kṛtsnaṃ pravibhaktam anekadhā | apaśyad devadevasya śarīre pāṇḍavas tadā ||
সঞ্জয় বললেন—সেই মুহূর্তে পাণ্ডুপুত্র অর্জুন দেবদেব শ্রীকৃষ্ণের দেহে সমগ্র জগতকে এক স্থানে অবস্থিত দেখলেন—যদিও তা নানাভাবে বিভক্ত হয়ে অসংখ্য রূপে প্রকাশিত হচ্ছিল।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the unity of reality: the whole universe, though experienced as diverse and divided, is contained within the supreme divine being. Ethically, it frames the coming violence of war within a larger dharmic and cosmic order, urging humility and surrender to a truth beyond limited human perception.
Sanjaya reports to Dhritarashtra that Arjuna, during Krishna’s revelation of the universal form, sees the entire cosmos within Krishna’s body—one yet manifold—confirming Krishna’s supreme, all-encompassing nature.