Verse-21
Chapter 11 — Vishwaroop Darshan Yoga
Verse 21
🕉 Original Sanskrit Shloka
ami hi tvam surasangha visanti kecidbhītāḥ prāñjalayo gruanti
svastityuktvā maharşisiddhasanghåb stuvanti tvåm stutibhiḥ puşkalābhiḥ
🕉 English Translation
Sabhi devta mil rahein aap mein,
Darey hath jod veh gun gaa rahe.
Kalyaan ho! kehte siddh maharishi,
Kare stotron se swasti aap ki.
📜 Translation
English
Those group of gods are entering You, some in fear with palms joined in reverence are extolling You by singing Your glories. The group of great seers and perfected ones saying 'may there be peace and all be well' are eulogising You with hymns sublime.
Arjun has had the experience of visiting heaven. From this verse it appears that the gods whom Arjun saw there, those very gods he finds here entering the cosmic form of the Lord. There are two situations in front of Arjun here. Amongst the gods there are some who are fearful and afraid; they with folded palms joined in reverence are singing the glories of the name of the Lord. On the other hand are the great sages and perfected ones eulogising and saying 'May all be well'-
Amongst the gods there are some who know the true nature of the Lord. Brahmaji, Indra, Varun, etc. have had this experience in the context of divine sportive plays. Several gods who are in heaven but due to attachment to indulgence and prosperity are terrified with this fearsome form. Fear is a natural outcome of the attachment to indulgence, but the good side is that in that fear they started singing the glories of the Lord. Whether the name and qualities are sung out of fear or devoid of it, it is good in any case.
The great seers and the perfected ones in any case know the real nature of the Lord. They are beyond material indulgence. Then, there is no question of any fear. The other aspect of it is that they feel oneness with the essential nature of the Divine, reaching the state of 'Vaasudeva Sarvam' all is Vaasudeva, such a state in the Indian tradition is the sublime inspiration of 'sarve bhavantu sukhina' 'May it be well for all'. That is why the great seers and the perfected ones on beholding the dreadful form of the Lord singing hymns like 'may there be peace in the world' are eulogizing the Lord in a natural way-