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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11 Verse 43 (11.43)

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11 Verse 43 (11.43)

पितासि लोकस्य चराचरस्य । त्वमस्य पूज्यश्च गुरुर्गरीयान् | | न त्वत्समोऽस्त्यभ्यधिकः कुतोऽन्यो | लोकत्रयेऽप्यप्रतिमप्रभाव | | ११-४३ | |

pitāsi lokasya charācharasya tvamasya pūjyaśhcha gururgarīyān na tvatsamo’styabhyadhikaḥ kuto’nyo lokatraye’pyapratimaprabhāva

Word-by-word guide:
Line 1:
  • पिता (pita) — पिता(You are the father of the moving and unmoving world)
  • असि (asi) — तुम हो(You are the father of the moving and unmoving world)
  • लोकस्य (lokasya) — आप हैं पिता का चल और अचल लोक(You are the father of the moving and unmoving world)
  • (ca) — और(and)
  • ra joined in charācharasya
  • (ca) — और(and)
  • r joined in charācharasya
  • असि (asi) — तुम हो(You are the father of the moving and unmoving world)
  • a joined in charācharasya
Line 2:
  • त्वम् (tvam) — तुम(you)
  • असि (asi) — तुम हो(You are the father of the moving and unmoving world)
  • a joined in tvamasya
  • पुज्यह् (pujyah) — योग्य का पूजा(worthy of worship)
  • (ca) — और(and)
  • गुरुह् (guruh) — बड़ा गुरु(greater teacher)
  • गरियन् (gariyan) — बड़ा गुरु(greater teacher)
Line 3:
  • (na) — नहीं(none is equal to You)
  • त्वत्-समह् (tvat-samah) — कोई नहीं इस् समान को आप(none is equal to You)
  • अस्ति (asti) — है(none is equal to You)
  • अभ्यधिकह् (abhyadhikah) — होव् सकता है कोई हो बड़ा(how could anyone be greater)
  • कुतह् (kutah) — होव् सकता है कोई हो बड़ा(how could anyone be greater)
  • अन्यः (anyah) — दूसरा(how could anyone be greater)
Line 4:
  • lok joined in lokatraye’pyapratimaprabhāva
  • अत्र (atra) — यहाँ(here)
  • ye joined in lokatraye’pyapratimaprabhāva
  • अपि (api) — भी(also)
  • अप्रतिम-प्रभव (apratima-prabhava) — एक का अतुलनीय शक्ति(one of matchless power)

English: For You are the Father of all things movable and immovable, the Worshipful, the Master of Masters! In all the worlds there is none equal to You, how then superior, O You who standeth alone, Highest.

💡 Commentary Note

Krishna is the father of all, the greatest teacher, and worthy of worship. There is no one equal to Him; how then could anyone be greater in the three worlds?

Learnings from Shloka 43:
  • Greatest Teacher:: Look to the Supreme as the ultimate Guru residing within, guiding you through life's lessons.
  • Peerless Reality:: Nothing in the material world can equal the value and beauty of the ultimate spiritual truth.

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