Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada
Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan
Bg 11.16
aneka-bāhūdara-vaktra-netraṁ
paśyāmi tvāṁ sarvato ’nanta-rūpam
nāntaṁ na madhyaṁ na punas tavādiṁ
paśyāmi viśveśvara viśva-rūpa
Word for word:
aneka — many; bāhu — arms; udara — bellies; vaktra — mouths; netram — eyes; paśyāmi — I see; tvām — You; sarvataḥ — on all sides; ananta–rūpam — unlimited form; na antam — no end; na madhyam — no middle;na punaḥ — nor again; tava — Your; ādim — beginning; paśyāmi — I see; viśva–īśvara — O Lord of the universe;viśva–rūpa — in the form of the universe.
Translation:
O Lord of the universe, O universal form, I see in Your body many, many arms, bellies, mouths and eyes, expanded everywhere, without limit. I see in You no end, no middle and no beginning.
aneka-bāhūdara-vaktra-netraṁ, aneka, many so that we cannot count, bāhū, arms, udara, bellys, vaktra, mouth, netraṁ, eyes.
paśyāmi tvāṁ sarvato ’nanta-rūpam, I am seeing your unlimited forms
nāntaṁ na madhyaṁ na punas tavādiṁ, there is no beginning and end.
paśyāmi viśveśvara viśva-rūpa, this is the first and only word specific reference of Vishwa Rupa, viśveśvara refers to the Lord of the Visva and then you have a form.
End of transcription.
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