Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada

Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan

Normally when we go to temple we offer obeisances to Deities but where Arjuna is offering obeisances since Visva Rupa is everywhere, front, back, right, left everywhere, so in next verse he will say I offer obeisances from all directions. 

Bg 11.40

namaḥ purastād atha pṛṣṭhatas te
namo ’stu te sarvata eva sarva
ananta-vīryāmita-vikramas tvaṁ
sarvaṁ samāpnoṣi tato ’si sarvaḥ

Word for word: 

namaḥ — offering obeisances; purastāt — from the front; atha — also; pṛṣṭhataḥ — from behind; te — unto You;namaḥ astu — I offer my respects; te — unto You; sarvataḥ — from all sides; eva — indeed; sarva — because You are everything; ananta–vīrya — unlimited potency; amita–vikramaḥ — and unlimited force; tvam — You;sarvam — everything; samāpnoṣi — You cover; tataḥ — therefore; asi — You are; sarvaḥ — everything.

Translation: 

Obeisances to You from the front, from behind and from all sides! O unbounded power, You are the master of limitless might! You are all-pervading, and thus You are everything!

 

It is said in the Viṣṇu Purāṇa (1.9.69):

yo ’yaṁ tavāgato deva
samīpaṁ devatā-gaṇaḥ
sa tvam eva jagat-sraṣṭā
yataḥ sarva-gato bhavān

“Whoever comes before You, even if he be a demigod, is created by You, O Supreme Personality of Godhead.”

yo ’yaṁ tavāgato deva, tavāgato, in front of You whoever comes. 

samīpaṁ devatā-gaṇaḥ, so even if he is one of the devatas 

sa tvam eva jagat-sraṣṭā, You are the creator of the whole universe so You are creator of everything and everyone within universe. 

yataḥ sarva-gato bhavān, in that sense You are all pervading because You are creator and controller of everything.

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