Chapter 11 · Verse 2

Yoga through Beholding the Cosmic Form of God

भवाप्ययौ हि भूतानां श्रुतौ विस्तरशो मया। त्वत्तः कमलपत्राक्ष माहात्म्यमपि चाव्ययम्

bhavāpyayau hi bhūtānāṁ śhrutau vistaraśho mayā tvattaḥ kamala-patrākṣha māhātmyam api chāvyayam

Word Meanings

bhava — appearance; apyayau — disappearance; hi — indeed; bhūtānām — of all living beings; śhrutau — have heard; vistaraśhaḥ — in detail; mayā — by me; tvattaḥ — from you; kamala-patra-akṣha — lotus-eyed one; māhātmyam — greatness; api — also; cha — and; avyayam — eternal

Language:

Translation

O lotus-eyed one, I have heard from you in detail about the origin and dissolution of all beings, and also your imperishable greatness.

Commentary

भवाप्ययौ the origin and the dissolution? हि indeed? भूतानाम् of beings? श्रुतौ hav been heard? विस्तरशः in detail? मया by me? त्वत्तः from Thee? कमलपत्राक्ष O lotuseyed? माहात्म्यम् greatness? अपि also? च and? अव्ययम् inexhaustible.Commentary Kamalapatraksha Lotuseyed or having eyes like lotuspetals. Kamalapatra also means knowledge of the Self. He who can be obtained by knowledge of the Self is Kamalapatraksha.