In Bhagavad Gita 11.6, Krishna tells Arjuna to behold the Adityas, Vasus, Rudras, Ashvins and Maruts, and many wonders never seen before.
Sanskrit Verse
श्रीभगवानुवाच · The Blessed Lord said
पश्यादित्यान्वसून्रुद्रान्
अश्विनौ मरुतस्तथा
बहून्यदृष्टपूर्वाणि
पश्याश्चर्याणि भारत ॥ ११-६ ॥
paśyādityānvasūnrudrān
aśvinau marutastathā
bahūnyadṛṣṭapūrvāṇi
paśyāścaryāṇi bhārata
English transliteration pashyaadityaanvasoonrudraan
ashvinau marutastathaa
bahoonyadrishtapoorvaani
pashyaashcharyaani bhaarata ॥ 11.6 ॥
Translation / Meaning
Behold the Adityas, the Vasus, the Rudras, the two Ashvins and also the Maruts. Behold many wonders never seen before, O descendant of Bharata.
Word Meanings
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| पश्य paśya | behold |
| आदित्यान् ādityān | the Ādityas |
| वसून् vasūn | the Vasus |
| रुद्रान् rudrān | the Rudras |
| अश्विनौ aśvinau | the two Aśvins |
| मरुतः marutaḥ | the Maruts |
| तथा tathā | also |
| बहूनि bahūni | many |
| अदृष्टपूर्वाणि adṛṣṭapūrvāṇi | never seen before adṛṣṭa (not seen) + pūrvāṇi (before) |
| पश्य paśya | behold |
| आश्चर्याणि āścaryāṇi | wonders |
| भारत bhārata | O descendant of Bharata |
Word-wise Chanting
- paś–yā–dit–yān–va–sūn–rud–rān– 8 syllables pash-yaa-dit-yaan-va-soon-rud-raan-
- aś–vi–nau ma–ru–tas–ta–thā | 8 syllables ash-vi-nau ma-ru-tas-ta-thaa
- ba–hūn–ya–dṛṣ–ṭa–pūr–vā–ṇi 8 syllables ba-hoon-ya-drish-ta-poor-vaa-ni
- paś–yāś–car–yā–ṇi bhā–ra–ta || 11-6 8 syllables pash-yaash-char-yaa-ni bhaa-ra-ta
How to read this
How to chant: each line is one pāda (quarter-verse); chant it in one breath. The hyphen (-) divides the syllables, inside a word and across a sandhi join, so every pāda shows its 8 syllables (11 in triṣṭubh verses). A consonant cluster is divided after its first consonant (kar-ma, vet-ti): that syllable is held longer. Mark above a syllable: guru, long (two beats); laghu, short (one beat). | closes the half-verse, || the verse; the number is the syllable count of the pāda.
Deeper Explanation – Chapter 11 Verse 6
Context
Krishna continues to describe what Arjuna will see (11.5–11.8).
Meaning
All the gods of the Vedic world, the Ādityas, Vasus, Rudras, Aśvins and Maruts, are present in the cosmic form. And there are āścaryāṇi, wonders, never seen before by any human eye.
The vision will exceed anything Arjuna has imagined. The Divine always holds more than our expectations.
In Practice
Remain open today to being surprised by something wonderful.
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Continue Your Study
This verse belongs to Chapter 11: Vishvarupa Darshana Yoga (The Vision of the Universal Form). Read the chapter overview, browse every verse of the Gita, or return to the chapter-by-chapter guide. For a reading plan, see how to study the Bhagavad Gita and the study resources.