Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 11, verse 5 · Krishna
Bhagavad Gita 11.5 · Pashya Me Partha
पश्य मे पार्थ रूपाणि शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः ।
नानाविधानि दिव्यानि नानावर्णाकृतीनि च ॥
paśya me pārtha rūpāṇi śataśo’tha sahasraśaḥ |
nānāvidhāni divyāni nānāvarṇākṛtīni ca ||
Translation
The Lord said: Behold my forms, son of Pritha, by the hundreds and the thousands — divine, of many kinds, of many colours and shapes.
Context
Spoken by Krishna in chapter 11, Vishvarupa Darshana Yoga — “The Vision of the Universal Form”, which has 55 verses.
Frequently asked questions
What does Bhagavad Gita 11.5 mean?
The Lord said: Behold my forms, son of Pritha, by the hundreds and the thousands — divine, of many kinds, of many colours and shapes.
Who speaks Bhagavad Gita 11.5?
Krishna, speaking to Arjuna, in chapter 11, Vishvarupa Darshana Yoga (The Vision of the Universal Form).
Sanskrit text: traditional, public domain. Translation and explanation are our own.