Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11, Verse 43

Quick answer

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11, Verse 43 (11.43) means: You are the father of this world, of all that moves and does not move. You are its teacher, worthy of worship, greater than the greatest. Nothing equals you; how could anything surpass you, in all three worlds?

Sanskrit

पितासि लोकस्य चराचरस्य त्वमस्य पूज्यश्च गुरुर्गरीयान्। न त्वत्समोऽस्त्यभ्यधिकः कुतोऽन्यो लोकत्रयेऽप्यप्रतिमप्रभाव।।11.43।।

Transliteration

pitāsi lokasya charācharasya tvam asya pūjyaśh cha gurur garīyān na tvat-samo ’sty abhyadhikaḥ kuto ’nyo loka-traye ’py apratima-prabhāva

Translation

You are the father of this world, of all that moves and does not move. You are its teacher, worthy of worship, greater than the greatest. Nothing equals you; how could anything surpass you, in all three worlds?

Hindi

आप इस संसार के पिता हैं, चलने और न चलने वाले सबके। आप इसके गुरु हैं, पूजनीय, महानतम से भी महान। कोई आपके समान नहीं; तीनों लोकों में भला कोई आपसे बढ़कर कैसे हो सकता है?

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What is the meaning of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11, Verse 43?

You are the father of this world, of all that moves and does not move. You are its teacher, worthy of worship, greater than the greatest. Nothing equals you; how could anything surpass you, in all three worlds?

Which chapter is verse 11.43 from?

It is verse 43 of Chapter 11 of the Bhagavad Gita, which has 55 verses in total.

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