Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11 Verse 36 Meaning
Arjuna said, "It is fitting, O Krishna, that the world delights and rejoices in Your praise; demons fly in fear in all directions and the hosts of the perfected ones bow to You."
BG 11.36
अर्जुन उवाच स्थाने हृषीकेश तव प्रकीर्त्या जगत् प्रहृष्यत्यनुरज्यते च। रक्षांसि भीतानि दिशो द्रवन्ति सर्वे नमस्यन्ति च सिद्धसङ्घाः
arjuna uvācha sthāne hṛiṣhīkeśha tava prakīrtyā jagat prahṛiṣhyaty anurajyate cha rakṣhānsi bhītāni diśho dravanti sarve namasyanti cha siddha-saṅghāḥ
Meaning in English
Arjuna said, "It is fitting, O Krishna, that the world delights and rejoices in Your praise; demons fly in fear in all directions and the hosts of the perfected ones bow to You."
हिंदी अर्थ (Hindi Meaning)
अर्जुन बोले -- हे अन्तर्यामी भगवन् ! आपके नाम, गुण, लीलाका कीर्तन करनेसे यह सम्पूर्ण जगत् हर्षित हो रहा है और अनुराग(-प्रेम-) को प्राप्त हो रहा है। आपके नाम, गुण आदिके कीर्तनसे भयभीत होकर राक्षसलोग दसों दिशाओंमें भागते हुए जा रहे हैं और सम्पूर्ण सिद्धगण आपको नमस्कार कर रहे हैं। यह सब होना उचित ही है।
Explanation & Life Application
This verse from Chapter 11 of the Bhagavad Gita offers profound wisdom for modern life. As part of The Yoga of the Universal Form (Visvarupa Darsana Yoga), it teaches about Universal form and Divine vision.
The essence of this teaching encourages us to focus on our actions and duties rather than anxiety about outcomes. In today's fast-paced world, this timeless wisdom offers a path to inner peace.
— Explained by the Nitya Team
When to Apply This Verse
- •When feeling anxious about results at work or exams
- •Before starting a new project or challenge
- •When perfectionism causes stress
Related Verses
BG 2.13
Just as the embodied soul passes through childhood, youth, and old age in this body, so too does it pass into another body; the steadfast one does not grieve over this.
BG 2.14
The contact of the senses with the objects, O son of Kunti, which causes heat and cold, pleasure and pain, has a beginning and an end; they are impermanent; endure them bravely, O Arjuna.
BG 2.20
It is not born, nor does it ever die; after having been, it again does not cease to be; unborn, eternal, changeless, and ancient, it is not killed when the body is killed.
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