Gita/Chapter 11/Verse 46
The Universal Form · 11.46

Wearing the crown: The Universal Form

किरीटिनं गदिनं चक्रहस्त मिच्छामि त्वां द्रष्टुमहं तथैव। तेनैव रूपेण चतुर्भुजेन सहस्रबाहो भव विश्वमूर्ते॥ ११.४६ ॥
kirīṭinaṁ gadinaṁ chakra-hastam ichchhāmi tvāṁ draṣhṭum ahaṁ tathaiva tenaiva rūpeṇa chatur-bhujena sahasra-bāho bhava viśhva-mūrte
Translation

I long to see Thee as Thou wert before, with the crown, the scepter, and the discus in Thy hands; in Thy other form, with Thy four hands, O Thou whose arms are countless and whose forms are infinite.

Shri Purohit Swami (1935), public domain

Meaning

This draft lesson introduces Bhagavad Gita 11.46 through stronger key ideas from the verse: wearing the crown, carrying the mace, thousand-armed one. In the context of The Universal Form, learners connect Sanskrit vocabulary to the verse's teaching before applying it to daily choices. Review this draft before publication.

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