Gita Verse 11.2

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 11, Verse 2

Sanskrit Verse

भवाप्ययौ हि भूतानां श्रुतौ विस्तरशो मया।

त्वत्तः कमलपत्राक्ष माहात्म्यमपि चाव्ययम्।।11.2।।

Transliteration

bhavāpyayau hi bhūtānāṁ śhrutau vistaraśho mayā

tvattaḥ kamala-patrākṣha māhātmyam api chāvyayam

Word meanings

bhava—appearance; apyayau—disappearance; hi—indeed; bhūtānām—of all living beings; śhrutau—have heard; vistaraśhaḥ—in detail; mayā—by me; tvattaḥ—from you; kamala-patra-akṣha—lotus-eyed one; māhātmyam—greatness; api—also; cha—and; avyayam—eternal

Swami Sivananda's translation

The origin and destruction of beings have been heard in detail from You, O lotus-eyed Lord, and also Your inexhaustible greatness.

Chapter link: Gita Chapter 11