Word meanings
- tatra
- there
- eka-stham
- established in one place
- jagat
- the universe
- kṛtsnam
- entire
- pravibhaktam
- divided
- anekadhā
- many
- apaśyat
- could see
- deva-devasya
- of the God of gods
- śarīre
- in the body
- pāṇḍavaḥ
- Arjun
- tadā
- at that time
Translations
There, in the body of the God of gods, Arjuna then saw the entire universe resting in one, with its myriad of divisions.
In that vision, Arjuna saw the universe, with its manifold shapes, all embraced in one, its Supreme Lord.
At that time, the Pandava saw, in the body of the God of gods, the whole diversely differentiated universe united in one.
उस समय अर्जुनने देवोंके देव भगवान् के उस शरीरमें एक जगह स्थित अनेक प्रकारके विभागोंमें विभक्त सम्पूर्ण जगत् को देखा।Commentary
Tatra There -- in the Cosmic Form. Anekadha Many groups -- gods, manes, men and other species of beings. Arjuna beheld all forms as the forms of the Lord, all heads as His heads, all eyes as His eyes, all hands as His hands, all feet as His feet, every part of every body as the limb of the Lords divine form. Wherever he looked he beheld nothing but the Lord. He got mystic divine knowledge. Sanjaya has given a truly graphic description of the Cosmic Form. Yet, it would be futile to grasp it with the finite mind.
It is a transcendental vision, beyond the reach of the mind and senses. It has to be realised in Samadhi.