Commentary
I see all the Gods, O Lord, in Your body and hosts of various classes of beings; Lord Brahma seated on the lotus, all the sages and the celestial serpents.
These descriptions indicate not only the things of this world but also the Devas are represented in the Cosmic Form. Even the creator, Brahma, the annihilator, Siva and the sustainer, Vishnu could be seen by Arjuna. These names belong to `Samashti’ (Macrocosm). The things of microcosm (Vyashti) like serpents and sages also were seen.
‘The vision of God widens our horizon and takes us beyond the earthly tumults and sorrows which so easily obsess us. God’s creation is not limited to this small planet, which is only an insignificant part of the cosmos. Arjuna sees the great and various companies of spirits filling the Universe’. – Dr. S. Radhakrishnan.
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Adi Sankara Commentary
Deva, O God; pasyami, I see, perceive; tava dehe, in Your body; sarvan, all; the devan, gods; tatha, as also; bhuta-visesa-sanghan, hosts of (various) classes of beings, groups of moving and non-moving living things having different shapes; and besides, brahmanam, Brahma, with four faces; isam, the Ruler of creatures; kamalasana-stham, sitting on a lotus seat, i. e. sitting on Mount Meru which forms the pericarp of the lotus that is the earth; and sarvan, all; the divyan, heavenly; rsin, sages-Vasistha and others; and (the heavenly) uragan, serpents-Vasuki and others.
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