Truth attracts purity and exposes darkness.
Arjuna speaks to Krishna
अर्जुन उवाच |स्थाने हृषीकेश तव प्रकीर्त्याजगत्प्रहृष्यत्यनुरज्यते च |रक्षांसि भीतानि दिशो द्रवन्तिसर्वे नमस्यन्ति च सिद्धसङ्घाः ||११-३६||
arjuna uvāca . sthāne hṛṣīkeśa tava prakīrtyā jagatprahṛṣyatyanurajyate ca . rakṣāṃsi bhītāni diśo dravanti sarve namasyanti ca siddhasaṅghāḥ ||11-36||
Use this verse to notice inner alignment.
Meaning
Arjuna said: O Hrishikesha, it is fitting that the world rejoices and is drawn to Your praise; demons flee in fear, and perfected beings bow to You.
Translation: Gita Guidance (original English rendering).
In plain words
Arjuna recognizes that Krishna’s glory brings joy to the good and fear to the dark.
Word-by-word meaning
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Explanation
Divine truth has different effects depending on inner alignment. The sincere rejoice; destructive tendencies resist and flee.
Read the traditional commentary
With this verse Arjuna's tone shifts from terror to adoration. He begins with the word sthane — 'it is right and fitting'. Having seen Krishna as Time, he now understands the response of all creation as wholly appropriate: the world rejoices in His glory, the demons flee in fear, and the perfected sages bow in worship.
This marks an important inner movement. Arjuna no longer merely recoils from the cosmic form; he begins to comprehend and accept it. What seemed only terrible is now seen as just — the natural order of things before the Supreme.
The wise are drawn near in love, the wicked scatter in fear, each receiving according to their nature. Acceptance has begun to temper his dread. This is how the soul matures in the face of overwhelming truth: first awe, then fear, then, slowly, a recognition that what overwhelms us is also rightful and good. From here Arjuna's great hymn of praise pours forth.
In daily life
Let Krishna’s name reveal what in you rejoices and what resists.
A person may feel peace in prayer but resistance in ego habits.
Try this today
Observe one inner resistance during prayer.
Krishna’s praise awakens my heart.Reflect
What in me rejoices at Krishna’s name, and what resists?
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Quick check
What does ‘अनुरज्यते च’ mean in this verse?
The Gita on praise, in other chapters
- Verse 10.15 · ArjunaThe Divine is known fully only by the Divine — so the sincere seeker turns to the Source itself for truth.
- Verse 2.27Accept the inevitability of birth and death as natural law, and redirect the energy spent on grief toward present purposeful action.
- Verse 3.24Order does not sustain itself — when the capable withdraw their effort, chaos fills the void, so faithful action is a duty to all.
- Verse 7.9The same divine life glows in every creature and fuels every sincere effort — let that recognition deepen your reverence.
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Questions about Bhagavad Gita 11.36
Who says Bhagavad Gita 11.36, and to whom?
Arjuna speaks to Krishna in verse 11.36, in Chapter 11, Vishvarupa Darshana Yoga (Vishvarupa Darshana Yoga).
What does Bhagavad Gita 11.36 mean?
Arjuna said: O Hrishikesha, it is fitting that the world rejoices and is drawn to Your praise; demons flee in fear, and perfected beings bow to You. (Translation: Gita Guidance (original English rendering).)
What is the lesson of Bhagavad Gita 11.36 for daily life?
Let Krishna’s name reveal what in you rejoices and what resists. A person may feel peace in prayer but resistance in ego habits.
What do the Sanskrit words in Bhagavad Gita 11.36 mean?
स्थाने — rightly / it is fitting; हृषीकेश — O Lord of the senses (Krishna); तव प्रकीर्त्या — by Your glory / praise; जगत् प्रहृष्यति — the world rejoices; अनुरज्यते च — and is delighted / drawn in love.
Where does verse 11.36 come in the Bhagavad Gita?
It is verse 36 of 55 in Chapter 11, Vishvarupa Darshana Yoga. The next verse is 11.37.