All existence is held in Krishna.
Krishna speaks to Arjuna
इहैकस्थं जगत्कृत्स्नं पश्याद्य सचराचरम् |मम देहे गुडाकेश यच्चान्यद् द्रष्टुमिच्छसि ||११-७||
ihaikasthaṃ jagatkṛtsnaṃ paśyādya sacarācaram . mama dehe guḍākeśa yaccānyad draṣṭumicchasi ||11-7||
Use this verse when life feels fragmented.
Meaning
See the entire universe, moving and unmoving, gathered here in My body, and whatever else you wish to see.
Translation: Gita Guidance (original English rendering).
In plain words
Krishna shows the whole universe gathered in His divine body.
Word-by-word meaning
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Explanation
The Vishvarupa reveals unity inside multiplicity. Everything separate from our limited view is held together in Krishna. This is a powerful antidote to fragmentation and existential anxiety.
Read the traditional commentary
Krishna now declares the totality of the vision: ekastham jagat krtsnam — the whole universe gathered into one place, within mama dehe, His own body. Everything sa-cara-acaram, moving and unmoving — every creature, every mountain and star — abides there together. And He adds that whatever else Arjuna might wish to see is also present.
The name Gudakesha, 'conqueror of sleep', is well chosen. Only one who has overcome the dullness of ordinary perception can witness this. The teaching pierces the illusion of separateness: the cosmos we experience as scattered across space and time is, in truth, one undivided whole resting in the Divine.
Modern life trains us to see only fragments. The Gita points to the deeper reality — all that exists is held in a single embrace, and nothing is ever truly apart from its source.
In daily life
When life feels scattered, remember the deeper unity.
A person overwhelmed by many roles can remember that all roles can be offered to one Divine center.
Try this today
Write three life areas and offer them to Krishna.
All parts of my life are held in Krishna.Reflect
What scattered parts of life need unity?
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Quick check
What does ‘एकस्थम्’ mean in this verse?
Krishna on wholeness, in other chapters
- Verse 9.34Offer your mind, heart, actions, and reverence wholly to the Divine, and you are drawn inevitably toward union.
- Verse 10.19The Divine's glories are endless — what is named is only a doorway pointing toward the boundless beyond.
- Verse 15.18The ultimate reality is the Supreme Person, transcending both the changing world and the changeless ground.
- Verse 4.30Every sincere act of self-offering, in whatever form, purifies the heart — the path matters less than the spirit of sacrifice.
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Questions about Bhagavad Gita 11.7
Who says Bhagavad Gita 11.7, and to whom?
Krishna speaks to Arjuna in verse 11.7, in Chapter 11, Vishvarupa Darshana Yoga (Vishvarupa Darshana Yoga).
What does Bhagavad Gita 11.7 mean?
See the entire universe, moving and unmoving, gathered here in My body, and whatever else you wish to see. (Translation: Gita Guidance (original English rendering).)
What is the lesson of Bhagavad Gita 11.7 for daily life?
When life feels scattered, remember the deeper unity. A person overwhelmed by many roles can remember that all roles can be offered to one Divine center.
What do the Sanskrit words in Bhagavad Gita 11.7 mean?
इह — here; एकस्थम् — resting in one place; जगत् कृत्स्नम् — the whole universe; पश्य अद्य — behold now; सचराचरम् — with the moving and the unmoving.
Where does verse 11.7 come in the Bhagavad Gita?
It is verse 7 of 55 in Chapter 11, Vishvarupa Darshana Yoga. The next verse is 11.8.