Gita Bhashya -Sankara 429

Shri Sankara's Gita Bhashya

(Sri Sankaracharya's Commentary on the Gita)

CHAPTER -11

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Bhavapyayau hi hhūtānām śrutau vistaraśo mayā
Tvattah Kamala-pqtrāksa māhātmyom-api

2. Of thee, O Lotus-eyed, I have heard in detail,of the origin and the dissolution of beings, as also(Thy) inexhaustible greatness.

Of Thee, from Thee, O Lotus-eyed, O Thou having eyes resem­bling the petals of the lotus, I have heard in detail, i.e. not in brevity, cāvyayam of the origin, the manifestation, and the dissolution, the dis­appearance, of beings, as also (Thy) inexhaustible, ever-lasting'greatness[1].

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References and Context

  1. Māhatw.yanu which is translated as "greatness", also means "the nature of the Mahfttman", i.e.. the Great Spirit- the Absolute and the conditioned. (A)