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The Gita is the Song Celestial, sung by Lord Krishna himself. The Gita is the essence of all Indian scriptures. There are eighteen soul-illumining discourses in the Gita. In the eleventh one, Lord Krishna reveals to his beloved disciple, Arjuna, his Visva-Rupa, his Universal Form. On seeing this overpowering sight, this Divine Form, the surrendered disciple in Arjuna cries out:

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Tvamadi Deva Purusha Purana...

Thou art the ancient Soul,

The first and original Godhead,

And the Supreme resting place of all that lives;

Thou art the Knower and the Known; the Highest Abode.

O infinite in form, by Thee the Universe was extended.

Thou art Vayu and Yama and Agni and Soma and Varuna and Prajapati,

Father of creatures and the great-grandsire,

Salutation, Salutation to Thee,

A thousand times over and again,

And yet again, Salutation,

Again and again, Hail unto Thee.

(From the Bhagavad-Gita: XI.38-39)

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From:Sri Chinmoy,Eternity’s Breath, Sri Chinmoy Lighthouse, New York, 1972
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