Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11 Verse 37
भगवद् गीता अध्याय 11 श्लोक 37

कस्माच्च ते न नमेरन्महात्मन्
गरीयसे ब्रह्मणोऽप्यादिकर्त्रे।
अनन्त देवेश जगन्निवास
त्वमक्षरं सदसत्तत्परं यत्।।11.37।।



English Translation - Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
11.37. O Mighty One !  Why should they not bow down to You, the Primal Creater, Who are greater than even Brahma (personal god) ?  O Endless One, O Lord of gods, O Abode of the universe !  You are unalterable, existent, non-existent and also that which is beyond both.


English Translation of Commentary  - Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
11.37 Kasmat etc.  Existent  (11.Sat) :  i.e. as a purport of words  (11.or as material object).  Non-existent  (11.Asat) :  Because, the Absolute does not become an object of perception.  Or Asat signifies negation;  [in fact]  it is also well connected with the words which denote it directly, or indicate it indirectly by denoting what contains it; it also enjoys a form  (11.becomes an object) of  knowledge  (11.of its own);  and  [hence]  is has no separate existence other than the existence of the Absolute  Brahman ?  (11.It is)  beyond  both the existent and  non-existent :  For,  It is realised when the knowledge  of both of them disappears.				(11.38)


Transliteration Bhagavad Gita 11.37Kasmaachcha te na nameran mahaatmanGareeyase brahmano’pyaadikartre;
Ananta devesha jagannivaasaTwamaksharam sadasattatparam yat.


Word Meanings Bhagavad Gita 11.37kasmāt—why; cha—and; te—you; na nameran—should they not bow down; mahā-ātman—The Great one; garīyase—who are greater; brahmaṇaḥ—than Brahma; api—even; ādi-kartre—to the original creator; ananta—The limitless One; deva-īśha—Lord of the devatās; jagat-nivāsa—Refuge of the universe; tvam—you; akṣharam—the imperishable; sat-asat—manifest and non-manifest; tat—that; param—beyond; yat—which