Arjuna said: O Hrishikesha, by chanting Your names and glories, the whole world rejoices and becomes devoted. By that chanting, frightened beings flee in all directions, and all the perfected ones bow to You. This is only fitting.
— Arjuna
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Bhagavad Gita · 11.36
Hindi · हिन्दी
अर्जुन बोले हे अन्तर्यामी भगवन् आपके नाम, गुण, लीलाका कीर्तन करनेसे यह सम्पूर्ण जगत् हर्षित हो रहा है और अनुरागप्रेम को प्राप्त हो रहा है । आपके नाम, गुण आदिके कीर्तनसे भयभीत होकर राक्षसलोग दसों दिशाओंमें भागते हुए जा रहे हैं और सम्पूर्ण सिद्धगण आपको नमस्कार कर रहे हैं । यह सब होना उचित ही है ॥
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अर्जुन उवाचArjuna saidस्थानेrightly; fittinglyहृषीकेशO HrishikeshaतवYourप्रकीर्त्यby glorifying; by chantingजगत्the worldप्रहृष्यतिrejoices greatlyअनुरज्यतेbecomes devoted; becomes attached in loveचandरक्षांसिbeings of darkness; hostile beingsभीतानिfrightenedदिशःdirectionsद्रवन्तिfleeसर्वेallनमस्यन्तिbow downचandसिद्धसङ्घाःassemblies of perfected beings
Read literallyArjuna said · rightly; fittingly · O Hrishikesha · Your · by glorifying; by chanting · the world · rejoices greatly · becomes devoted; becomes attached in love · and · beings of darkness; hostile beings · frightened · directions · flee · all · bow down · and · assemblies of perfected beings
Understanding the verse
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It shifts attention from fear to reverence, showing that praise can reorder experience.
Arjuna says that praising Krishna fills the world with joy and love, drives fearful forces away, and makes perfected beings bow in respect.
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On the battlefield
Context & commentary
On Kurukshetra, after seeing Krishna's cosmic form, Arjuna is no longer arguing—he is overwhelmed. With his hands folded, he says that Krishna's glory makes the world rejoice, makes dark forces flee, and makes the perfected bow down.
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In your life
Why this verse still matters
You walk into a room where fear has spread through everyone, and one steady voice names what is true. The tension shifts at once; panic loses its grip.
The takeaway
“Praise changes the atmosphere of the mind and the world around it.”
Arjuna says that praising Krishna fills the world with joy and love, drives fearful forces away, and makes perfected beings bow in respect.
Who speaks Bhagavad Gita 11.36?
Arjuna speaks this verse, on the battlefield of Kurukshetra, in the chapter titled "Vishvarupa Darshana Yoga" (The Universal Form).
Which chapter of the Bhagavad Gita contains verse 11.36?
Verse 36 sits in Chapter 11 of the Bhagavad Gita — Vishvarupa Darshana Yoga, "The Universal Form". The chapter has 55 verses in total.
Why does Bhagavad Gita 11.36 matter today?
You walk into a room where fear has spread through everyone, and one steady voice names what is true. The tension shifts at once; panic loses its grip.
It shifts attention from fear to reverence, showing that praise can reorder experience.
What this verse means
Arjuna says that praising Krishna fills the world with joy and love, drives fearful forces away, and makes perfected beings bow in respect.
Context & commentary
On Kurukshetra, after seeing Krishna's cosmic form, Arjuna is no longer arguing—he is overwhelmed. With his hands folded, he says that Krishna's glory makes the world rejoice, makes dark forces flee, and makes the perfected bow down.
Why this verse still matters
You walk into a room where fear has spread through everyone, and one steady voice names what is true. The tension shifts at once; panic loses its grip.
“Praise changes the atmosphere of the mind and the world around it.”
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