Bhagavad Gita Bhashya (Adi Shankaracharya) 11.36
Bhagavad Gita Bhashya (Adi Shankaracharya) 11.36 · 11 · Verse 36
Sanskrit Original
।।11.36।। --,स्थाने युक्तम्। किं तत् तव प्रकीर्त्या त्वन्माहात्म्यकीर्तनेन श्रुतेन? हे हृषीकेश? यत् जगत् प्रहृष्यति प्रहर्षम् उपैति? तत् स्थाने युक्तम्? इत्यर्थः। अथवा विषयविशेषणं स्थाने इति। युक्तः हर्षादिविषयः भगवान्? यतः ईश्वरः सर्वात्मा सर्वभूतसुहृच्च इति। तथा अनुरज्यते अनुरागं च उपैति तच्च विषये इति व्याख्येयम्। किञ्च? रक्षांसि भीतानि भयाविष्टानि दिशः द्रवन्ति गच्छन्ति तच्च,स्थाने विषये। सर्वे नमस्यन्ति नमस्कुर्वन्ति च सिद्धसंघाः सिद्धानां समुदायाः कपिलादीनाम्? तच्च स्थाने।।भगवतो हर्षादिविषयत्वे हेतुं दर्शयति --,
11.36 Sthane, it is proper; -what is that?-that the jagat, world; prahrsyati, becomes delighted; tava prakirtya, by Your praise, by reciting Your greatness and hearing it. This is befitting. This is the idea. Or, the word sthane may be taken as alifying the word 'subject' (understood) : It is proper that the Lord is the subject of joy etc. since the Lord is the Self of all beings and the Friend of all. So also it (the world) anurajyate, becomes attracted, becomes drawn (by that praise). That also is with regard to a proper subject. This is how it is to be explained. Further, that the raksamsi, Raksasas; bhitani, stricken with fear; dravanti, run; disah, in all directions-that also is with regard to a proper subject. And that sarve, all; the siddha-sanghah, groups of the Siddhas-Kapila and others; namasyanti, bow down-that also is befitting. He points out the reason for the Lord's being the object of delight etc.: