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Aneka vaktra nayanam 11.10

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Aneka vaktra nayanam 11.10

11.10
aneka-vaktra-nayanam anekādbhuta-darśanam
aneka-divyābharaṇaṁ divyānekodyatāyudham

aneka-vaktra-nayanam – at one time (aneka) the faces/mouth (vaktra) seen with eyes (nayanam)
anekādbhuta-darśanam -at one time (aneka) the great wonderess form (adbhuta) visiting (darsanam)
aneka-divyābharaṇaṁ – at one time (aneka) the divine light (divya) of the jewels worn (abharanam)
divyānekodyatāyudham – the divine light (divya) at one time which is (anekod) executed (yata) as the weapon (ayudham)

Full meaning:
At one time, the faces/mouths, seen with eyes. At one time the great wonderess form visiting. At one time the divine light of the jewels worn, the divine light at one time which is executed as the weapon.

Vishnu in his visvaroopam (of many heads and faces and attire of divine light) executes as a weapon to show all that exists. The pricelessness of showing this cosmic form, which is what chapter 11 is about in Gita.

What this is saying is, “God is equipped with countless divine weapons held a loft?” That is not what this verse means. It is about God showing his form at one time as a weapon so we understand all that exists.