The Lord is addressed here as air because the air is the most important representation of all the demigods, being all-pervasive. Arjuna also addresses Kṛṣṇa as the grandfather because He is the father of Brahmā, the first living creature in the universe.
The Lord is addressed here (in BG 11.39) as air because the air is the most important representation of all the demigods, being all-pervasive. BG 1972 purports
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"The Lord is addressed here as air because the air is the most important representation of all the demigods, being all-pervasive"
Bhagavad-gita As it is
BG Chapters 7 - 12
The Lord is addressed here as air because the air is the most important representation of all the demigods, being all-pervasive. Arjuna also addresses Kṛṣṇa as the grandfather because He is the father of Brahmā, the first living creature in the universe.
You are air, fire, water, and You are the moon! You are the supreme controller and the grandfather. Thus I offer my respectful obeisances unto You a thousand times, and again and yet again!