Bhagavad Gita · 11.3

Chapter 11, Verse 3

Vishwaroopa Darshana Yoga — Sanskrit shloka, transliteration, word meanings, English translation, and commentary.

Original Sanskrit verse

एवमेतद्यथात्थ त्वमात्मानं परमेश्वर। द्रष्टुमिच्छामि ते रूपमैश्वरं पुरुषोत्तम।।11.3।।

Transliteration

evam etad yathāttha tvam ātmānaṁ parameśhvara draṣhṭum ichchhāmi te rūpam aiśhwaraṁ puruṣhottama

Word meanings

evam—thus; etat—this; yathā—as; āttha—have spoken; tvam—you; ātmānam—yourself; parama-īśhvara—Supreme Lord; draṣhṭum—to see; ichchhāmi—I desire; te—your; rūpam—form; aiśhwaram—divine; puruṣha-uttama—Shree Krishna, the Supreme Divine Personality

English translation

Now, O Supreme Lord, as Thou hast thus described Thyself, O Supreme Person, I wish to behold Thy divine form.

— Swami Sivananda

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Commentary

Some commentators take the two halves of this verse as two independent sentences and interpret it thusSo it is; O Supreme Lord; as Thou hast declared Thyself to be. (But still) I desire to see Thy form as Isvara; O Supreme Person. Rupamaisvaram Thy form as Isvara; that of Vishnu as possessed of infinite knowledge; sovereignty; power; strength; prowess and splendour.

Commentary by Swami Sivananda

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