Chapter 11, Verse 54
Vishwaroopa Darshana Yoga — Sanskrit shloka, transliteration, word meanings, English translation, and commentary.
Original Sanskrit verse
Transliteration
Word meanings
bhaktyā—by devotion; tu—alone; ananyayā—unalloyed; śhakyaḥ—possible; aham—I; evam-vidhaḥ—like this; arjuna—Arjun; jñātum—to be known; draṣhṭum—to be seen; cha—and; tattvena—truly; praveṣhṭum—to enter into (union with me); cha—and; parantapa—scorcher of foes
English translation
But by single-minded devotion, I can be known, seen, and entered into in reality, O Arjuna.
— Swami Sivananda
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Commentary
Devotion is the sole means to the realisation of the Cosmic Form. AnanyaBhakti Singleminded devotion. Onepointed unbroken devotion the devotion which does not seek any other object but the Lord alone. In this type of devotion no object other than the Lord is experienced by any of the senses. Egoism and dualism totally vanish. Of this form refers to the Cosmic Form. By singleminded devotion it is possible not only to know Me as declared in the scriptures but also to realise Me; i.e.; to attain liberation. The devotee realises that the Lord is all this and He alone is the ultimate Reality. When he gets this experience of illumination he gets merged in Him. (Cf. VIII.22X.10)
Commentary by Swami Sivananda
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