Chapter 11, Verse 8
Vishwaroopa Darshana Yoga — Sanskrit shloka, transliteration, word meanings, English translation, and commentary.
Original Sanskrit verse
Transliteration
Word meanings
na—not; tu—but; mām—me; śhakyase—you can; draṣhṭum—to see; anena—with these; eva—even; sva-chakṣhuṣhā—with your physical eyes; divyam—divine; dadāmi—I give; te—to you; chakṣhuḥ—eyes; paśhya—behold; me—my; yogam aiśhwaram—majestic opulence
English translation
But you are not able to behold Me with these your own eyes; I give you the divine eye; behold My lordly Yoga.
— Swami Sivananda
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Commentary
No fleshly eyes can behold Me in My Cosmic Form. One can see It through the divine eye or the eye of intuition. It should not be confused with seeing through the eye or the mind. It is an inner experience. Lord Krishna says to Arjuna I give thee the divine eye; by which you will be able to behold My sovereign form. By it see My marvellous power of Yoga. Anena With this the fleshly eye or the physical eye; the earthly eye. (Cf. VII.25IX.5X.7)
Commentary by Swami Sivananda
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