🪷 Bhagavad-Gītā · 11.47
Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga · "The Yoga of the Universal-Form Vision" · Verse 47 of 55
🪷 English Translations
Five authentic English voices · each from a distinct sampradāya · together revealing the verse's full śabda-tattva.
Shri Purohit Swami · Poetic English · 1935 · public domain · Cosmo Press tradition
11.47 Lord Shri Krishna replied: My beloved friend! It is only through My grace and power that thou hast been able to see this vision of splendour, the Universal, the Infinite, the Original. Never has it been seen by any but thee.
Swami Sivananda · Direct prose · Divine Life Society
11.47 The Blessed Lord said O Arjuna, this Cosmic Form has graciously been shown to thee by Me by My own Yogic power; full of splendour, primeval, and infinite, this Cosmic Form of Mine has never been seen before by anyone other than thyself.
Swami Gambīrānanda · Word-key glosses · Advaita Ashrama · Śaṅkara-school
11.47 Prasannena, out of grace-grace means the intention of favouring you; O Arjuna, idam, this; param, supreme; tejomayam, abundantly radiant; visvam, Cosmic, all-comprehensive; anantam, infinite, limitless; adyam, primeval-that which existed in the beginning; rupam, form, the Cosmic form; yat which form; me, of Mine; na drsta-purvam, has not been seen before; tvat-anyena, by anyone other than you; daristam, has been shown; tava, to you; maya, by Me-who am racious, being possessed of that (intention of favouring you); atma-yogat, through the power of My own Yoga, through the power of My own Godhood.
'You have certainly got all your ends accomplished by the vision of the form of Mine who am the Self [The word atmanah (who am the Self) does not occur in some editions.-Tr.] .' Saying so, He eulogizes that (vision):
Swami Ādidevānanda · Śrī-Vaiṣṇava perspective · Rāmānuja school
11.47 The Lord said The 'luminous' form of Mine is a mass of luminosity. It is 'universal' i.e., constitutes the Self of the universe. It is 'infinite', endless. This is illustrated by describing it as having no beginning, middle or end. It is 'primeval,' namely, it constitutes the foundation of all beings other than Myself. It has nevr been seen before by any one other than you. Such a form is now revealed to you, who are My devotee, by Me who am gracious, by My own Yoga, namely, by the power of willing the truth associated with Me.
Sri Krsna proceeds to say, 'It is not possible that I can be realised as I am, through any means except exclusive Bhakti.'
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan · Academic precision · modern scholarly
11.47. The Bhagavat said Being gracious towards you, I have shown you, O Arjuna, this supreme form, as a result of [Your] concentration on the Self; this form of Mine full of splendour universal , unending and primal, has been never seen before by anybody other than your-self.
🪷 Hindi Translation · हिन्दी अनुवाद
For the Hindi-aware seer · Pūjya Swami Rāmsukhdās ji's translation · the highest-readability modern Hindi rendering · Gītā-Press Gorakhpur tradition.
🪷 Swami Rāmsukhdās · Sādhaka-Sañjīvanī tradition · Gītā-Press Gorakhpur · highest modern Hindi reading
।।11.47।। श्रीभगवान् बोले -- हे अर्जुन ! मैंने प्रसन्न होकर अपनी सामर्थ्यसे यह अत्यन्त श्रेष्ठ, तेजोमय, सबका आदि और अनन्त विश्वरूप तुझे दिखाया है, जिसको तुम्हारे सिवाय पहले किसीने नहीं देखा है।
🪷 English Commentaries · The Ācārya Voices
The classical commentary tradition rendered in English · each ācārya speaks from their own sampradāya · the seer chooses the depth of darśana.
Swami Sivananda · Verse-by-verse word-keys with Sanskrit anchors
11.47 मया by Me? प्रसन्नेन gracious? तव to thee? अर्जुन O Arjuna? इदम् this? रूपम् form? परम् supreme? दर्शितम् has been shown? आत्मयोगात् by My own Yogic power? तेजोमयम् full of splendour? विश्वम् universal? अनन्तम् endless? आद्यम् primeval? यत् which? मे of Me? त्वत् from thee? अन्येन by another? न not? दृष्टपूर्वम् seen before.Commentary Lord Krishna eulogises the Cosmic Form because Arjuna should be regarded to have achieved all his ends by seeing this Cosmic Form.It is also an inducement to all spiritual aspirants to strive to attain this sublime vision. What they should do is explained by the Lord in verse 53 to 55.
Swami Gambīrānanda · Advaita-school commentary (Śaṅkara tradition)
11.47 Prasannena, out of grace-grace means the intention of favouring you; O Arjuna, idam, this; param, supreme; tejomayam, abundantly radiant; visvam, Cosmic, all-comprehensive; anantam, infinite, limitless; adyam, primeval-that which existed in the beginning; rupam, form, the Cosmic form; yat which form; me, of Mine; na drsta-purvam, has not been seen before; tvat-anyena, by anyone other than you; daristam, has been shown; tava, to you; maya, by Me-who am racious, being possessed of that (intention of favouring you); atma-yogat, through the power of My own Yoga, through the power of My own Godhood.
'You have certainly got all your ends accomplished by the vision of the form of Mine who am the Self [The word atmanah (who am the Self) does not occur in some editions.-Tr.] .' Saying so, He eulogizes that (vision):
Swami Ādidevānanda · Rāmānuja Śrī-Vaiṣṇava commentary
11.47 The Lord said The 'luminous' form of Mine is a mass of luminosity. It is 'universal' i.e., constitutes the Self of the universe. It is 'infinite', endless. This is illustrated by describing it as having no beginning, middle or end. It is 'primeval,' namely, it constitutes the foundation of all beings other than Myself. It has nevr been seen before by any one other than you. Such a form is now revealed to you, who are My devotee, by Me who am gracious, by My own Yoga, namely, by the power of willing the truth associated with Me.
Sri Krsna proceeds to say, 'It is not possible that I can be realised as I am, through any means except exclusive Bhakti.'
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan · Modern academic scholarship
11.47 Sri Abhinavagupta did not comment upon this sloka.
Swami Chinmayānanda · Chinmaya Mission · modern Vedantic teaching
।।11.47।। स्वयं भगवान् यहाँ स्वीकार करते हैं कि उनके विश्वरूप का दर्शन कर पाना कोई सभी भक्तों का विशेषाधिकार नहीं है। असीम कृपा के सागर भगवान् श्रीकृष्ण के विशेष अनुग्रह के रूप में अर्जुन इस विरले लाभ का आनन्द अनुभव कर सका है। वे यह भी विशेष रूप से कहते हैं कि? यह मेरा तेजोमय अनन्त विश्वरूप तुम्हारे पूर्व किसी ने नहीं देखा है।इसका अर्थ यह नहीं समझना चाहिए कि गीता के रचियता महर्षि व्यास? यहाँ किसी नये दर्शन की स्थापना और व्याख्या कर रहे हैं? जिसकी सत्यता वे भगवान् से प्रमाणित कराना चाहते है। इस कथन का अभिप्राय केवल इतना ही है कि सार्वभौमिक एकता का यह बौद्धिक परिचय या अनुभव किसी व्यक्ति को उन परिस्थितियों में नहीं हुआ? जैसे कि अर्जुन को युद्धभूमि पर हुआ था। बिखरा हुआ मन? थका हुआ शरीर और मानसिक रूप से पूर्णतया विचलित यह थी अर्जुन की विषादपूर्ण दयनीय दशा। विविध नामरूपमय सृष्टि की अनेकता में एकता को देख समझ सकने के लिए बुद्धि की एकाग्रता की जो अनुकूल स्थिति आवश्यक होती है? उससे अर्जुन मीलों दूर था। परन्तु भगवान् श्रीकृष्ण ने अलौकिक योगशक्ति के प्रभाव से उसे आवश्यक दिव्यचक्षु प्रदान करके? संयोग के एक शान्त क्षण में? उसे विश्वरूप का दर्शन करा दिया।भगवान् अपने अभिप्राय को अगले श्लोक में स्पष्ट करते हैं
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🪷 Swami Rāmsukhdās · Sādhaka-Sañjīvanī · Hindi vyākhyā · the modern bilingual anchor
।।11.47।। व्याख्या --'मया प्रसन्नेन तवार्जुनेदं रूपं दर्शितम्'--हे अर्जुन ! तू बार-बार यह कह रहा है कि आप प्रसन्न हो जाओ (11। 25? 31? 45), तो प्यारे भैया ! मैंने जो यह विराट्रूप तुझे दिखाया है, उसमें विकरालरूपको देखकर तू भयभीत हो गया है, पर यह विकरालरूप मैंने क्रोधमें आकर या तुझे भयभीत करनेके लिये नहीं दिखाया है। मैंने तो अपनी प्रसन्नतासे ही यह विराट्रूप तुझे दिखाया है। इसमें तेरी कोई योग्यता, पात्रता अथवा भक्ति कारण नहीं है। तुमने तो पहले केवल विभूति और योगको ही पूछा था। विभूति और योगका वर्णन करके मैंने अन्तमें कहा था कि तुझे जहाँ-कहीं जो कुछ विलक्षणता दीखे, वहाँ-वहाँ मेरी ही विभूति समझ। इस प्रकार तुम्हारे प्रश्नका उत्तर सम्यक् प्रकारसे मैंने दे ही दिया था। परन्तु वहाँ मैंने,(अथवा पदसे) अपनी ही तरफसे यह बात कही कि तुझे बहुत जाननेसे क्या मतलब? देखने, सुनने, समझनेमें जो कुछ संसार आता है, उस सम्पूर्ण संसारको मैं अपने किसी अंशमें धारण करके स्थित हूँ। दूसरा भाव यह है कि तुझे मेरी विभूति और योगशक्तिको जाननेकी क्या जरूरत है? क्योंकि सब विभूतियाँ मेरी योगशक्तिके आश्रित हैं और उस योगशक्तिका आश्रय मैं स्वयं तेरे सामने बैठा हूँ। यह बात तो मैंने विशेष कृपा करके ही कही थी। इस बातको लेकर ही तेरी विश्वरूप-दर्शनकी इच्छा हुई और मैंने दिव्यचक्षु देकर तुझे विश्वरूप दिखाया। यह तो मेरी कोरी प्रसन्नता-ही-प्रसन्नता है। तात्पर्य है कि इस विश्वरूपको दिखानेमें मेरी कृपाके सिवाय दूसरा कोई हेतु नहीं है। तेरी देखनेकी इच्छा तो निमित्तमात्र है।
🪷 Place in the Bhagavad-Gītā
- This is verse 47 of 55 in Chapter 11 · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga (The Yoga of the Universal-Form Vision)
- Chapter theme: Krishna reveals His universal-form · BG 11.5 paśya me pārtha rūpāṇi
- Ṣaṭka grouping: TAT-Ṣaṭka (BG 7-12 · the Lord)
- Chapter hub: /visvarupa-kala
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सर्वम् कृष्णार्पणम् — this verse is one maṇi (jewel) on Krishna's thread (BG 7.7)