Chapter 11

अर्जुन उवाच · arjuna uvāca

मदनुग्रहाय परमं गुह्यमध्यात्मसंज्ञितम्।यत्त्वयोक्तं वचस्तेन मोहोऽयं विगतो मम॥

madanugrahāya paramaṃ guhyamadhyātmasaṃjñitam |yattvayoktaṃ vacastena moho'yaṃ vigato mama ||

Arjuna said, By this explanation of the highest secret concerning the Self which Thou hast spoken, for the sake of blessing me, my delusion has been dispelled.

Arjuna said: My Lord! Your words concerning the Supreme Secret of Self, given for my blessing, have dispelled the illusions that surrounded me.

भवाप्ययौ हि भूतानां श्रुतौ विस्तरशो मया।त्वत्तः कमलपत्राक्ष माहात्म्यमपि चाव्ययम्॥

bhavāpyayau hi bhūtānāṃ śrutau vistaraśo mayā |tvattaḥ kamalapatrākṣa māhātmyamapi cāvyayam ||

The origin and destruction of beings have been heard in detail from You, O lotus-eyed Lord, and also Your inexhaustible greatness.

O Lord, whose eyes are like the lotus petal! You have described in detail the origin and dissolution of beings, and Your own Eternal Majesty.

एवमेतद्यथात्थ त्वमात्मानं परमेश्वर।द्रष्टुमिच्छामि ते रूपमैश्वरं पुरुषोत्तम॥

evametadyathāttha tvamātmānaṃ parameśvara |draṣṭumicchāmi te rūpamaiśvaraṃ puruṣottama ||

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

I believe all as you have declared it. I now long to have a vision of your divine form, O Most High!

मन्यसे यदि तच्छक्यं मया द्रष्टुमिति प्रभो।योगेश्वर ततो मे त्वं दर्शयाऽत्मानमव्ययम्॥

manyase yadi tacchakyaṃ mayā draṣṭumiti prabho |yogeśvara tato me tvaṃ darśayā'tmānamavyayam ||

If Thou, O Lord, thinkest it possible for me to see it, do Thou, then, O Lord of the Yogis, show me Thy imperishable Self.

If you think it is possible for me to see it, show me, O Lord of Lords, your eternal self.

श्री भगवानुवाच · śrī bhagavānuvāca

पश्य मे पार्थ रूपाणि शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः।नानाविधानि दिव्यानि नानावर्णाकृतीनि च॥

paśya me pārtha rūpāṇi śataśo'tha sahasraśaḥ |nānāvidhāni divyāni nānāvarṇākṛtīni ca ||

The Blessed Lord said, "Behold, O Arjuna, forms of Mine, by the hundreds and thousands, of different sorts, divine, and of various colors and shapes."

Lord Shri Krishna replied: "Behold, O Arjuna! My celestial forms, by the hundreds and thousands, various in kind, color, and shape."

पश्यादित्यान्वसून्रुद्रानश्िवनौ मरुतस्तथा।बहून्यदृष्टपूर्वाणि पश्याऽश्चर्याणि भारत॥

paśyādityānvasūnrudrānaśिvanau marutastathā |bahūnyadṛṣṭapūrvāṇi paśyā'ścaryāṇi bhārata ||

Behold the Adityas, the Vasus, the Rudras, the two Asvins, and the Maruts; behold many wonders never before seen, O Arjuna.

Behold, thou seest the powers of Nature: fire, earth, wind, and sky; the sun, the heavens, the moon, the stars; all forces of vitality and healing; and the roving winds. Behold, thou seest the myriad wonders revealed to none but thee.

इहैकस्थं जगत्कृत्स्नं पश्याद्य सचराचरम्।मम देहे गुडाकेश यच्चान्यद्द्रष्टुमिच्छसि॥

ihaikasthaṃ jagatkṛtsnaṃ paśyādya sacarācaram |mama dehe guḍākeśa yaccānyaddraṣṭumicchasi ||

Now, behold, O Arjuna, in this My body, the entire universe centered in one, including the moving and the unmoving, and whatever else you desire to see.

Here, living in Me, O Arjuna, behold the entire universe, both movable and immovable, and anything else you would like to see!

न तु मां शक्यसे द्रष्टुमनेनैव स्वचक्षुषा।दिव्यं ददामि ते चक्षुः पश्य मे योगमैश्वरम्॥

na tu māṃ śakyase draṣṭumanenaiva svacakṣuṣā |divyaṃ dadāmi te cakṣuḥ paśya me yogamaiśvaram ||

But you are not able to behold Me with these your own eyes; I give you the divine eye; behold My lordly Yoga.

Yet, since you cannot see Me with mortal eyes, behold, I give you divine sight. Now, see the glory of My sovereignty.

सञ्जय उवाच · sañjaya uvāca

एवमुक्त्वा ततो राजन्महायोगेश्वरो हरिः।दर्शयामास पार्थाय परमं रूपमैश्वरम्॥

evamuktvā tato rājanmahāyogeśvaro hariḥ |darśayāmāsa pārthāya paramaṃ rūpamaiśvaram ||

Sanjaya said, Having thus spoken, O king, the great Lord of Yoga, Hari (Krishna), showed Arjuna His supreme form as the Lord.

Sanjaya continued: "Having thus spoken, O King, the Lord Shri Krishna, the Almighty Prince of Wisdom, showed Arjuna the Supreme Form of the Great God.

अनेकवक्त्रनयनमनेकाद्भुतदर्शनम्।अनेकदिव्याभरणं दिव्यानेकोद्यतायुधम्॥

anekavaktranayanamanekādbhutadarśanam |anekadivyābharaṇaṃ divyānekodyatāyudham ||

With numerous mouths and eyes, with numerous wondrous sights, with numerous divine adornments, with numerous divine weapons uplifted, such a form He showed.

There were countless eyes, mouths, and innumerable mystic forms, with shining ornaments and flaming celestial weapons.

दिव्यमाल्याम्बरधरं दिव्यगन्धानुलेपनम्।सर्वाश्चर्यमयं देवमनन्तं विश्वतोमुखम्॥

divyamālyāmbaradharaṃ divyagandhānulepanam |sarvāścaryamayaṃ devamanantaṃ viśvatomukham ||

Wearing divine garlands and apparel, anointed with divine unguents, the all-wonderful, resplendent Being is endless with faces on all sides.

Crowned with heavenly garlands, clothed in shining garments, anointed with divine unguents, He showed Himself as the Resplendent One, Marvelous, Boundless, and Omnipresent.

दिवि सूर्यसहस्रस्य भवेद्युगपदुत्थिता।यदि भाः सदृशी सा स्याद्भासस्तस्य महात्मनः॥

divi sūryasahasrasya bhavedyugapadutthitā |yadi bhāḥ sadṛśī sā syādbhāsastasya mahātmanaḥ ||

If the splendour of a thousand suns were to blaze out simultaneously in the sky, that would be the splendour of that mighty being.

Could a thousand suns blaze forth together, it would be but a faint reflection of the radiance of the Lord God.

तत्रैकस्थं जगत्कृत्स्नं प्रविभक्तमनेकधा।अपश्यद्देवदेवस्य शरीरे पाण्डवस्तदा॥

tatraikasthaṃ jagatkṛtsnaṃ pravibhaktamanekadhā |apaśyaddevadevasya śarīre pāṇḍavastadā ||

There, in the body of the God of gods, Arjuna then saw the entire universe resting in one, with its myriad of divisions.

In that vision, Arjuna saw the universe, with its manifold shapes, all embraced in one, its Supreme Lord.

ततः स विस्मयाविष्टो हृष्टरोमा धनञ्जयः।प्रणम्य शिरसा देवं कृताञ्जलिरभाषत॥

tataḥ sa vismayāviṣṭo hṛṣṭaromā dhanañjayaḥ |praṇamya śirasā devaṃ kṛtāñjalirabhāṣata ||

Then, Arjuna, filled with wonder and his hair standing on end, bowed his head to the God and spoke with palms joined.

Then, Arjuna, filled with awe, his hair standing on end, bowing his head, and clasping his hands in reverence, spoke to the Lord:

अर्जुन उवाच · arjuna uvāca

पश्यामि देवांस्तव देव देहेसर्वांस्तथा भूतविशेषसङ्घान्।ब्रह्माणमीशं कमलासनस्थमृषींश्च सर्वानुरगांश्च दिव्यान्॥

paśyāmi devāṃstava deva dehesarvāṃstathā bhūtaviśeṣasaṅghān |brahmāṇamīśaṃ kamalāsanasthamṛṣīṃśca sarvānuragāṃśca divyān ||

Arjuna said, "O God, I see all the gods in Your body, as well as hosts of various classes of beings, Brahma the Lord seated on the lotus, all the sages, and the celestial serpents."

Arjuna said: O Almighty God! I see in You the powers of Nature, the various creatures of the world, the Progenitor on His lotus throne, the Sages, and the shining angels.

अनेकबाहूदरवक्त्रनेत्रंपश्यामि त्वां सर्वतोऽनन्तरूपम्।नान्तं न मध्यं न पुनस्तवादिंपश्यामि विश्वेश्वर विश्वरूप॥

anekabāhūdaravaktranetraṃpaśyāmi tvāṃ sarvato'nantarūpam |nāntaṃ na madhyaṃ na punastavādiṃpaśyāmi viśveśvara viśvarūpa ||

I see You with boundless form on every side, with many arms, stomachs, mouths, and eyes; neither the end nor the middle nor the beginning do I see, O Lord of the Universe, O Cosmic Form.

I see You, infinite in form, with faces, eyes, and limbs everywhere; with no beginning, middle, or end. O You, Lord of the Universe, whose form is universal!

किरीटिनं गदिनं चक्रिणं चतेजोराशिं सर्वतोदीप्तिमन्तम्।पश्यामि त्वां दुर्निरीक्ष्यं समन्ताद्दीप्तानलार्कद्युतिमप्रमेयम्॥

kirīṭinaṃ gadinaṃ cakriṇaṃ catejorāśiṃ sarvatodīptimantam |paśyāmi tvāṃ durnirīkṣyaṃ samantāddīptānalārkadyutimaprameyam ||

I see You with the diadem, club, and discus, a mass of radiance shining everywhere, very hard to look at, blazing all around like a burning fire and the sun, and immeasurable.

I see you with the crown, the scepter, and the discus; a blaze of splendor. Scarcely can I gaze upon you, so radiant you are, glowing like a blazing fire, brilliant as the sun, immeasurable.

त्वमक्षरं परमं वेदितव्यंत्वमस्य विश्वस्य परं निधानम्।त्वमव्ययः शाश्वतधर्मगोप्तासनातनस्त्वं पुरुषो मतो मे॥

tvamakṣaraṃ paramaṃ veditavyaṃtvamasya viśvasya paraṃ nidhānam |tvamavyayaḥ śāśvatadharmagoptāsanātanastvaṃ puruṣo mato me ||

You are the Imperishable, the Supreme Being, worthy of being known. You are the great treasure-house of this universe; You are the imperishable protector of the eternal Dharma; You are the Primal Person, I believe.

You are imperishable, the only one worthy of being known, the priceless treasure-house of the universe, the immortal guardian of eternal life, and the everlasting spirit.

अनादिमध्यान्तमनन्तवीर्यमनन्तबाहुं शशिसूर्यनेत्रम्।पश्यामि त्वां दीप्तहुताशवक्त्रम्स्वतेजसा विश्वमिदं तपन्तम्॥

anādimadhyāntamanantavīryamanantabāhuṃ śaśisūryanetram |paśyāmi tvāṃ dīptahutāśavaktramsvatejasā viśvamidaṃ tapantam ||

I see You without beginning, middle, or end, infinite in power, with endless arms, the sun and moon as Your eyes, the burning fire Your mouth, heating the entire universe with Your radiance.

Without beginning, without middle, and without end, infinite in power, with arms all-embracing, the sun and moon as Your eyes, Your face beaming with the fire of sacrifice, flooding the whole universe with light.

द्यावापृथिव्योरिदमन्तरं हिव्याप्तं त्वयैकेन दिशश्च सर्वाः।दृष्ट्वाऽद्भुतं रूपमुग्रं तवेदंलोकत्रयं प्रव्यथितं महात्मन्॥

dyāvāpṛthivyoridamantaraṃ hivyāptaṃ tvayaikena diśaśca sarvāḥ |dṛṣṭvā'dbhutaṃ rūpamugraṃ tavedaṃlokatrayaṃ pravyathitaṃ mahātman ||

This space between the earth and the heavens, and all the quarters, is filled by You alone; having seen this, Your wonderful and terrible form, the three worlds are trembling with fear, O great-souled Being.

Alone, you fill all the quarters of the sky, earth, and heaven, and the regions between. O Almighty Lord! Seeing your marvelous and awe-inspiring form, the spheres tremble with fear.

अमी हि त्वां सुरसङ्घाः विशन्तिकेचिद्भीताः प्राञ्जलयो गृणन्ति।स्वस्तीत्युक्त्वा महर्षिसिद्धसङ्घाःस्तुवन्ति त्वां स्तुतिभिः पुष्कलाभिः॥

amī hi tvāṃ surasaṅghāḥ viśantikecidbhītāḥ prāñjalayo gṛṇanti |svastītyuktvā maharṣisiddhasaṅghāḥstuvanti tvāṃ stutibhiḥ puṣkalābhiḥ ||

Verily, these hosts of gods enter into Thee; some extol Thee with joined palms in fear, saying, 'May it be well!' Bands of great sages and perfected ones praise Thee with complete hymns.

The troops of celestial beings enter into You, some invoking You in fear, with folded palms; the great seers and adepts sing hymns to Your glory, saying, "All hail!"

रुद्रादित्या वसवो ये च साध्याविश्वेऽश्िवनौ मरुतश्चोष्मपाश्च।गन्धर्वयक्षासुरसिद्धसङ्घावीक्षन्ते त्वां विस्मिताश्चैव सर्वे॥

rudrādityā vasavo ye ca sādhyāviśve'śिvanau marutaścoṣmapāśca |gandharvayakṣāsurasiddhasaṅghāvīkṣante tvāṃ vismitāścaiva sarve ||

The Rudras, Adityas, Vasus, Sadhyas, Visvedevas, the two Asvins, Maruts, the Manus, and the hosts of celestial singers, Yakshas, demons, and the perfected ones, all look upon Thee with great amazement.

The vital forces, major stars, fire, earth, air, sky, sun, heaven, moon, and planets; the angels, guardians of the universe, divine healers, winds, fathers, heavenly singers, and hosts of mammon-worshippers, demons, and saints are all amazed.

रूपं महत्ते बहुवक्त्रनेत्रंमहाबाहो बहुबाहूरुपादम्।बहूदरं बहुदंष्ट्राकरालंदृष्ट्वा लोकाः प्रव्यथितास्तथाऽहम्॥

rūpaṃ mahatte bahuvaktranetraṃmahābāho bahubāhūrupādam |bahūdaraṃ bahudaṃṣṭrākarālaṃdṛṣṭvā lokāḥ pravyathitāstathā'ham ||

Having seen Your immeasurable form with many mouths and eyes, O mighty-armed one, with many arms, thighs, and feet, with many stomachs and fearsome with many teeth, the worlds are terrified, and so am I.

Seeing Thy stupendous Form, O Most Mighty One, with its myriad faces, its innumerable eyes, limbs, and terrible jaws, I myself and all the worlds are overwhelmed with awe.

नभःस्पृशं दीप्तमनेकवर्णंव्यात्ताननं दीप्तविशालनेत्रम्।दृष्ट्वा हि त्वां प्रव्यथितान्तरात्माधृतिं न विन्दामि शमं च विष्णो॥

nabhaḥspṛśaṃ dīptamanekavarṇaṃvyāttānanaṃ dīptaviśālanetram |dṛṣṭvā hi tvāṃ pravyathitāntarātmādhṛtiṃ na vindāmi śamaṃ ca viṣṇo ||

On seeing Thee, touching the sky, shining in many colors, with mouths wide open, with large fiery eyes, I am terrified at heart and find neither courage nor peace, O Vishnu.

When I see You, touching the heavens, glowing with color, with open mouth and wide, fiery eyes, I am terrified. O my Lord! My courage and peace of mind abandon me.

दंष्ट्राकरालानि च ते मुखानिदृष्ट्वैव कालानलसन्निभानि।दिशो न जाने न लभे च शर्मप्रसीद देवेश जगन्निवास॥

daṃṣṭrākarālāni ca te mukhānidṛṣṭvaiva kālānalasannibhāni |diśo na jāne na labhe ca śarmaprasīda deveśa jagannivāsa ||

Having seen Thy mouths fearful with teeth blazing like the fires of cosmic dissolution, I know not the four quarters, nor do I find peace. Have mercy, O Lord of the gods, O abode of the universe.

When I see Thy mouths with their fearful jaws, like glowing fires at the dissolution of creation, I lose all sense of place and find no rest. Be merciful, O Lord, in whom this universe abides!

अमी च त्वां धृतराष्ट्रस्य पुत्राःसर्वे सहैवावनिपालसङ्घैः।भीष्मो द्रोणः सूतपुत्रस्तथाऽसौसहास्मदीयैरपि योधमुख्यैः॥

amī ca tvāṃ dhṛtarāṣṭrasya putrāḥsarve sahaivāvanipālasaṅghaiḥ |bhīṣmo droṇaḥ sūtaputrastathā'sausahāsmadīyairapi yodhamukhyaiḥ ||

All the sons of Dhritarashtra, along with the hosts of kings of the earth, Bhishma, Drona, and Karna, as well as the chief among our warriors.

All these sons of Dhritarashtra, along with the hosts of princes, Bheeshma, Drona, and Karna, as well as the other warrior chiefs on our side;

वक्त्राणि ते त्वरमाणा विशन्तिदंष्ट्राकरालानि भयानकानि।केचिद्विलग्ना दशनान्तरेषुसंदृश्यन्ते चूर्णितैरुत्तमाङ्गैः॥

vaktrāṇi te tvaramāṇā viśantidaṃṣṭrākarālāni bhayānakāni |kecidvilagnā daśanāntareṣusaṃdṛśyante cūrṇitairuttamāṅgaiḥ ||

Some hurry into Your mouths with their terrible teeth, fearful to behold. Some are found stuck in the gaps between the teeth, their heads crushed to powder.

1 See them all rushing headlong into Thy mouths, with terrible tusks, horrible to behold. Some are mangled between Thy jaws, with their heads crushed to atoms.

यथा नदीनां बहवोऽम्बुवेगाःसमुद्रमेवाभिमुखाः द्रवन्ति।तथा तवामी नरलोकवीराविशन्ति वक्त्राण्यभिविज्वलन्ति॥

yathā nadīnāṃ bahavo'mbuvegāḥsamudramevābhimukhāḥ dravanti |tathā tavāmī naralokavīrāviśanti vaktrāṇyabhivijvalanti ||

Verily, just as many torrents of rivers flow towards the ocean, so too these heroes in the world of men enter Thy flaming mouths.

As rivers in flood surge furiously towards the ocean, so these heroes, the greatest among men, fling themselves into Thy flaming mouths.

यथा प्रदीप्तं ज्वलनं पतङ्गाविशन्ति नाशाय समृद्धवेगाः।तथैव नाशाय विशन्ति लोकास्तवापि वक्त्राणि समृद्धवेगाः॥

yathā pradīptaṃ jvalanaṃ pataṅgāviśanti nāśāya samṛddhavegāḥ |tathaiva nāśāya viśanti lokāstavāpi vaktrāṇi samṛddhavegāḥ ||

As moths hurriedly rush into a blazing fire, leading to their own destruction, so too these creatures hurry into Your mouths, leading to their own destruction.

As moths impetuously fly towards the flame, only to be killed, so these men rush into Your mouths to court their own destruction.

लेलिह्यसे ग्रसमानः समन्ताल्लोकान्समग्रान्वदनैर्ज्वलद्भिः।तेजोभिरापूर्य जगत्समग्रंभासस्तवोग्राः प्रतपन्ति विष्णो॥

lelihyase grasamānaḥ samantāllokānsamagrānvadanairjvaladbhiḥ |tejobhirāpūrya jagatsamagraṃbhāsastavogrāḥ pratapanti viṣṇo ||

Thou lickest up, devouring all the worlds on every side with Thy flaming mouths. Thy fierce rays, filling the whole world with radiance, burn, O Vishnu!

You seem to swallow up the worlds, lapping them in flame. Your glory fills the universe. Your fierce rays beat down upon it irresistibly.

आख्याहि मे को भवानुग्ररूपोनमोऽस्तु ते देववर प्रसीद।विज्ञातुमिच्छामि भवन्तमाद्यंन हि प्रजानामि तव प्रवृत्तिम्॥

ākhyāhi me ko bhavānugrarūponamo'stu te devavara prasīda |vijñātumicchāmi bhavantamādyaṃna hi prajānāmi tava pravṛttim ||

Tell me, who you are, so fierce of form. I offer my salutations to you, O God Supreme; have mercy on me. I desire to know you, the original Being. I do not indeed know your workings.

Tell me then, who are You, who wears this dreadful form? I bow before You, O Mighty One! Have mercy, I pray, and let me see You as You were at first. I do not know what Your intentions are.

श्री भगवानुवाच · śrī bhagavānuvāca

कालोऽस्मि लोकक्षयकृत्प्रवृद्धोलोकान्समाहर्तुमिह प्रवृत्तः।ऋतेऽपि त्वां न भविष्यन्ति सर्वेयेऽवस्थिताः प्रत्यनीकेषु योधाः॥

kālo'smi lokakṣayakṛtpravṛddholokānsamāhartumiha pravṛttaḥ |ṛte'pi tvāṃ na bhaviṣyanti sarveye'vasthitāḥ pratyanīkeṣu yodhāḥ ||

The Blessed Lord said, "I am the full-grown, world-destroying Time, now engaged in destroying the worlds. Even without you, none of the warriors arrayed in the hostile armies will live."

Lord Shri Krishna replied: I have shown myself to you as the Destroyer who lays waste the world and whose purpose is destruction. In spite of your efforts, all these warriors gathered for battle shall not escape death.

तस्मात्त्वमुत्तिष्ठ यशो लभस्वजित्वा शत्रून् भुङ्क्ष्व राज्यं समृद्धम्।मयैवैते निहताः पूर्वमेवनिमित्तमात्रं भव सव्यसाचिन्॥

tasmāttvamuttiṣṭha yaśo labhasvajitvā śatrūn bhuṅkṣva rājyaṃ samṛddham |mayaivaite nihatāḥ pūrvamevanimittamātraṃ bhava savyasācin ||

Therefore, stand up and obtain fame. Conquer the enemies and enjoy the unparalleled kingdom. Verily, by Me they have already been slain; be thou a mere instrument, O Arjuna.

Then gird up your loins and conquer. Subdue your foes and enjoy the kingdom in prosperity. I have already doomed them. Be thou my instrument, Arjuna!

द्रोणं च भीष्मं च जयद्रथं चकर्णं तथाऽन्यानपि योधवीरान्।मया हतांस्त्वं जहि मा व्यथिष्ठायुध्यस्व जेतासि रणे सपत्नान्॥

droṇaṃ ca bhīṣmaṃ ca jayadrathaṃ cakarṇaṃ tathā'nyānapi yodhavīrān |mayā hatāṃstvaṃ jahi mā vyathiṣṭhāyudhyasva jetāsi raṇe sapatnān ||

Drona, Bhishma, Jayadratha, Karna, and other brave warriors have already been slain by Me; do not be distressed with fear; fight and you shall conquer your enemies in battle.

Drona, Bheeshma, Jayadratha, Karna, and other brave warriors - I have condemned them all. Destroy them; fight without fear. Your foes shall be crushed."

सञ्जय उवाच · sañjaya uvāca

एतच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं केशवस्यकृताञ्जलिर्वेपमानः किरीटी।नमस्कृत्वा भूय एवाह कृष्णंसगद्गदं भीतभीतः प्रणम्य॥

etacchrutvā vacanaṃ keśavasyakṛtāñjalirvepamānaḥ kirīṭī |namaskṛtvā bhūya evāha kṛṣṇaṃsagadgadaṃ bhītabhītaḥ praṇamya ||

Sanjaya said, Having heard that speech of Lord Krishna, Arjuna, with joined palms, trembling, prostrated himself, again addressing Krishna in a choked voice, bowing down, overwhelmed with fear.

Sanjaya continued: "Having heard these words from the Lord Shri Krishna, the Prince Arjuna, with folded hands trembling, prostrated himself and with a choked voice, bowing down again and again, and overwhelmed with awe, once more addressed the Lord.

अर्जुन उवाच · arjuna uvāca

स्थाने हृषीकेश तव प्रकीर्त्याजगत् प्रहृष्यत्यनुरज्यते च।रक्षांसि भीतानि दिशो द्रवन्तिसर्वे नमस्यन्ति च सिद्धसङ्घाः॥

sthāne hṛṣīkeśa tava prakīrtyājagat prahṛṣyatyanurajyate ca |rakṣāṃsi bhītāni diśo dravantisarve namasyanti ca siddhasaṅghāḥ ||

Arjuna said, "It is fitting, O Krishna, that the world delights and rejoices in Your praise; demons fly in fear in all directions and the hosts of the perfected ones bow to You."

Arjuna said: My Lord! It is natural for the world to revel and rejoice when singing praises of Your glory; the demons fly in fear and the saints offer You their salutations.

कस्माच्च ते न नमेरन्महात्मन्गरीयसे ब्रह्मणोऽप्यादिकर्त्रे।अनन्त देवेश जगन्निवासत्वमक्षरं सदसत्तत्परं यत्॥

kasmācca te na nameranmahātmangarīyase brahmaṇo'pyādikartre |ananta deveśa jagannivāsatvamakṣaraṃ sadasattatparaṃ yat ||

And why should they not, O great Soul, bow to Thee Who art greater than all else, the primal cause even of the Creator (Brahma), O Infinite Being, O Lord of the gods, O Abode of the universe; Thou art the imperishable, the Being, the non-being, and That which is supreme—that which is beyond the Being and the non-being.

How else should they do? O Supreme Self, greater than the powers of creation, the first cause, infinite, the Lord of Lords, the home of the universe, imperishable, being and non-being, yet transcending both.

त्वमादिदेवः पुरुषः पुराणस्त्वमस्य विश्वस्य परं निधानम्।वेत्तासि वेद्यं च परं च धामत्वया ततं विश्वमनन्तरूप॥

tvamādidevaḥ puruṣaḥ purāṇastvamasya viśvasya paraṃ nidhānam |vettāsi vedyaṃ ca paraṃ ca dhāmatvayā tataṃ viśvamanantarūpa ||

You are the primal God, the ancient Purusha, the supreme refuge of this universe, the knower, the knowable, and the supreme Abode. Through You, the universe is pervaded, O Being of infinite forms.

You are the Primal God, the Ancient One, the Supreme Abode of this universe, the Knower, the Knowledge, and the Final Home. You fill everything. Your form is infinite.

वायुर्यमोऽग्निर्वरुणः शशाङ्कःप्रजापतिस्त्वं प्रपितामहश्च।नमो नमस्तेऽस्तु सहस्रकृत्वःपुनश्च भूयोऽपि नमो नमस्ते॥

vāyuryamo'gnirvaruṇaḥ śaśāṅkaḥprajāpatistvaṃ prapitāmahaśca |namo namaste'stu sahasrakṛtvaḥpunaśca bhūyo'pi namo namaste ||

You are Vayu, Yama, Agni, Varuna, the moon, the Creator, and the great-grandfather. I offer my salutations to You a thousand times, and again I offer my salutations to You.

You are the wind, you are death, you are the fire, the water, the moon, the father, and the grandfather. Honor and glory to you a thousand and a thousand times! Again and again, salutations to you, O my Lord!

नमः पुरस्तादथ पृष्ठतस्तेनमोऽस्तु ते सर्वत एव सर्व।अनन्तवीर्यामितविक्रमस्त्वंसर्वं समाप्नोषि ततोऽसि सर्वः॥

namaḥ purastādatha pṛṣṭhatastenamo'stu te sarvata eva sarva |anantavīryāmitavikramastvaṃsarvaṃ samāpnoṣi tato'si sarvaḥ ||

Salutations to You in front and behind! Salutations to You on every side! O All! You, infinite in power and prowess, pervade all; therefore You are all.

Salutations to Thee in front and on all sides, Thou who encompasseth me round about. Thy power is infinite; Thy majesty immeasurable; Thou upholdest all things; indeed, Thou Thyself art All.

सखेति मत्वा प्रसभं यदुक्तंहे कृष्ण हे यादव हे सखेति।अजानता महिमानं तवेदंमया प्रमादात्प्रणयेन वापि॥

sakheti matvā prasabhaṃ yaduktaṃhe kṛṣṇa he yādava he sakheti |ajānatā mahimānaṃ tavedaṃmayā pramādātpraṇayena vāpi ||

Whatever I have presumptuously said from carelessness or love, addressing You as O Krishna! O Yadava! O Friend! regarding You merely as a friend, unknowing of Your greatness.

Whatever I have said to you in rashness, taking you only as a friend and addressing you as “O Krishna! O Yadava! O Friend!” in thoughtless familiarity, without understanding your greatness;

यच्चावहासार्थमसत्कृतोऽसिविहारशय्यासनभोजनेषु।एकोऽथवाप्यच्युत तत्समक्षंतत्क्षामये त्वामहमप्रमेयम्॥

yaccāvahāsārthamasatkṛto'sivihāraśayyāsanabhojaneṣu |eko'thavāpyacyuta tatsamakṣaṃtatkṣāmaye tvāmahamaprameyam ||

In whatever way I may have insulted You for the sake of fun, while at play, reposing, sitting, or at meals, when alone (with You), O Krishna, or in company, that I implore You, immeasurable one, to forgive.

Whatever insults I have offered to You in jest, in sport, in repose, in conversation, or at a banquet, alone or in a crowd, I ask for Your forgiveness for them all, O You Who are without equal!

पितासि लोकस्य चराचरस्यत्वमस्य पूज्यश्च गुरुर्गरीयान्।न त्वत्समोऽस्त्यभ्यधिकः कुतोऽन्योलोकत्रयेऽप्यप्रतिमप्रभाव॥

pitāsi lokasya carācarasyatvamasya pūjyaśca gururgarīyān |na tvatsamo'styabhyadhikaḥ kuto'nyolokatraye'pyapratimaprabhāva ||

Thou art the Father of this world, both moving and unmoving. Thou art to be adored by this world; Thou, the greatest Guru; for none exists who is equal to Thee; how then could there be another superior to Thee in the three worlds, O Being of unrivaled power?

For you are the Father of all things movable and immovable, the Worshipful, the Master of Masters! In all the worlds, there is none equal to you; how then could there be one superior, O you who stand alone, Supreme?

तस्मात्प्रणम्य प्रणिधाय कायंप्रसादये त्वामहमीशमीड्यम्।पितेव पुत्रस्य सखेव सख्युःप्रियः प्रियायार्हसि देव सोढुम्॥

tasmātpraṇamya praṇidhāya kāyaṃprasādaye tvāmahamīśamīḍyam |piteva putrasya sakheva sakhyuḥpriyaḥ priyāyārhasi deva soḍhum ||

Therefore, bowing down and prostrating my body, I crave Thy forgiveness, O adorable Lord. As a father forgives his son, a friend his dear friend, a lover his beloved, even so may Thou forgive me, O God.

Therefore, I prostrate myself before You, O Lord! Most Adorable! I salute You, and I ask for Your blessing. Only You can be trusted to bear with me, like a father to a son, like a friend to a friend, and like a lover to his beloved.

अदृष्टपूर्वं हृषितोऽस्मि दृष्ट्वाभयेन च प्रव्यथितं मनो मे।तदेव मे दर्शय देव रूपंप्रसीद देवेश जगन्निवास॥

adṛṣṭapūrvaṃ hṛṣito'smi dṛṣṭvābhayena ca pravyathitaṃ mano me |tadeva me darśaya deva rūpaṃprasīda deveśa jagannivāsa ||

I am delighted, having seen something never seen before; yet my mind is distressed with fear. Show me that form only, O God; have mercy, O God of gods, O Abode of the universe.

I rejoice that I have seen what no man has ever seen before; yet, O Lord! I am overwhelmed with fear. Please take on the form I know. Be merciful, O Lord! You who are the home of the entire universe.

किरीटिनं गदिनं चक्रहस्तमिच्छामि त्वां द्रष्टुमहं तथैव।तेनैव रूपेण चतुर्भुजेनसहस्रबाहो भव विश्वमूर्ते॥

kirīṭinaṃ gadinaṃ cakrahastamicchāmi tvāṃ draṣṭumahaṃ tathaiva |tenaiva rūpeṇa caturbhujenasahasrabāho bhava viśvamūrte ||

I desire to see You as before, crowned, bearing a mace, with the discus in hand, in Your former form only, having four arms, O thousand-armed, Cosmic Being.

I long to see Thee as Thou wert before, with the crown, the scepter, and the discus in Thy hands; in Thy other form, with Thy four hands, O Thou whose arms are countless and whose forms are infinite.

श्री भगवानुवाच · śrī bhagavānuvāca

मया प्रसन्नेन तवार्जुनेदंरूपं परं दर्शितमात्मयोगात्।तेजोमयं विश्वमनन्तमाद्यंयन्मे त्वदन्येन न दृष्टपूर्वम्॥

mayā prasannena tavārjunedaṃrūpaṃ paraṃ darśitamātmayogāt |tejomayaṃ viśvamanantamādyaṃyanme tvadanyena na dṛṣṭapūrvam ||

The Blessed Lord said, "O Arjuna, this Cosmic Form has graciously been shown to you by Me through My own Yogic power. It is full of splendour, primeval, and infinite; this Cosmic Form of Mine has never been seen before by anyone other than you."

Lord Shri Krishna replied: My beloved friend! It is only through My grace and power that you have been able to see this vision of splendour, the Universal, the Infinite, the Original. Never has it been seen by anyone else.

न वेदयज्ञाध्ययनैर्न दानैर्न च क्रियाभिर्न तपोभिरुग्रैः।एवंरूपः शक्य अहं नृलोकेद्रष्टुं त्वदन्येन कुरुप्रवीर॥

na vedayajñādhyayanairna dānairna ca kriyābhirna tapobhirugraiḥ |evaṃrūpaḥ śakya ahaṃ nṛlokedraṣṭuṃ tvadanyena kurupravīra ||

Neither by the study of the Vedas, nor by gifts, nor by sacrifices, nor by severe austerities, can I be seen in this form in the world of men by any other than yourself, O great hero of the Kurus (Arjuna).

It is not possible for man on earth to see what thou hast seen, O thou foremost hero of the Kuru-clan, through study of the scriptures, sacrifice or gift, ritual or rigorous austerity!

मा ते व्यथा मा च विमूढभावोदृष्ट्वा रूपं घोरमीदृङ्ममेदम्।व्यपेतभीः प्रीतमनाः पुनस्त्वंतदेव मे रूपमिदं प्रपश्य॥

mā te vyathā mā ca vimūḍhabhāvodṛṣṭvā rūpaṃ ghoramīdṛṅmamedam |vyapetabhīḥ prītamanāḥ punastvaṃtadeva me rūpamidaṃ prapaśya ||

Do not be afraid, nor be bewildered on seeing such a terrible form of Mine; with your fear dispelled and with a gladdened heart, now behold again this former form of Mine.

Do not be afraid or confused by the terrible vision. Put away your fear and, with a joyful mind, see Me again in My usual form.

सञ्जय उवाच · sañjaya uvāca

इत्यर्जुनं वासुदेवस्तथोक्त्वास्वकं रूपं दर्शयामास भूयः।आश्वासयामास च भीतमेनंभूत्वा पुनः सौम्यवपुर्महात्मा॥

ityarjunaṃ vāsudevastathoktvāsvakaṃ rūpaṃ darśayāmāsa bhūyaḥ |āśvāsayāmāsa ca bhītamenaṃbhūtvā punaḥ saumyavapurmahātmā ||

Sanjaya said, Having thus spoken to Arjuna, Krishna again showed His own form. The great Soul, assuming His gentle form, then consoled Arjuna, who was terrified.

Sanjaya continued: "Having thus spoken to Arjuna, Lord Shri Krishna showed Himself again in His accustomed form; and the Mighty Lord, in gentle tones, softly consoled him who had recently trembled with fear.

अर्जुन उवाच · arjuna uvāca

दृष्ट्वेदं मानुषं रूपं तवसौम्यं जनार्दन।इदानीमस्मि संवृत्तः सचेताः प्रकृतिं गतः॥

dṛṣṭvedaṃ mānuṣaṃ rūpaṃ tavasaumyaṃ janārdana |idānīmasmi saṃvṛttaḥ sacetāḥ prakṛtiṃ gataḥ ||

Arjuna said, "Having seen this Thy gentle human form, O Krishna, now I am composed and have been restored to my own nature."

Arjuna said: Seeing You in Your gentle human form, my Lord, I am myself again, calm once more.

श्री भगवानुवाच · śrī bhagavānuvāca

सुदुर्दर्शमिदं रूपं दृष्टवानसि यन्मम।देवा अप्यस्य रूपस्य नित्यं दर्शनकाङ्क्षिणः॥

sudurdarśamidaṃ rūpaṃ dṛṣṭavānasi yanmama |devā apyasya rūpasya nityaṃ darśanakāṅkṣiṇaḥ ||

The Blessed Lord said, "It is very hard indeed to see this form of Mine which thou hast seen; even the gods are ever longing to behold it."

Lord Shri Krishna replied: It is difficult to see the vision of Me that thou hast seen. Even the most powerful have longed for it in vain.

नाहं वेदैर्न तपसा न दानेन न चेज्यया।शक्य एवंविधो द्रष्टुं दृष्टवानसि मां यथा॥

nāhaṃ vedairna tapasā na dānena na cejyayā |śakya evaṃvidho draṣṭuṃ dṛṣṭavānasi māṃ yathā ||

Neither by the Vedas, nor by austerity, nor by gift, nor by sacrifice can I be seen in this form as thou hast seen Me so easily.

It is not possible to see Me as you have done through studying the scriptures, performing austerities, giving gifts, or making sacrifices.

भक्त्या त्वनन्यया शक्यमहमेवंविधोऽर्जुन।ज्ञातुं दृष्टुं च तत्त्वेन प्रवेष्टुं च परंतप॥

bhaktyā tvananyayā śakyamahamevaṃvidho'rjuna |jñātuṃ dṛṣṭuṃ ca tattvena praveṣṭuṃ ca paraṃtapa ||

But by single-minded devotion, I can be known, seen, and entered into in reality, O Arjuna.

Only through tireless devotion can I be seen and known; only in this way can a person become one with Me, O Arjuna!

मत्कर्मकृन्मत्परमो मद्भक्तः सङ्गवर्जितः।निर्वैरः सर्वभूतेषु यः स मामेति पाण्डव॥

matkarmakṛnmatparamo madbhaktaḥ saṅgavarjitaḥ |nirvairaḥ sarvabhūteṣu yaḥ sa māmeti pāṇḍava ||

He who does all actions for Me, who regards Me as the Supreme, who is devoted to Me, who is free from attachment, who bears no enmity towards any creature, he comes to Me, O Arjuna.

He who does every action for My sake, to whom I am the final goal, who loves Me alone and hates no one—O My dearest son, only he can realize Me!