Bhagavad Gita 11.9सञ्जय उवाच एवमुक्त्वा ततो राजन्महायोगेश्वरो हरिः।दर्शयामास पार्थाय परमं रूपमैश्वरम् ॥
sañjaya uvācha evam uktvā tato rājan mahā-yogeśhvaro
hariḥ darśhayām āsa pārthāya paramaṁ rūpam aiśhwaram
Sanskrit recitation
The vision that undoes the ego · 11.9–11.34 · Scene
Translation
Sanjaya said, Having thus spoken, O king, the great Lord of Yoga, Hari (Krishna), showed Arjuna His supreme form as the Lord.
Hindi translation
सञ्जय बोले -- हे राजन् ! ऐसा कहकर फिर महायोगेश्वर भगवान् श्रीकृष्णने अर्जुनको परम ऐश्वर-रूप दिखाया।
Meaning
King This verse is addressed by Sanjaya to Dhritarashtra.Supreme Form The Cosmic Form.
After Swami Sivananda
The vision that undoes the ego· 11.9–11.34→
Teachers usually read this idea across several verses together, one shared reflection covers the whole unit.
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- 11.14Then, Arjuna, filled with wonder and his hair standing on end, bowed his head to the God…
- 11.15Arjuna said, "O God, I see all the gods in Your body, as well as hosts of various classes…
- 11.16I see You with boundless form on every side, with many arms, stomachs, mouths, and eyes;…
- 11.17I see You with the diadem, club, and discus, a mass of radiance shining everywhere, very…
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- 11.19I see You without beginning, middle, or end, infinite in power, with endless arms, the sun…
- 11.20This space between the earth and the heavens, and all the quarters, is filled by You…
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- 11.22The Rudras, Adityas, Vasus, Sadhyas, Visvedevas, the two Asvins, Maruts, the Manus, and…
- 11.23Having seen Your immeasurable form with many mouths and eyes, O mighty-armed one, with…
- 11.24On seeing Thee, touching the sky, shining in many colors, with mouths wide open, with…
- 11.25Having seen Thy mouths fearful with teeth blazing like the fires of cosmic dissolution, I…
- 11.26All the sons of Dhritarashtra, along with the hosts of kings of the earth, Bhishma, Drona,…
- 11.27Some hurry into Your mouths with their terrible teeth, fearful to behold. Some are found…
- 11.28Verily, just as many torrents of rivers flow towards the ocean, so too these heroes in the…
- 11.29As moths hurriedly rush into a blazing fire, leading to their own destruction, so too…
- 11.30Thou lickest up, devouring all the worlds on every side with Thy flaming mouths. Thy…
- 11.31Tell me, who you are, so fierce of form. I offer my salutations to you, O God Supreme;…
- 11.32The Blessed Lord said, "I am the full-grown, world-destroying Time, now engaged in…
- 11.33Therefore, stand up and obtain fame. Conquer the enemies and enjoy the unparalleled…
- 11.34Drona, Bhishma, Jayadratha, Karna, and other brave warriors have already been slain by Me;…
Word-by-word→
- evam
- thus
- rājan
- King
- uktvā
- having spoken
- hariḥ
- Shree Krishna
- paramam
- divine
- tataḥ
- then
- pārthāya
- to Arjun
- darśhayām āsa
- displayed
- rūpam aiśhwaram
- opulence
- sañjayaḥ uvācha
- Sanjay said
- mahā-yoga-īśhvaraḥ
- the Supreme Lord of Yog
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