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Bhagavad Gita 11.47श्री भगवानुवाच मया प्रसन्नेन तवार्जुनेदं रूपं परं दर्शितमात्मयोगात्।तेजोमयं विश्वमनन्तमाद्यं यन्मे त्वदन्येन न दृष्टपूर्वम् ॥

śhrī-bhagavān uvācha mayā prasannena tavārjunedaṁ rūpaṁ paraṁ darśhitam

ātma-yogāt tejo-mayaṁ viśhvam anantam ādyaṁ yan me tvad anyena na dṛiṣhṭa-pūrvam

Sanskrit recitation

After awe — devotion · 11.35–11.55 · Teaching

Translation

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."

Hindi translation

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।

Meaning

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.

After Swami Sivananda

After awe — devotion· 11.35–11.55→

Teachers usually read this idea across several verses together, one shared reflection covers the whole unit.

Word-by-word→
me
my
yat
which
idam
this
tava
with you
mayā
by me
param
divine
arjuna
Arjun
rūpam
form
ādyam
primeval
anantam
unlimited
viśhwam
cosmic
darśhitam
shown
prasannena
being pleased
tvat anyena
other than you
ātma-yogāt
by my Yogmaya power
tejaḥ-mayam
resplendent
na dṛiṣhṭa-pūrvam
no one has ever seen
śhrī-bhagavān uvācha
the Blessed Lord said

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