अर्जुन उवाच
मदनुग्रहाय परमं गुह्यमध्यात्मसंज्ञितम्
यत्त्वयोक्तं वचस्तेन मोहोऽयं विगतो मम
arjuna uvāca
madanugrahāya paramaṃ guhyamadhyātmasaṃjñitam|
yattvayoktaṃ vacastena moho'yaṃ vigato mama||
Arjuna said: Thanks to the most profound words of spiritual wisdom that You have spoken out of kindness to me, this delusion of mine has entirely disappeared.
भवाप्ययौ हि भूतानां श्रुतौ विस्तरशो मया
त्वत्तः कमलपत्राक्ष माहात्म्यमपि चाव्ययम्
bhavāpyayau hi bhūtānāṃ śrutau vistaraśo mayā|
tvattaḥ kamalapatrākṣa māhātmyamapi cāvyayam||
For, Krsna, I have heard from You in detail an account of the evolution and dissolution of beings, and also Your immortal glory.
एवमेतद्यथात्थ त्वमात्मानं परमेश्वर
द्रष्टुमिच्छामि ते रूपमैश्वरं पुरुषोत्तम
evametadyathāttha tvamātmānaṃ parameśvara|
draṣṭumicchāmi te rūpamaiśvaraṃ puruṣottama||
Your divine form possessed of wisdom, glory, energy, strength, valour and effulgence, O best of persons!
मन्यसे यदि तच्छक्यं मया द्रष्टुमिति प्रभो
योगेश्वर ततो मे त्वं दर्शयाऽत्मानमव्ययम्
manyase yadi tacchakyaṃ mayā draṣṭumiti prabho|
yogeśvara tato me tvaṃ darśayā'tmānamavyayam||
Krsna, if You think that it can be seen by me, then, O Lord of Yoga, reveal to me Your imperishable form.
श्री भगवानुवाच
पश्य मे पार्थ रूपाणि शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः
नानाविधानि दिव्यानि नानावर्णाकृतीनि च
śrī bhagavānuvāca
paśya me pārtha rūpāṇi śataśo'tha sahasraśaḥ|
nānāvidhāni divyāni nānāvarṇākṛtīni ca||
Sri Bhagavan said: Arjuna, behold presently in hundreds and thousands, My multifarious divine forms, of various colours and shapes.
पश्यादित्यान्वसून्रुद्रानश्विनौ मरुतस्तथा
बहून्यदृष्टपूर्वाणि पश्याऽश्चर्याणि भारत
paśyādityānvasūnrudrānaśvinau marutastathā|
bahūnyadṛṣṭapūrvāṇi paśyā'ścaryāṇi bhārata||
Behold in Me, Arjuna, the twelve sons of Aditi, the eight Vasus, the eleven Rudras (gods of destruction), the two Asvinikumaras (the twin-born physicians of gods) and the fortynine Maruts (winds-gods), and witness many more wonderful forms never seen before.
इहैकस्थं जगत्कृत्स्नं पश्याद्य सचराचरम्
मम देहे गुडाकेश यच्चान्यद्द्रष्टुमिच्छसि
ihaikasthaṃ jagatkṛtsnaṃ paśyādya sacarācaram|
mama dehe guḍākeśa yaccānyaddraṣṭumicchasi||
Arjuna, behold as concentrated within this body of Mine the entire creation consisting of both animate and inanimate beings, and whatever else you desire 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 surely you cannot see Me with these human eyes of yours; therefore; I vouchsafe to you the divine eye. With this you behold My divine power of Yoga.
सञ्जय उवाच
एवमुक्त्वा ततो राजन्महायोगेश्वरो हरिः
दर्शयामास पार्थाय परमं रूपमैश्वरम्
sañjaya uvāca
evamuktvā tato rājanmahāyogeśvaro hariḥ|
darśayāmāsa pārthāya paramaṃ rūpamaiśvaram||
Sañjaya said: My lord! having spoken thus, Sri Krsna, the supreme Master of Yoga, forthwith revealed to Arjuna His supremely glorious divine Form.
अनेकवक्त्रनयनमनेकाद्भुतदर्शनम्
अनेकदिव्याभरणं दिव्यानेकोद्यतायुधम्
anekavaktranayanamanekādbhutadarśanam|
anekadivyābharaṇaṃ divyānekodyatāyudham||
Arjuna saw the supreme Deity possessing many mouths and eyes, presenting many a wonderful sight, decked with many divine ornaments, wielding many uplifted divine weapons, wearing divine garlands and clothes, besmeared all over with divine sandal-pastes, full of all wonders, infinite and having faces on all sides.
verses 10–11
दिव्यमाल्याम्बरधरं दिव्यगन्धानुलेपनम्
सर्वाश्चर्यमयं देवमनन्तं विश्वतोमुखम्
divyamālyāmbaradharaṃ divyagandhānulepanam|
sarvāścaryamayaṃ devamanantaṃ viśvatomukham||
Arjuna saw the supreme Deity possessing many mouths and eyes, presenting many a wonderful sight, decked with many divine ornaments, wielding many uplifted divine weapons, wearing divine garlands and clothes, besmeared all over with divine sandal-pastes, full of all wonders, infinite and having faces on all sides.
verses 10–11
दिवि सूर्यसहस्रस्य भवेद्युगपदुत्थिता
यदि भाः सदृशी सा स्याद्भासस्तस्य महात्मनः
divi sūryasahasrasya bhavedyugapadutthitā|
yadi bhāḥ sadṛśī sā syādbhāsastasya mahātmanaḥ||
If there be the effulgence of a thousand suns bursting forth all at once in the heavens, even that would hardly approach the splendour of the mighty Lord.
तत्रैकस्थं जगत्कृत्स्नं प्रविभक्तमनेकधा
अपश्यद्देवदेवस्य शरीरे पाण्डवस्तदा
tatraikasthaṃ jagatkṛtsnaṃ pravibhaktamanekadhā|
apaśyaddevadevasya śarīre pāṇḍavastadā||
Concentrated at one place in the person of that supreme Deity, Arjuna then beheld the whole universe with its manifold divisions.
ततः स विस्मयाविष्टो हृष्टरोमा धनञ्जयः
प्रणम्य शिरसा देवं कृताञ्जलिरभाषत
tataḥ sa vismayāviṣṭo hṛṣṭaromā dhanañjayaḥ|
praṇamya śirasā devaṃ kṛtāñjalirabhāṣata||
Then Arjuna, full of wonder and with the hair standing on end, reverentially bowed his head to the divine Lord, and with joined palms addressed Him thus.
अर्जुन उवाच
पश्यामि देवांस्तव देव देहे
सर्वांस्तथा भूतविशेषसङ्घान्
ब्रह्माणमीशं कमलासनस्थ
मृषींश्च सर्वानुरगांश्च दिव्यान्
arjuna uvāca
paśyāmi devāṃstava deva dehe
sarvāṃstathā bhūtaviśeṣasaṅghān|
brahmāṇamīśaṃ kamalāsanastha
mṛṣīṃśca sarvānuragāṃśca divyān||
Arjuna said: Lord, I behold within Your body all gods and hosts of different beings, Brahma throned on his lotus-seat, Siva and all Rsis and celestial serpents.
अनेकबाहूदरवक्त्रनेत्रं
पश्यामि त्वां सर्वतोऽनन्तरूपम्
नान्तं न मध्यं न पुनस्तवादिं
पश्यामि विश्वेश्वर विश्वरूप
anekabāhūdaravaktranetraṃ
paśyāmi tvāṃ sarvato'nantarūpam|
nāntaṃ na madhyaṃ na punastavādiṃ
paśyāmi viśveśvara viśvarūpa||
O lord of the universe, I see You endowed with numerous arms, bellies, mouths, and eyes and having innumerable forms extended on all sides. I see neither Your beginning nor middle, nor even Your end, manifested as You are in the form of the universe.
किरीटिनं गदिनं चक्रिणं च
तेजोराशिं सर्वतोदीप्तिमन्तम्
पश्यामि त्वां दुर्निरीक्ष्यं समन्ताद्
दीप्तानलार्कद्युतिमप्रमेयम्
kirīṭinaṃ gadinaṃ cakriṇaṃ ca
tejorāśiṃ sarvatodīptimantam|
paśyāmi tvāṃ durnirīkṣyaṃ samantād
dīptānalārkadyutimaprameyam||
I see You endowed with diadems, clubs and discuses, a mass of splendour flaming all round, having the brilliance of a blazing fire and the sun, hard to gaze at and immeasurable on all sides.
त्वमक्षरं परमं वेदितव्यं
त्वमस्य विश्वस्य परं निधानम्
त्वमव्ययः शाश्वतधर्मगोप्ता
सनातनस्त्वं पुरुषो मतो मे
tvamakṣaraṃ paramaṃ veditavyaṃ
tvamasya viśvasya paraṃ nidhānam|
tvamavyayaḥ śāśvatadharmagoptā
sanātanastvaṃ puruṣo mato me||
You are the supreme indestructible worthy of being known; You are the ultimate refuge of this universe. You are, again, the protector of the ageless Dharma; I consider You to be the eternal imperishable Being.
अनादिमध्यान्तमनन्तवीर्य
मनन्तबाहुं शशिसूर्यनेत्रम्
पश्यामि त्वां दीप्तहुताशवक्त्रम्
स्वतेजसा विश्वमिदं तपन्तम्
anādimadhyāntamanantavīrya
manantabāhuṃ śaśisūryanetram|
paśyāmi tvāṃ dīptahutāśavaktram
svatejasā viśvamidaṃ tapantam||
I see You without beginning, middle or end, possessing unlimited prowess and endowed with numberless arms, having the moon and the sun for Your eyes, and blazing fire for Your mouth, and scorching this universe by Your radiance.
द्यावापृथिव्योरिदमन्तरं हि
व्याप्तं त्वयैकेन दिशश्च सर्वाः
दृष्ट्वाऽद्भुतं रूपमुग्रं तवेदं
लोकत्रयं प्रव्यथितं महात्मन्
dyāvāpṛthivyoridamantaraṃ hi
vyāptaṃ tvayaikena diśaśca sarvāḥ|
dṛṣṭvā'dbhutaṃ rūpamugraṃ tavedaṃ
lokatrayaṃ pravyathitaṃ mahātman||
Yonder space between heaven and earth and all the quarters are entirely filled by You alone. Seeing this transcendent, dreadful form of Yours, O Soul of the universe, all the three worlds feel greatly alarmed.
अमी हि त्वां सुरसङ्घा विशन्ति
केचिद्भीताः प्राञ्जलयो गृणन्ति
स्वस्तीत्युक्त्वा महर्षिसिद्धसङ्घाः
स्तुवन्ति त्वां स्तुतिभिः पुष्कलाभिः
amī hi tvāṃ surasaṅghā viśanti
kecidbhītāḥ prāñjalayo gṛṇanti|
svastītyuktvā maharṣisiddhasaṅghāḥ
stuvanti tvāṃ stutibhiḥ puṣkalābhiḥ||
Yonder hosts of gods are entering You; some with palms joined out of fear are uttering Your names and glories. Multitudes of Maharsis and Siddhas, saying 'Let there be peace', are extolling You by means of excellent hymns.
रुद्रादित्या वसवो ये च साध्या
विश्वेऽश्विनौ मरुतश्चोष्मपाश्च
गन्धर्वयक्षासुरसिद्धसङ्घा
वीक्षन्ते त्वां विस्मिताश्चैव सर्वे
rudrādityā vasavo ye ca sādhyā
viśve'śvinau marutaścoṣmapāśca|
gandharvayakṣāsurasiddhasaṅghā
vīkṣante tvāṃ vismitāścaiva sarve||
Rudras, Vasus, Sâdhyas and Adityas, Vishvas, the Ashvins, Maruts, Ushmapas, Gandharvas, Yakshas, Siddhas, Asuras, In wondering multitudes beholding Thee.
रूपं महत्ते बहुवक्त्रनेत्रं
महाबाहो बहुबाहूरुपादम्
बहूदरं बहुदंष्ट्राकरालं
दृष्ट्वा लोकाः प्रव्यथितास्तथाऽहम्
rūpaṃ mahatte bahuvaktranetraṃ
mahābāho bahubāhūrupādam|
bahūdaraṃ bahudaṃṣṭrākarālaṃ
dṛṣṭvā lokāḥ pravyathitāstathā'ham||
Lord, seeing this stupendous and dreadful Form of Yours possessing numerous mouths and eyes, many arms, thighs and feet, many bellies and many teeth, the worlds are terror-struck; so am I.
नभःस्पृशं दीप्तमनेकवर्णं
व्यात्ताननं दीप्तविशालनेत्रम्
दृष्ट्वा हि त्वां प्रव्यथितान्तरात्मा
धृतिं न विन्दामि शमं च विष्णो
nabhaḥspṛśaṃ dīptamanekavarṇaṃ
vyāttānanaṃ dīptaviśālanetram|
dṛṣṭvā hi tvāṃ pravyathitāntarātmā
dhṛtiṃ na vindāmi śamaṃ ca viṣṇo||
Lord, seeing Your Form reaching the heavens, effulgent, multi-coloured, having its mouth wide open and possessing large flaming eyes, I, with my inmost self frightened, have lost self-control and find no peace.
दंष्ट्राकरालानि च ते मुखानि
दृष्ट्वैव कालानलसन्निभानि
दिशो न जाने न लभे च शर्म
प्रसीद देवेश जगन्निवास
daṃṣṭrākarālāni ca te mukhāni
dṛṣṭvaiva kālānalasannibhāni|
diśo na jāne na labhe ca śarma
prasīda deveśa jagannivāsa||
Seeing Your faces frightful on account of their teeth, and flaring like the fire at the time of universal destruction, I am utterly bewildered and find no happiness; therefore, be kind to me, O Lord of celestials and Resting- place of the universe.
अमी च त्वां धृतराष्ट्रस्य पुत्राः
सर्वे सहैवावनिपालसङ्घैः
भीष्मो द्रोणः सूतपुत्रस्तथाऽसौ
सहास्मदीयैरपि योधमुख्यैः
amī ca tvāṃ dhṛtarāṣṭrasya putrāḥ
sarve sahaivāvanipālasaṅghaiḥ|
bhīṣmo droṇaḥ sūtaputrastathā'sau
sahāsmadīyairapi yodhamukhyaiḥ||
All those sons of Dhrtarastra with hosts of kings are entering You. Bhisma, Drona and yonder Karna, with the principal warriors on our side as well, are rushing headlong into Your fearful mouths looking all the more terrible on account of their teeth; some are seen stuck up in the gaps between Your teeth with their heads crushed.
verses 26–27
वक्त्राणि ते त्वरमाणा विशन्ति
दंष्ट्राकरालानि भयानकानि
केचिद्विलग्ना दशनान्तरेषु
संदृश्यन्ते चूर्णितैरुत्तमाङ्गैः
vaktrāṇi te tvaramāṇā viśanti
daṃṣṭrākarālāni bhayānakāni|
kecidvilagnā daśanāntareṣu
saṃdṛśyante cūrṇitairuttamāṅgaiḥ||
All those sons of Dhrtarastra with hosts of kings are entering You. Bhisma, Drona and yonder Karna, with the principal warriors on our side as well, are rushing headlong into Your fearful mouths looking all the more terrible on account of their teeth; some are seen stuck up in the gaps between Your teeth with their heads crushed.
verses 26–27
यथा नदीनां बहवोऽम्बुवेगाः
समुद्रमेवाभिमुखा द्रवन्ति
तथा तवामी नरलोकवीरा
विशन्ति वक्त्राण्यभिविज्वलन्ति
yathā nadīnāṃ bahavo'mbuvegāḥ
samudramevābhimukhā dravanti|
tathā tavāmī naralokavīrā
viśanti vaktrāṇyabhivijvalanti||
As the myriad streams of rivers rush towards the sea alone, so do those warriors of the mortal world enter Your flaming mouths.
यथा प्रदीप्तं ज्वलनं पतङ्गा
विशन्ति नाशाय समृद्धवेगाः
तथैव नाशाय विशन्ति लोका
स्तवापि वक्त्राणि समृद्धवेगाः
yathā pradīptaṃ jvalanaṃ pataṅgā
viśanti nāśāya samṛddhavegāḥ|
tathaiva nāśāya viśanti lokā
stavāpi vaktrāṇi samṛddhavegāḥ||
As moths rush with great speed into the blazing fire for extinction out of their folly, even so all these people are with great rapidity entering Your mouths to meet their doom.
लेलिह्यसे ग्रसमानः समन्ता
ल्लोकान्समग्रान्वदनैर्ज्वलद्भिः
तेजोभिरापूर्य जगत्समग्रं
भासस्तवोग्राः प्रतपन्ति विष्णो
lelihyase grasamānaḥ samantā
llokānsamagrānvadanairjvaladbhiḥ|
tejobhirāpūrya jagatsamagraṃ
bhāsastavogrāḥ pratapanti viṣṇo||
Swallowing through Your blazing mouths; You are licking all those people on all sides. Lord, Your terrible splendours are burning the entire universe, filling it with radiance.
आख्याहि मे को भवानुग्ररूपो
नमोऽस्तु ते देववर प्रसीद
विज्ञातुमिच्छामि भवन्तमाद्यं
न हि प्रजानामि तव प्रवृत्तिम्
ākhyāhi me ko bhavānugrarūpo
namo'stu te devavara prasīda|
vijñātumicchāmi bhavantamādyaṃ
na hi prajānāmi tava pravṛttim||
Tell me who You are with a form so terrible. My obeisance to You, O best of gods; be kind to me, I wish to know You, the Primal Being, in particular; for I know not Your purpose.
श्री भगवानुवाच
कालोऽस्मि लोकक्षयकृत्प्रवृद्धो
लोकान्समाहर्तुमिह प्रवृत्तः
ऋतेऽपि त्वां न भविष्यन्ति सर्वे
येऽवस्थिताः प्रत्यनीकेषु योधाः
śrī bhagavānuvāca
kālo'smi lokakṣayakṛtpravṛddho
lokānsamāhartumiha pravṛttaḥ|
ṛte'pi tvāṃ na bhaviṣyanti sarve
ye'vasthitāḥ pratyanīkeṣu yodhāḥ||
Sri Bhagavan said: I am inflamed Kala (the eternal Time-Spirit), the destroyer of the worlds. I am out to exterminate these people. Even without you all those warriors arrayed in the enemy's camp must die.
तस्मात्त्वमुत्तिष्ठ यशो लभस्व
जित्वा शत्रून् भुङ्क्ष्व राज्यं समृद्धम्
मयैवैते निहताः पूर्वमेव
निमित्तमात्रं भव सव्यसाचिन्
tasmāttvamuttiṣṭha yaśo labhasva
jitvā śatrūn bhuṅkṣva rājyaṃ samṛddham|
mayaivaite nihatāḥ pūrvameva
nimittamātraṃ bhava savyasācin||
There fore, do you arise and win glory; conquering foes, enjoy the affluent kingdom. These warriors stand already slain by Me; be you only an instrument, Arjuna.
द्रोणं च भीष्मं च जयद्रथं च
कर्णं तथाऽन्यानपि योधवीरान्
मया हतांस्त्वं जहि मा व्यथिष्ठा
युध्यस्व जेतासि रणे सपत्नान्
droṇaṃ ca bhīṣmaṃ ca jayadrathaṃ ca
karṇaṃ tathā'nyānapi yodhavīrān|
mayā hatāṃstvaṃ jahi mā vyathiṣṭhā
yudhyasva jetāsi raṇe sapatnān||
Do you kill Drona and Bhisma and Jayadratha and Karna and even other brave warriors; who stand already killed by Me; fear not. You will surely conquer the enemies in this war; therefore, fight.
सञ्जय उवाच
एतच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं केशवस्य
कृताञ्जलिर्वेपमानः किरीटी
नमस्कृत्वा भूय एवाह कृष्णं
सगद्गदं भीतभीतः प्रणम्य
sañjaya uvāca
etacchrutvā vacanaṃ keśavasya
kṛtāñjalirvepamānaḥ kirīṭī|
namaskṛtvā bhūya evāha kṛṣṇaṃ
sagadgadaṃ bhītabhītaḥ praṇamya||
Sañjaya said: Hearing these words of Bhagavan Kesava, Arjuna tremblingly bowed to Him with joined palms, and bowing again in extreme terror spoke to Sri Krsna in faltering accents.
अर्जुन उवाच
स्थाने हृषीकेश तव प्रकीर्त्या
जगत् प्रहृष्यत्यनुरज्यते च
रक्षांसि भीतानि दिशो द्रवन्ति
सर्वे नमस्यन्ति च सिद्धसङ्घाः
arjuna uvāca
sthāne hṛṣīkeśa tava prakīrtyā
jagat prahṛṣyatyanurajyate ca|
rakṣāṃsi bhītāni diśo dravanti
sarve namasyanti ca siddhasaṅghāḥ||
Arjuna said: Lord, well it is the universe exults and is filled with love by chanting Your names, virtues and glory; terrified Raksasas are fleeing in all directions, and all the hosts of Siddhas are bowing to You.
कस्माच्च ते न नमेरन्महात्मन्
गरीयसे ब्रह्मणोऽप्यादिकर्त्रे
अनन्त देवेश जगन्निवास
त्वमक्षरं सदसत्तत्परं यत्
kasmācca te na nameranmahātman
garīyase brahmaṇo'pyādikartre|
ananta deveśa jagannivāsa
tvamakṣaraṃ sadasattatparaṃ yat||
O great soul, why should they not bow to You, who are the progenitor of Brahma himself and the greatest of the great? O infinite Lord of celestials, Abode of the universe, You are that which is existent (Sat), that which is non-existent (Asat) and also that which is beyond both, viz., the indestructible Brahma.
त्वमादिदेवः पुरुषः पुराण
स्त्वमस्य विश्वस्य परं निधानम्
वेत्तासि वेद्यं च परं च धाम
त्वया ततं विश्वमनन्तरूप
tvamādidevaḥ puruṣaḥ purāṇa
stvamasya viśvasya paraṃ nidhānam|
vettāsi vedyaṃ ca paraṃ ca dhāma
tvayā tataṃ viśvamanantarūpa||
You are the primal Deity, the most ancient Person; You are the ultimate resort of this universe. You are both the knower and the knowable, and the highest abode. It is You who pervade the universe, assuming endless forms.
वायुर्यमोऽग्निर्वरुणः शशाङ्कः
प्रजापतिस्त्वं प्रपितामहश्च
नमो नमस्तेऽस्तु सहस्रकृत्वः
पुनश्च भूयोऽपि नमो नमस्ते
vāyuryamo'gnirvaruṇaḥ śaśāṅkaḥ
prajāpatistvaṃ prapitāmahaśca|
namo namaste'stu sahasrakṛtvaḥ
punaśca bhūyo'pi namo namaste||
You are Vayu (the wind-god), Yama (the god of death), Agni (the god of fire), the moon-god, Brahma (the Lord of Creation), nay, the father of Brahma Himself. Hail, hail to You a thousand times; salutations, repeated salutations O You once again.
नमः पुरस्तादथ पृष्ठतस्ते
नमोऽस्तु ते सर्वत एव सर्व
अनन्तवीर्यामितविक्रमस्त्वं
सर्वं समाप्नोषि ततोऽसि सर्वः
namaḥ purastādatha pṛṣṭhataste
namo'stu te sarvata eva sarva|
anantavīryāmitavikramastvaṃ
sarvaṃ samāpnoṣi tato'si sarvaḥ||
Lord of infinite prowess, my salutations to You from before and from behind. O soul of all, my obeisance to You from all sides indeed. You, who possess limitless might, pervade all; therefoe, You are all.
सखेति मत्वा प्रसभं यदुक्तं
हे कृष्ण हे यादव हे सखेति
अजानता महिमानं तवेदं
मया प्रमादात्प्रणयेन वापि
sakheti matvā prasabhaṃ yaduktaṃ
he kṛṣṇa he yādava he sakheti|
ajānatā mahimānaṃ tavedaṃ
mayā pramādātpraṇayena vāpi||
The way in which I have importunately called out, either through intimacy or even through want of thought, "Ho Krsna! Ho Yadava! Ho Comrade!" and so on, suspecting not this greatness of Yours, and thinking You only to be a friend, and the way in which You have been slighted by me in jest, O sinless one, while at play, reposing, sitting or at meals, either alone or even in the presence of other— for all that I crave forgiveness from You, who are infinite.
verses 41–42
यच्चावहासार्थमसत्कृतोऽसि
विहारशय्यासनभोजनेषु
एकोऽथवाप्यच्युत तत्समक्षं
तत्क्षामये त्वामहमप्रमेयम्
yaccāvahāsārthamasatkṛto'si
vihāraśayyāsanabhojaneṣu|
eko'thavāpyacyuta tatsamakṣaṃ
tatkṣāmaye tvāmahamaprameyam||
The way in which I have importunately called out, either through intimacy or even through want of thought, "Ho Krsna! Ho Yadava! Ho Comrade!" and so on, suspecting not this greatness of Yours, and thinking You only to be a friend, and the way in which You have been slighted by me in jest, O sinless one, while at play, reposing, sitting or at meals, either alone or even in the presence of other— for all that I crave forgiveness from You, who are infinite.
verses 41–42
पितासि लोकस्य चराचरस्य
त्वमस्य पूज्यश्च गुरुर्गरीयान्
न त्वत्समोऽस्त्यभ्यधिकः कुतोऽन्यो
लोकत्रयेऽप्यप्रतिमप्रभाव
pitāsi lokasya carācarasya
tvamasya pūjyaśca gururgarīyān|
na tvatsamo'styabhyadhikaḥ kuto'nyo
lokatraye'pyapratimaprabhāva||
You are the Father, nay the greatest teacher of this moving and unmoving creation, and worthy of adoration. O Lord of incomparable might, in all the three worlds there is none else even equal to You; how, then, any better?
तस्मात्प्रणम्य प्रणिधाय कायं
प्रसादये त्वामहमीशमीड्यम्
पितेव पुत्रस्य सखेव सख्युः
प्रियः प्रियायार्हसि देव सोढुम्
tasmātpraṇamya praṇidhāya kāyaṃ
prasādaye tvāmahamīśamīḍyam|
piteva putrasya sakheva sakhyuḥ
priyaḥ priyāyārhasi deva soḍhum||
Therefore, Lord, prostrating my body at Your feet and bowing low I seek to propitiate You, the ruler of all and worthy of all praise. It behoves You to bear with me even as father bears with his son, a friend with his friend and a husband with his beloved spouse,
अदृष्टपूर्वं हृषितोऽस्मि दृष्ट्वा
भयेन च प्रव्यथितं मनो मे
तदेव मे दर्शय देव रूपं
प्रसीद देवेश जगन्निवास
adṛṣṭapūrvaṃ hṛṣito'smi dṛṣṭvā
bhayena ca pravyathitaṃ mano me|
tadeva me darśaya deva rūpaṃ
prasīda deveśa jagannivāsa||
Having Seen Your wondrous form, which was never seen before, I feel transported with joy; at the same time my mind is tormented by fear. Pray reveal to me that divine form; the form of Visnu with four arms; O Lord of celestials Abode of the universe, be gracious.
किरीटिनं गदिनं चक्रहस्त
मिच्छामि त्वां द्रष्टुमहं तथैव
तेनैव रूपेण चतुर्भुजेन
सहस्रबाहो भव विश्वमूर्ते
kirīṭinaṃ gadinaṃ cakrahasta
micchāmi tvāṃ draṣṭumahaṃ tathaiva|
tenaiva rūpeṇa caturbhujena
sahasrabāho bhava viśvamūrte||
I wish to see You adorned in the same way with a diadem on the head, and holding a mace and a discus in two of Your hands. O Lord with a thousand arms, O Universal Being, appear again in the same four-armed Form.
श्री भगवानुवाच
मया प्रसन्नेन तवार्जुनेदं
रूपं परं दर्शितमात्मयोगात्
तेजोमयं विश्वमनन्तमाद्यं
यन्मे त्वदन्येन न दृष्टपूर्वम्
śrī bhagavānuvāca
mayā prasannena tavārjunedaṃ
rūpaṃ paraṃ darśitamātmayogāt|
tejomayaṃ viśvamanantamādyaṃ
yanme tvadanyena na dṛṣṭapūrvam||
Sri Bhagavan said: Arjuna! pleased with you I have shown you, through My own power of Yoga, this supreme, effulgent, primal and infinite Cosmic Body, which was never seen before by any else than you.
न वेदयज्ञाध्ययनैर्न दानै
र्न च क्रियाभिर्न तपोभिरुग्रैः
एवंरूपः शक्य अहं नृलोके
द्रष्टुं त्वदन्येन कुरुप्रवीर
na vedayajñādhyayanairna dānai
rna ca kriyābhirna tapobhirugraiḥ|
evaṃrūpaḥ śakya ahaṃ nṛloke
draṣṭuṃ tvadanyena kurupravīra||
Arjuna, in this mortal world I cannot be seen in this Form by anyone else than you, either through study of the Vedas or of rituals, or a gain through gifts, actions or austere penances.
मा ते व्यथा मा च विमूढभावो
दृष्ट्वा रूपं घोरमीदृङ्ममेदम्
व्यपेतभीः प्रीतमनाः पुनस्त्वं
तदेव मे रूपमिदं प्रपश्य
mā te vyathā mā ca vimūḍhabhāvo
dṛṣṭvā rūpaṃ ghoramīdṛṅmamedam|
vyapetabhīḥ prītamanāḥ punastvaṃ
tadeva me rūpamidaṃ prapaśya||
Seeing such a dreadful Form of Mine as this, be not perturbed or perplexed; with a fearless and complacent mind, behold once again the same four-armed Form of Mine (bearing the conch, discus, mace and lotus).
सञ्जय उवाच
इत्यर्जुनं वासुदेवस्तथोक्त्वा
स्वकं रूपं दर्शयामास भूयः
आश्वासयामास च भीतमेनं
भूत्वा पुनः सौम्यवपुर्महात्मा
sañjaya uvāca
ityarjunaṃ vāsudevastathoktvā
svakaṃ rūpaṃ darśayāmāsa bhūyaḥ|
āśvāsayāmāsa ca bhītamenaṃ
bhūtvā punaḥ saumyavapurmahātmā||
Sañjaya said: Having spoken thus to Arjuna, Bhagavan Vasudeva again showed to him in the same way His own four-armed form; and then, assuming a gentle form, the high-souled Sri Krsna consoled the frightened Arjuna.
अर्जुन उवाच
दृष्ट्वेदं मानुषं रूपं तवसौम्यं जनार्दन
इदानीमस्मि संवृत्तः सचेताः प्रकृतिं गतः
arjuna uvāca
dṛṣṭvedaṃ mānuṣaṃ rūpaṃ tavasaumyaṃ janārdana|
idānīmasmi saṃvṛttaḥ sacetāḥ prakṛtiṃ gataḥ||
Arjuna said: Krsna, seeing this gentle human form of Yours I have regained my composure and am myself again.
श्री भगवानुवाच
सुदुर्दर्शमिदं रूपं दृष्टवानसि यन्मम
देवा अप्यस्य रूपस्य नित्यं दर्शनकाङ्क्षिणः
śrī bhagavānuvāca
sudurdarśamidaṃ rūpaṃ dṛṣṭavānasi yanmama|
devā apyasya rūpasya nityaṃ darśanakāṅkṣiṇaḥ||
Sri Bhagavan said: This form of Mine (with four arms) which you have just seen is exceedingly difficult to perceive. Even the gods are always eager to behold this form.
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 study of the Vedas nor by penance, nor again by charity, nor even by ritual can I be seen in this form (with four arms) as you have seen Me.
भक्त्या त्वनन्यया शक्य अहमेवंविधोऽर्जुन
ज्ञातुं दृष्टुं च तत्त्वेन प्रवेष्टुं च परंतप
bhaktyā tvananyayā śakya ahamevaṃvidho'rjuna|
jñātuṃ dṛṣṭuṃ ca tattvena praveṣṭuṃ ca paraṃtapa||
Through single-minded devotion, however, I can be seen in this form (with four arms); nay, known in essence and even entered into, O valiant Arjuna.
मत्कर्मकृन्मत्परमो मद्भक्तः सङ्गवर्जितः
निर्वैरः सर्वभूतेषु यः स मामेति पाण्डव
matkarmakṛnmatparamo madbhaktaḥ saṅgavarjitaḥ|
nirvairaḥ sarvabhūteṣu yaḥ sa māmeti pāṇḍava||
Arjuna, he who performs all his duties for My sake, depends on Me, is devoted to Me; has no attachment, and is free from malice towards all beings, reaches Me.