11. Beholding the Form of God

Viśhwarūp Darśhan Yog

BG 11.9

Sanjaya said: Having thus spoken, my king, the great Lord of Yoga revealed to Arjuna his divine form.

सञ्जय उवाच
एवमुक्त्वा ततो राजन्महायोगेश्वरो हरिः
दर्शयामास पार्थाय परमं रूपमैश्वरम्


  • sañjaya — Sanjaya

  • uvācha — said

  • evam — thus

  • uktvā — having spoken

  • tato — then

  • rājan — king

  • mahā-yogeśhvaro — the lord of Yoga

    • mahā — greatest, supreme

    • yogeśhvaro — practitioner of Yoga

  • hariḥ — Krishna

  • darśhayām āsa — displayed

  • pārthāya — Arjuna

  • paramaṁ — divine

  • rūpam — form

  • aiśhwaram — opulence, majestic

...11.8

Sanjaya said: Having thus spoken, my king, the great Lord of Yoga revealed to Arjuna his divine form.

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There were countless eyes, mouths, and mystic forms, with divine ornaments and celestial weapons.

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Crowned with heavenly garlands, anointed with divine perfumes, he showed himself as the resplendent, marvelous, boundless, and omnipotent one.

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If a thousand suns were to blaze forth together, it would be but a faint reflection of the radiance of that almighty being.

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There, in the body of the Supreme God, Arjuna saw the entire universe resting in a single spot.

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Then, overcome with amazement, his hairs standing on end, he bowed his head to Krishna and spoke with folded hands.

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Chapter 11, Verse 9