shlOkaH
arjuna uvaacha
madanugrahaaya paramaM guhyamadhyaatmasaMjjhNitam ।
yattvayOktaM vachastEna mOhO.ayaM vigatO mama ॥ 1 ॥
Meaning
arjunaH uvaaca — Arjuna said; mat-anugrahaaya — just to show me favor; paramam — supreme; guhyam — confidential subject; adhyaatma — spiritual; saṁjjhNitam — in the matter of; yat — what; tvayaa — by You; uktam — said; vacaH — words; tEna — by that; mOhaH — illusion; ayam — this; vigataH — is removed; mama — my.
Translation
Arjuna said: By my hearing the instructions You have kindly given me about these most confidential spiritual subjects, my illusion has now been dispelled.
shlOkaH
bhavaapyayau hi bhootaanaaM shrutau vistarashO mayaa ।
tvattaH kamalapatraakshha maahaatmyamapi chaavyayam ॥ 2 ॥
Meaning
bhava — appearance; apyayau — disappearance; hi — certainly; bhootaanaam — of all living entities; shrutau — have been heard; vistarashaH — in detail; mayaa — by me; tvattaH — from You; kamala-patra-akshha — O lotus-eyed one; maahaatmyam — glories; api — also; ca — and; avyayam — inexhaustible.
Translation
O lotus-eyed one, I have heard from You in detail about the appearance and disappearance of every living entity and have realized Your inexhaustible glories.
shlOkaH
EvamEtadyathaattha tvamaatmaanaM paramEshvara ।
drashhTumichChaami tE roopamaishvaraM purushhOttama ॥ 3 ॥
Meaning
Evam — thus; Etat — this; yathaa — as it is; aattha — have spoken; tvam — You; aatmaanam — Yourself; parama-eeshvara — O Supreme Lord; drashhTum — to see; icchaami — I wish; tE — Your; roopam — form; aishvaram — divine; purushha-uttama — O best of personalities.
Translation
O greatest of all personalities, O supreme form, though I see You here before me in Your actual position, as You have described Yourself, I wish to see how You have entered into this cosmic manifestation. I want to see that form of Yours.
shlOkaH
manyasE yadi tachChakyaM mayaa drashhTumiti prabhO ।
yOgEshvara tatO mE tvaM darshayaatmaanamavyayam ॥ 4 ॥
Meaning
manyasE — You think; yadi — if; tat — that; shakyam — is able; mayaa — by me; drashhTum — to be seen; iti — thus; prabhO — O Lord; yOga-eeshvara — O Lord of all mystic power; tataH — then; mE — unto me; tvam — You; darshaya — show; aatmaanam — Your Self; avyayam — eternal.
Translation
If You think that I am able to behold Your cosmic form, O my Lord, O master of all mystic power, then kindly show me that unlimited universal Self.
shlOkaH
shreebhagavaanuvaacha
pashya mE paartha roopaaNi shatashO.atha sahasrashaH ।
naanaavidhaani divyaani naanaavarNaakRRiteeni cha ॥ 5 ॥
Meaning
shree-bhagavaan uvaaca — the Supreme Personality of Godhead said; pashya — just see; mE — My; paartha — O son of Pṛthā; roopaaNi — forms; shatashaH — hundreds; atha — also; sahasrashaH — thousands; naanaa-vidhaani — variegated; divyaani — divine; naanaa — variegated; varNa — colors; aakRRiteeni — forms; ca — also.
Translation
The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: My dear Arjuna, O son of Pṛthā, see now My opulences, hundreds of thousands of varied divine and multicolored forms.
shlOkaH
pashyaadityaanvasoonrudraanashvinau marutastathaa ।
bahoonyadRRishhTapoorvaaNi pashyaashcharyaaNi bhaarata ॥ 6 ॥
Meaning
pashya — see; aadityaan — the twelve sons of Aditi; vasoon — the eight Vasus; rudraan — the eleven forms of Rudra; ashvinau — the two Aśvinīs; marutaH — the forty-nine Maruts (demigods of the wind); tathaa — also; bahooni — many; adRRishhTa — that you have not seen; poorvaaNi — before; pashya — see; aashcaryaaNi — all the wonders; bhaarata — O best of the Bhāratas.
Translation
O best of the Bhāratas, see here the different manifestations of Ādityas, Vasus, Rudras, Aśvinī-kumāras and all the other demigods. Behold the many wonderful things which no one has ever seen or heard of before.
shlOkaH
ihaikasthaM jagatkRRitsnaM pashyaadya sacharaacharam ।
mama dEhE guDaakEsha yachchaaanyaddrashhTumichChasi ॥ 7 ॥
Meaning
iha — in this; Eka-stham — in one place; jagat — the universe; kRRitsnam — completely; pashya — see; adya — immediately; sa — with; cara — the moving; acaram — and not moving; mama — My; dEhE — in this body; guDaakEsha — O Arjuna; yat — that which; ca — also; anyat — other; drashhTum — to see; icchasi — you wish.
Translation
O Arjuna, whatever you wish to see, behold at once in this body of Mine! This universal form can show you whatever you now desire to see and whatever you may want to see in the future. Everything – moving and nonmoving – is here completely, in one place.
shlOkaH
na tu maaM shakyasE drashhTumanEnaiva svachakshhushhaa ।
divyaM dadaami tE chakshhuH pashya mE yOgamaishvaram ॥ 8 ॥
Meaning
na — never; tu — but; maam — Me; shakyasE — are able; drashhTum — to see; anEna — with these; Eva — certainly; sva-cakshhushhaa — your own eyes; divyam — divine; dadaami — I give; tE — to you; cakshhuH — eyes; pashya — see; mE — My; yOgam aishvaram — inconceivable mystic power.
Translation
But you cannot see Me with your present eyes. Therefore I give you divine eyes. Behold My mystic opulence!
shlOkaH
sanjaya uvaacha
Evamuktvaa tatO raajanmahaayOgEshvarO hariH ।
darshayaamaasa paarthaaya paramaM roopamaishvaram ॥ 9 ॥
Meaning
sanjayaH uvaaca — Sañjaya said; Evam — thus; uktvaa — saying; tataH — thereafter; raajan — O King; mahaa-yOga-eeshvaraH — the most powerful mystic; hariH — the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa; darshayaam aasa — showed; paarthaaya — unto Arjuna; paramam — the divine; roopam aishvaram — universal form.
Translation
Sañjaya said: O King, having spoken thus, the Supreme Lord of all mystic power, the Personality of Godhead, displayed His universal form to Arjuna.
shlOkaH
anEkavaktranayanamanEkaadbhautadarshanam ।
anEkadivyaabharaNaM divyaanEkOdyataayudham ॥ 10 ॥
divyamaalyaambaradharaM divyagandhaanulEpanam ।
sarvaashcharyamayaM dEvamanantaM vishvatOmukham ॥ 11 ॥
Meaning
anEka — various; vaktra — mouths; nayanam — eyes; anEka — various; adbhuta — wonderful; darshanam — sights; anEka — many; divya — divine; aabharaNam — ornaments; divya — divine; anEka — various; udyata — uplifted; aayudham — weapons; divya — divine; maalya — garlands; ambara — dresses; dharam — wearing; divya — divine; gandha — fragrances; anulEpanam — smeared with; sarva — all; aashcarya-mayam — wonderful; dEvam — shining; anantam — unlimited; vishvataH-mukham — all-pervading.
Translation
Arjuna saw in that universal form unlimited mouths, unlimited eyes, unlimited wonderful visions. The form was decorated with many celestial ornaments and bore many divine upraised weapons. He wore celestial garlands and garments, and many divine scents were smeared over His body. All was wondrous, brilliant, unlimited, all-expanding.
shlOkaH
divi sooryasahasrasya bhavEdyugapadutthitaa ।
yadi bhaaH sadRRishee saa syaadbhaaasastasya mahaatmanaH ॥ 12 ॥
Meaning
divi — in the sky; soorya — of suns; sahasrasya — of many thousands; bhavEt — there were; yugapat — simultaneously; utthitaa — present; yadi — if; bhaaH — light; sadRRishee — like that; saa — that; syaat — might be; bhaasaH — effulgence; tasya — of Him; mahaa-aatmanaH — the great Lord.
Translation
If hundreds of thousands of suns were to rise at once into the sky, their radiance might resemble the effulgence of the Supreme Person in that universal form.
shlOkaH
tatraikasthaM jagatkRRitsnaM pravibhaktamanEkadhaa ।
apashyaddEvadEvasya shareerE paaNDavastadaa ॥ 13 ॥
Meaning
tatra — there; Eka-stham — in one place; jagat — the universe; kRRitsnam — complete; pravibhaktam — divided; anEkadhaa — into many; apashyat — could see; dEva-dEvasya — of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; shareerE — in the universal form; paaNDavaH — Arjuna; tadaa — at that time.
Translation
At that time Arjuna could see in the universal form of the Lord the unlimited expansions of the universe situated in one place although divided into many, many thousands.
shlOkaH
tataH sa vismayaavishhTO hRRishhTarOmaa dhananjayaH ।
praNamya shirasaa dEvaM kRRitaanjalirabhaashhata ॥ 14 ॥
Meaning
tataH — thereafter; saH — he; vismaya-aavishhTaH — being overwhelmed with wonder; hRRishhTa-rOmaa — with his bodily hairs standing on end due to his great ecstasy; dhanam-jayaH — Arjuna; praNamya — offering obeisances; shirasaa — with the head; dEvam — to the Supreme Personality of Godhead; kRRita-anjaliH — with folded hands; abhaashhata — began to speak.
Translation
Then, bewildered and astonished, his hair standing on end, Arjuna bowed his head to offer obeisances and with folded hands began to pray to the Supreme Lord.
shlOkaH
arjuna uvaacha
pashyaami dEvaaMstava dEva dEhE
sarvaaMstathaa bhootavishEshhasanghaan ।
brahmaaNameeshaM kamalaasanastha-
mRRishheeMshcha sarvaanuragaaMshcha divyaan ॥ 15 ॥
Meaning
arjunaH uvaaca — Arjuna said; pashyaami — I see; dEvaan — all the demigods; tava — Your; dEva — O Lord; dEhE — in the body; sarvaan — all; tathaa — also; bhoota — living entities; vishEshha-sanghaan — specifically assembled; brahmaaNam — Lord Brahmā; eesham — Lord Śiva; kamala-aasana-stham — sitting on the lotus flower; RRishheen — great sages; ca — also; sarvaan — all; uragaan — serpents; ca — also; divyaan — divine.
Translation
Arjuna said: My dear Lord Kṛṣṇa, I see assembled in Your body all the demigods and various other living entities. I see Brahmā sitting on the lotus flower, as well as Lord Śiva and all the sages and divine serpents.
shlOkaH
anEkabaahoodaravaktranEtraM
pashyaami tvaaM sarvatO.anantaroopam ।
naantaM na madhyaM na punastavaadiM
pashyaami vishvEshvara vishvaroopa ॥ 16 ॥
Meaning
anEka — many; baahu — arms; udara — bellies; vaktra — mouths; nEtram — eyes; pashyaami — I see; tvaam — You; sarvataH — on all sides; ananta-roopam — unlimited form; na antam — no end; na madhyam — no middle; na punaH — nor again; tava — Your; aadim — beginning; pashyaami — I see; vishva-eeshvara — O Lord of the universe; vishva-roopa — in the form of the universe.
Translation
O Lord of the universe, O universal form, I see in Your body many, many arms, bellies, mouths and eyes, expanded everywhere, without limit. I see in You no end, no middle and no beginning.
shlOkaH
kireeTinaM gadinaM chakriNaM cha
tEjOraashiM sarvatO deeptimantam ।
pashyaami tvaaM durnireekshhyaM samantaa-
ddeeptaanalaarkadyutimapramEyam ॥ 17 ॥
Meaning
kireeTinam — with helmets; gadinam — with maces; cakriNam — with discs; ca — and; tEjaH-raashim — effulgence; sarvataH — on all sides; deepti-mantam — glowing; pashyaami — I see; tvaam — You; durnireekshhyam — difficult to see; samantaat — everywhere; deepta-anala — blazing fire; arka — of the sun; dyutim — the sunshine; apramEyam — immeasurable.
Translation
Your form is difficult to see because of its glaring effulgence, spreading on all sides, like blazing fire or the immeasurable radiance of the sun. Yet I see this glowing form everywhere, adorned with various crowns, clubs and discs.
shlOkaH
tvamakshharaM paramaM vEditavyaM
tvamasya vishvasya paraM nidhaanam ।
tvamavyayaH shaashvatadharmagOptaa
sanaatanastvaM purushhO matO mE ॥ 18 ॥
Meaning
tvam — You; akshharam — the infallible; paramam — supreme; vEditavyam — to be understood; tvam — You; asya — of this; vishvasya — universe; param — supreme; nidhaanam — basis; tvam — You; avyayaH — inexhaustible; shaashvata-dharma-gOptaa — maintainer of the eternal religion; sanaatanaH — eternal; tvam — You; purushhaH — the Supreme Personality; mataH mE — this is my opinion.
Translation
You are the supreme primal objective. You are the ultimate resting place of all this universe. You are inexhaustible, and You are the oldest. You are the maintainer of the eternal religion, the Personality of Godhead. This is my opinion.
shlOkaH
anaadimadhyaantamanantaveerya-
manantabaahuM shashisooryanEtram ।
pashyaami tvaaM deeptahutaashavaktraM
svatEjasaa vishvamidaM tapantam ॥ 19 ॥
Meaning
anaadi — without beginning; madhya — middle; antam — or end; ananta — unlimited; veeryam — glories; ananta — unlimited; baahum — arms; shashi — the moon; soorya — and sun; nEtram — eyes; pashyaami — I see; tvaam — You; deepta — blazing; hutaasha-vaktram — fire coming out of Your mouth; sva-tEjasaa — by Your radiance; vishvam — universe; idam — this; tapantam — heating.
Translation
You are without origin, middle or end. Your glory is unlimited. You have numberless arms, and the sun and moon are Your eyes. I see You with blazing fire coming forth from Your mouth, burning this entire universe by Your own radiance.
shlOkaH
dyaavaapRRithivyOridamantaraM hi
vyaaptaM tvayaikEna dishashcha sarvaaH ।
dRRishhTvaadbhutaM roopamugraM tavEdaM
lOkatrayaM pravyathitaM mahaatman ॥ 20 ॥
Meaning
dyau — from outer space; aa-pRRithivyOH — to the earth; idam — this; antaram — between; hi — certainly; vyaaptam — pervaded; tvayaa — by You; EkEna — alone; dishaH — directions; ca — and; sarvaaH — all; dRRishhTvaa — by seeing; adbhutam — wonderful; roopam — form; ugram — terrible; tava — Your; idam — this; lOka — the planetary systems; trayam — three; pravyathitam — perturbed; mahaa-aatman — O great one.
Translation
Although You are one, You spread throughout the sky and the planets and all space between. O great one, seeing this wondrous and terrible form, all the planetary systems are perturbed.
shlOkaH
amee hi tvaaM surasanghaa vishanti
kEchidbhaeetaaH praanjalayO gRRiNanti ।
svasteetyuktvaa maharshhisiddhasanghaaH
stuvanti tvaaM stutibhiH pushhkalaabhiH ॥ 21 ॥
Meaning
amee — all those; hi — certainly; tvaam — You; sura-sanghaaH — groups of demigods; vishanti — are entering; kEcit — some of them; bheetaaH — out of fear; praanjalayaH — with folded hands; gRRiNanti — are offering prayers; svasti — all peace; iti — thus; uktvaa — speaking; mahaa-RRishhi — great sages; siddha-sanghaaH — perfect beings; stuvanti — are singing hymns; tvaam — unto You; stutibhiH — with prayers; pushhkalaabhiH — Vedic hymns.
Translation
All the hosts of demigods are surrendering before You and entering into You. Some of them, very much afraid, are offering prayers with folded hands. Hosts of great sages and perfected beings, crying “All peace!” are praying to You by singing the Vedic hymns.
shlOkaH
rudraadityaa vasavO yE cha saadhyaa
vishvE.ashvinau marutashchOshhmapaashcha ।
gandharvayakshhaasurasiddhasanghaa
veekshhantE tvaaM vismitaashchaiva sarvE ॥ 22 ॥
Meaning
rudra — manifestations of Lord Śiva; aadityaaH — the Ādityas; vasavaH — the Vasus; yE — all those; ca — and; saadhyaaH — the Sādhyas; vishvE — the Viśvedevas; ashvinau — the Aśvinī-kumāras; marutaH — the Maruts; ca — and; ushhma-paaH — the forefathers; ca — and; gandharva — of the Gandharvas; yakshha — the Yakṣas; asura — the demons; siddha — and the perfected demigods; sanghaaH — the assemblies; veekshhantE — are beholding; tvaam — You; vismitaaH — in wonder; ca — also; Eva — certainly; sarvE — all.
Translation
All the various manifestations of Lord Śiva, the Ādityas, the Vasus, the Sādhyas, the Viśvedevas, the two Aśvīs, the Maruts, the forefathers, the Gandharvas, the Yakṣas, the Asuras and the perfected demigods are beholding You in wonder.
shlOkaH
roopaM mahattE bahuvaktranEtraM
mahaabaahO bahubaahoorupaadam ।
bahoodaraM bahudaMshhTraakaraalaM
dRRishhTvaa lOkaaH pravyathitaastathaaham ॥ 23 ॥
Meaning
roopam — the form; mahat — very great; tE — of You; bahu — many; vaktra — faces; nEtram — and eyes; mahaa-baahO — O mighty-armed one; bahu — many; baahu — arms; ooru — thighs; paadam — and legs; bahu-udaram — many bellies; bahu-daṁshhTraa — many teeth; karaalam — horrible; dRRishhTvaa — seeing; lOkaaH — all the planets; pravyathitaaH — perturbed; tathaa — similarly; aham — I.
Translation
O mighty-armed one, all the planets with their demigods are disturbed at seeing Your great form, with its many faces, eyes, arms, thighs, legs and bellies and Your many terrible teeth; and as they are disturbed, so am I.
shlOkaH
nabhaHspRRishaM deeptamanEkavarNaM
vyaattaananaM deeptavishaalanEtram ।
dRRishhTvaa hi tvaaM pravyathitaantaraatmaa
dhRRitiM na vindaami shamaM cha vishhNO ॥ 24 ॥
Meaning
nabhaH-spRRisham — touching the sky; deeptam — glowing; anEka — many; varNam — colors; vyaatta — open; aananam — mouths; deepta — glowing; vishaala — very great; nEtram — eyes; dRRishhTvaa — seeing; hi — certainly; tvaam — You; pravyathita — perturbed; antaH — within; aatmaa — soul; dhRRitim — steadiness; na — not; vindaami — I have; shamam — mental tranquillity; ca — also; vishhNO — O Lord Viṣṇu.
Translation
O all-pervading Viṣṇu, seeing You with Your many radiant colors touching the sky, Your gaping mouths, and Your great glowing eyes, my mind is perturbed by fear. I can no longer maintain my steadiness or equilibrium of mind.
shlOkaH
daMshhTraakaraalaani cha tE mukhaani
dRRishhTvaiva kaalaanalasannibhaani ।
dishO na jaanE na labhE cha sharma
praseeda dEvEsha jagannivaasa ॥ 25 ॥
Meaning
daṁshhTraa — teeth; karaalaani — terrible; ca — also; tE — Your; mukhaani — faces; dRRishhTvaa — seeing; Eva — thus; kaala-anala — the fire of death; sannibhaani — as if; dishaH — the directions; na — not; jaanE — I know; na — not; labhE — I obtain; ca — and; sharma — grace; praseeda — be pleased; dEva-eesha — O Lord of all lords; jagat-nivaasa — O refuge of the worlds.
Translation
O Lord of lords, O refuge of the worlds, please be gracious to me. I cannot keep my balance seeing thus Your blazing deathlike faces and awful teeth. In all directions I am bewildered.
shlOkaH
amee cha tvaaM dhRRitaraashhTrasya putraaH
sarvE sahaivaavanipaalasanghaiH ।
bheeshhmO drONaH sootaputrastathaasau
sahaasmadeeyairapi yOdhamukhyaiH ॥ 26 ॥
vaktraaNi tE tvaramaaNaa vishanti
daMshhTraakaraalaani bhayaanakaani ।
kEchidvilagnaaa dashanaantarEshhu
sandRRishyantE choorNitairuttamaangaiH ॥ 27 ॥
Meaning
amee — these; ca — also; tvaam — You; dhRRitaraashhTrasya — of Dhṛtarāṣṭra; putraaH — the sons; sarvE — all; saha — with; Eva — indeed; avani-paala — of warrior kings; sanghaiH — the groups; bheeshhmaH — Bhīṣmadeva; drONaH — Droṇācārya; soota-putraH — Karṇa; tathaa — also; asau — that; saha — with; asmadeeyaiH — our; api — also; yOdha-mukhyaiH — chiefs among the warriors; vaktraaNi — mouths; tE — Your; tvaramaaNaaH — rushing; vishanti — are entering; daṁshhTraa — teeth; karaalaani — terrible; bhayaanakaani — very fearful; kEcit — some of them; vilagnaaH — becoming attached; dashana-antarEshhu — between the teeth; sandRRishyantE — are seen; coorNitaiH — with smashed; uttama-angaiH — heads.
Translation
All the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, along with their allied kings, and Bhīṣma, Droṇa, Karṇa – and our chief soldiers also – are rushing into Your fearful mouths. And some I see trapped with heads smashed between Your teeth.
shlOkaH
yathaa nadeenaaM bahavO.ambuvEgaaH
samudramEvaabhimukhaa dravanti ।
tathaa tavaamee naralOkaveeraa
vishanti vaktraaNyabhivijvalanti ॥ 28 ॥
Meaning
yathaa — as; nadeenaam — of the rivers; bahavaH — the many; ambu-vEgaaH — waves of the waters; samudram — the ocean; Eva — certainly; abhimukhaaH — towards; dravanti — glide; tathaa — similarly; tava — Your; amee — all these; nara-lOka-veeraaH — kings of human society; vishanti — are entering; vaktraaNi — the mouths; abhivijvalanti — and are blazing.
Translation
As the many waves of the rivers flow into the ocean, so do all these great warriors enter blazing into Your mouths.
shlOkaH
yathaa pradeeptaM jvalanaM patangaa
vishanti naashaaya samRRiddhavEgaaH ।
tathaiva naashaaya vishanti lOkaa-
stavaapi vaktraaNi samRRiddhavEgaaH ॥ 29 ॥
Meaning
yathaa — as; pradeeptam — blazing; jvalanam — a fire; patangaaH — moths; vishanti — enter; naashaaya — for destruction; samRRiddha — with full; vEgaaH — speed; tathaa Eva — similarly; naashaaya — for destruction; vishanti — are entering; lOkaaH — all people; tava — Your; api — also; vaktraaNi — mouths; samRRiddha-vEgaaH — with full speed.
Translation
I see all people rushing full speed into Your mouths, as moths dash to destruction in a blazing fire.
shlOkaH
lElihyasE grasamaanaH samantaa-
llaOkaansamagraanvadanaijrvaladbhaiH ।
tEjObhiraapoorya jagatsamagraM
bhaasastavOgraaH pratapanti vishhNO ॥ 30 ॥
Meaning
lElihyasE — You are licking; grasamaanaH — devouring; samantaat — from all directions; lOkaan — people; samagraan — all; vadanaiH — by the mouths; jvaladbhiH — blazing; tEjObhiH — by effulgence; aapoorya — covering; jagat — the universe; samagram — all; bhaasaH — rays; tava — Your; ugraaH — terrible; pratapanti — are scorching; vishhNO — O all-pervading Lord.
Translation
O Viṣṇu, I see You devouring all people from all sides with Your flaming mouths. Covering all the universe with Your effulgence, You are manifest with terrible, scorching rays.
shlOkaH
aakhyaahi mE kO bhavaanugraroopO
namO.astu tE dEvavara praseeda ।
vijjhNaatumichChaami bhavantamaadyaM
na hi prajaanaami tava pravRRittim ॥ 31 ॥
Meaning
aakhyaahi — please explain; mE — unto me; kaH — who; bhavaan — You; ugra-roopaH — fierce form; namaH astu — obeisances; tE — unto You; dEva-vara — O great one amongst the demigods; praseeda — be gracious; vijjhNaatum — to know; icchaami — I wish; bhavantam — You; aadyam — the original; na — not; hi — certainly; prajaanaami — do I know; tava — Your; pravRRittim — mission.
Translation
O Lord of lords, so fierce of form, please tell me who You are. I offer my obeisances unto You; please be gracious to me. You are the primal Lord. I want to know about You, for I do not know what Your mission is.
shlOkaH
shreebhagavaanuvaacha
kaalO.asmi lOkakshhayakRRitpravRRiddhO
lOkaansamaahartumiha pravRRittaH ।
RRitE.api tvaaM na bhavishhyanti sarvE
yE.avasthitaaH pratyaneekEshhu yOdhaaH ॥ 32 ॥
Meaning
shree-bhagavaan uvaaca — the Personality of Godhead said; kaalaH — time; asmi — I am; lOka — of the worlds; kshhaya-kRRit — the destroyer; pravRRiddhaH — great; lOkaan — all people; samaahartum — in destroying; iha — in this world; pravRRittaH — engaged; RRitE — without, except for; api — even; tvaam — you; na — never; bhavishhyanti — will be; sarvE — all; yE — who; avasthitaaH — situated; prati-aneekEshhu — on the opposite sides; yOdhaaH — the soldiers.
Translation
The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: Time I am, the great destroyer of the worlds, and I have come here to destroy all people. With the exception of you [the Pāṇḍavas], all the soldiers here on both sides will be slain.
shlOkaH
tasmaattvamuttishhTha yashO labhasva
jitvaa shatroonbhuMkshhva raajyaM samRRiddham ।
mayaivaitE nihataaH poorvamEva
nimittamaatraM bhava savyasaachin ॥ 33 ॥
Meaning
tasmaat — therefore; tvam — you; uttishhTha — get up; yashaH — fame; labhasva — gain; jitvaa — conquering; shatroon — enemies; bhunkshhva — enjoy; raajyam — kingdom; samRRiddham — flourishing; mayaa — by Me; Eva — certainly; EtE — all these; nihataaH — killed; poorvam Eva — by previous arrangement; nimitta-maatram — just the cause; bhava — become; savya-saacin — O Savyasācī.
Translation
Therefore get up. Prepare to fight and win glory. Conquer your enemies and enjoy a flourishing kingdom. They are already put to death by My arrangement, and you, O Savyasācī, can be but an instrument in the fight.
shlOkaH
drONaM cha bheeshhmaM cha jayadrathaM cha
karNaM tathaanyaanapi yOdhaveeraan ।
mayaa hataaMstvaM jahi maa vyathishhThaa
yudhyasva jEtaasi raNE sapatnaan ॥ 34 ॥
Meaning
drONam ca — also Droṇa; bheeshhmam ca — also Bhīṣma; jayadratham ca — also Jayadratha; karNam — Karṇa; tathaa — also; anyaan — others; api — certainly; yOdha-veeraan — great warriors; mayaa — by Me; hataan — already killed; tvam — you; jahi — destroy; maa — do not; vyathishhThaaH — be disturbed; yudhyasva — just fight; jEtaa asi — you will conquer; raNE — in the fight; sapatnaan — enemies.
Translation
Droṇa, Bhīṣma, Jayadratha, Karṇa and the other great warriors have already been destroyed by Me. Therefore, kill them and do not be disturbed. Simply fight, and you will vanquish your enemies in battle.
shlOkaH
sanjaya uvaacha
EtachChrutvaa vachanaM kEshavasya
kRRitaanjalirvEpamaanaH kireeTee ।
namaskRRitvaa bhooya Evaaha kRRishhNaM
sagadgadaM bheetabheetaH praNamya ॥ 35 ॥
Meaning
sanjayaH uvaaca — Sañjaya said; Etat — thus; shrutvaa — hearing; vacanam — the speech; kEshavasya — of Kṛṣṇa; kRRita-anjaliH — with folded hands; vEpamaanaH — trembling; kireeTee — Arjuna; namaskRRitvaa — offering obeisances; bhooyaH — again; Eva — also; aaha — said; kRRishhNam — unto Kṛṣṇa; sa-gadgadam — with a faltering voice; bheeta-bheetaH — fearful; praNamya — offering obeisances.
Translation
Sañjaya said to Dhṛtarāṣṭra: O King, after hearing these words from the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the trembling Arjuna offered obeisances with folded hands again and again. He fearfully spoke to Lord Kṛṣṇa in a faltering voice, as follows.
shlOkaH
arjuna uvaacha
sthaanE hRRishheekEsha tava prakeertyaa
jagatprahRRishhyatyanurajyatE cha ।
rakshhaaMsi bheetaani dishO dravanti
sarvE namasyanti cha siddhasanghaaH ॥ 36 ॥
Meaning
arjunaH uvaaca — Arjuna said; sthaanE — rightly; hRRishheeka-eesha — O master of all senses; tava — Your; prakeertyaa — by the glories; jagat — the entire world; prahRRishhyati — is rejoicing; anurajyatE — is becoming attached; ca — and; rakshhaaṁsi — the demons; bheetaani — out of fear; dishaH — in all directions; dravanti — are fleeing; sarvE — all; namasyanti — are offering respects; ca — also; siddha-sanghaaH — the perfect human beings.
Translation
Arjuna said: O master of the senses, the world becomes joyful upon hearing Your name, and thus everyone becomes attached to You. Although the perfected beings offer You their respectful homage, the demons are afraid, and they flee here and there. All this is rightly done.
shlOkaH
kasmaachcha tE na namEranmahaatman
gareeyasE brahmaNO.apyaadikartrE ।
ananta dEvEsha jagannivaasa
tvamakshharaM sadasattatparaM yat ॥ 37 ॥
Meaning
kasmaat — why; ca — also; tE — unto You; na — not; namEran — they should offer proper obeisances; mahaa-aatman — O great one; gareeyasE — who are better; brahmaNaH — than Brahmā; api — although; aadi-kartrE — to the supreme creator; ananta — O unlimited; dEva-eesha — O God of the gods; jagat-nivaasa — O refuge of the universe; tvam — You are; akshharam — imperishable; sat-asat — to cause and effect; tat param — transcendental; yat — because.
Translation
O great one, greater even than Brahmā, You are the original creator. Why then should they not offer their respectful obeisances unto You? O limitless one, God of gods, refuge of the universe! You are the invincible source, the cause of all causes, transcendental to this material manifestation.
shlOkaH
tvamaadidEvaH purushhaH puraaNa-
stvamasya vishvasya paraM nidhaanam ।
vEttaasi vEdyaM cha paraM cha dhaama
tvayaa tataM vishvamanantaroopa ॥ 38 ॥
Meaning
tvam — You; aadi-dEvaH — the original Supreme God; purushhaH — personality; puraaNaH — old; tvam — You; asya — of this; vishvasya — universe; param — transcendental; nidhaanam — refuge; vEttaa — the knower; asi — You are; vEdyam — the knowable; ca — and; param — transcendental; ca — and; dhaama — refuge; tvayaa — by You; tatam — pervaded; vishvam — the universe; ananta-roopa — O unlimited form.
Translation
You are the original Personality of Godhead, the oldest, the ultimate sanctuary of this manifested cosmic world. You are the knower of everything, and You are all that is knowable. You are the supreme refuge, above the material modes. O limitless form! This whole cosmic manifestation is pervaded by You!
shlOkaH
vaayuryamO.agnairvaruNaH shashaankaH
prajaapatistvaM prapitaamahashcha ।
namO namastE.astu sahasrakRRitvaH
punashcha bhooyO.api namO namastE ॥ 39 ॥
Meaning
vaayuH — air; yamaH — the controller; agniH — fire; varuNaH — water; shasha-ankaH — the moon; prajaapatiH — Brahmā; tvam — You; prapitaamahaH — the great-grandfather; ca — also; namaH — my respects; namaH — again my respects; tE — unto You; astu — let there be; sahasra-kRRitvaH — a thousand times; punaH ca — and again; bhooyaH — again; api — also; namaH — offering my respects; namaH tE — offering my respects unto You.
Translation
You are air, and You are the supreme controller! You are fire, You are water, and You are the moon! You are Brahmā, the first living creature, and You are the great-grandfather. I therefore offer my respectful obeisances unto You a thousand times, and again and yet again!
shlOkaH
namaH purastaadatha pRRishhThatastE
namO.astu tE sarvata Eva sarva ।
anantaveeryaamitavikramastvaM
sarvaM samaapnOshhi tatO.asi sarvaH ॥ 40 ॥
Meaning
namaH — offering obeisances; purastaat — from the front; atha — also; pRRishhThataH — from behind; tE — unto You; namaH astu — I offer my respects; tE — unto You; sarvataH — from all sides; Eva — indeed; sarva — because You are everything; ananta-veerya — unlimited potency; amita-vikramaH — and unlimited force; tvam — You; sarvam — everything; samaapnOshhi — You cover; tataH — therefore; asi — You are; sarvaH — everything.
Translation
Obeisances to You from the front, from behind and from all sides! O unbounded power, You are the master of limitless might! You are all-pervading, and thus You are everything!
shlOkaH
sakhEti matvaa prasabhaM yaduktaM
hE kRRishhNa hE yaadava hE sakhEti ।
ajaanataa mahimaanaM tavEdaM
mayaa pramaadaatpraNayEna vaapi ॥ 41 ॥
yachchaaavahaasaarthamasatkRRitO.asi
vihaarashayyaasanabhOjanEshhu ।
EkO.athavaapyachyuta tatsamakshhaM
tatkshhaamayE tvaamahamapramEyam ॥ 42 ॥
Meaning
sakhaa — friend; iti — thus; matvaa — thinking; prasabham — presumptuously; yat — whatever; uktam — said; hE kRRishhNa — O Kṛṣṇa; hE yaadava — O Yādava; hE sakhE — O my dear friend; iti — thus; ajaanataa — without knowing; mahimaanam — glories; tava — Your; idam — this; mayaa — by me; pramaadaat — out of foolishness; praNayEna — out of love; vaa api — either; yat — whatever; ca — also; avahaasa-artham — for joking; asat-kRRitaH — dishonored; asi — You have been; vihaara — in relaxation; shayyaa — in lying down; aasana — in sitting; bhOjanEshhu — or while eating together; EkaH — alone; atha vaa — or; api — also; acyuta — O infallible one; tat-samakshham — among companions; tat — all those; kshhaamayE — ask forgiveness; tvaam — from You; aham — I; apramEyam — immeasurable.
Translation
Thinking of You as my friend, I have rashly addressed You “O Kṛṣṇa,” “O Yādava,” “O my friend,” not knowing Your glories. Please forgive whatever I may have done in madness or in love. I have dishonored You many times, jesting as we relaxed, lay on the same bed, or sat or ate together, sometimes alone and sometimes in front of many friends. O infallible one, please excuse me for all those offenses.
shlOkaH
pitaasi lOkasya charaacharasya
tvamasya poojyashcha gururgareeyaan ।
na tvatsamO.astyabhyadhikaH kutO.anyO
lOkatrayE.apyapratimaprabhaava ॥ 43 ॥
Meaning
pitaa — the father; asi — You are; lOkasya — of all the world; cara — moving; acarasya — and nonmoving; tvam — You are; asya — of this; poojyaH — worshipable; ca — also; guruH — master; gareeyaan — glorious; na — never; tvat-samaH — equal to You; asti — there is; abhyadhikaH — greater; kutaH — how is it possible; anyaH — other; lOka-trayE — in the three planetary systems; api — also; apratima-prabhaava — O immeasurable power.
Translation
You are the father of this complete cosmic manifestation, of the moving and the nonmoving. You are its worshipable chief, the supreme spiritual master. No one is greater than You, nor can anyone be one with You. How then could there be anyone greater than You within the three worlds, O Lord of immeasurable power?
shlOkaH
tasmaatpraNamya praNidhaaya kaayaM
prasaadayE tvaamahameeshameeDyam ।
pitEva putrasya sakhEva sakhyuH
priyaH priyaayaarhasi dEva sODhum ॥ 44 ॥
Meaning
tasmaat — therefore; praNamya — offering obeisances; praNidhaaya — laying down; kaayam — the body; prasaadayE — to beg mercy; tvaam — unto You; aham — I; eesham — unto the Supreme Lord; eeDyam — worshipable; pitaa iva — like a father; putrasya — with a son; sakhaa iva — like a friend; sakhyuH — with a friend; priyaH — a lover; priyaayaaH — with the dearmost; arhasi — You should; dEva — my Lord; sODhum — tolerate.
Translation
You are the Supreme Lord, to be worshiped by every living being. Thus I fall down to offer You my respectful obeisances and ask Your mercy. As a father tolerates the impudence of his son, a friend the impertinence of a friend, or a husband the familiarity of his wife, please tolerate the wrongs I may have done You.
shlOkaH
adRRishhTapoorvaM hRRishhitO.asmi dRRishhTvaa
bhayEna cha pravyathitaM manO mE ।
tadEva mE darshaya dEva roopaM
praseeda dEvEsha jagannivaasa ॥ 45 ॥
Meaning
adRRishhTa-poorvam — never seen before; hRRishhitaH — gladdened; asmi — I am; dRRishhTvaa — by seeing; bhayEna — out of fear; ca — also; pravyathitam — perturbed; manaH — mind; mE — my; tat — that; Eva — certainly; mE — unto me; darshaya — show; dEva — O Lord; roopam — the form; praseeda — just be gracious; dEva-eesha — O Lord of lords; jagat-nivaasa — O refuge of the universe.
Translation
After seeing this universal form, which I have never seen before, I am gladdened, but at the same time my mind is disturbed with fear. Therefore please bestow Your grace upon me and reveal again Your form as the Personality of Godhead, O Lord of lords, O abode of the universe.
shlOkaH
kireeTinaM gadinaM chakrahasta-
michChaami tvaaM drashhTumahaM tathaiva ।
tEnaiva roopENa chaturbhujEna
sahasrabaahO bhava vishvamoortE ॥ 46 ॥
Meaning
kireeTinam — with helmet; gadinam — with club; cakra-hastam — disc in hand; icchaami — I wish; tvaam — You; drashhTum — to see; aham — I; tathaa Eva — in that position; tEna Eva — in that; roopENa — form; catuH-bhujEna — four-handed; sahasra-baahO — O thousand-handed one; bhava — just become; vishva-moortE — O universal form.
Translation
O universal form, O thousand-armed Lord, I wish to see You in Your four-armed form, with helmeted head and with club, wheel, conch and lotus flower in Your hands. I long to see You in that form.
shlOkaH
shreebhagavaanuvaacha
mayaa prasannEna tavaarjunEdaM
roopaM paraM darshitamaatmayOgaat ।
tEjOmayaM vishvamanantamaadyaM
yanmE tvadanyEna na dRRishhTapoorvam ॥ 47 ॥
Meaning
shree-bhagavaan uvaaca — the Supreme Personality of Godhead said; mayaa — by Me; prasannEna — happily; tava — unto you; arjuna — O Arjuna; idam — this; roopam — form; param — transcendental; darshitam — shown; aatma-yOgaat — by My internal potency; tEjaH-mayam — full of effulgence; vishvam — the entire universe; anantam — unlimited; aadyam — original; yat — that which; mE — My; tvat anyEna — besides you; na dRRishhTa-poorvam — no one has previously seen.
Translation
The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: My dear Arjuna, happily have I shown you, by My internal potency, this supreme universal form within the material world. No one before you has ever seen this primal form, unlimited and full of glaring effulgence.
shlOkaH
na vEdayajjhNaadhyayanairna daanai-
rna cha kriyaabhirna tapObhirugraiH ।
EvaMroopaH shakya ahaM nRRilOkE
drashhTuM tvadanyEna kurupraveera ॥ 48 ॥
Meaning
na — never; vEda-yajjhNa — by sacrifice; adhyayanaiH — or Vedic study; na — never; daanaiH — by charity; na — never; ca — also; kriyaabhiH — by pious activities; na — never; tapObhiH — by serious penances; ugraiH — severe; Evam-roopaH — in this form; shakyaH — can; aham — I; nRRi-lOkE — in this material world; drashhTum — be seen; tvat — than you; anyEna — by another; kuru-praveera — O best among the Kuru warriors.
Translation
O best of the Kuru warriors, no one before you has ever seen this universal form of Mine, for neither by studying the Vedas, nor by performing sacrifices, nor by charity, nor by pious activities, nor by severe penances can I be seen in this form in the material world.
shlOkaH
maa tE vyathaa maa cha vimooDhabhaavO
dRRishhTvaa roopaM ghOrameedRRinmamEdam ।
vyapEtabheeH preetamanaaH punastvaM
tadEva mE roopamidaM prapashya ॥ 49 ॥
Meaning
maa — let it not be; tE — unto you; vyathaa — trouble; maa — let it not be; ca — also; vimooDha-bhaavaH — bewilderment; dRRishhTvaa — by seeing; roopam — form; ghOram — horrible; eedRRik — as it is; mama — My; idam — this; vyapEta-bheeH — free from all fear; preeta-manaaH — pleased in mind; punaH — again; tvam — you; tat — that; Eva — thus; mE — My; roopam — form; idam — this; prapashya — just see.
Translation
You have been perturbed and bewildered by seeing this horrible feature of Mine. Now let it be finished. My devotee, be free again from all disturbances. With a peaceful mind you can now see the form you desire.
shlOkaH
sanjaya uvaacha
ityarjunaM vaasudEvastathOktvaa
svakaM roopaM darshayaamaasa bhooyaH ।
aashvaasayaamaasa cha bheetamEnaM
bhootvaa punaH saumyavapurmahaatmaa ॥ 50 ॥
Meaning
sanjayaH uvaaca — Sañjaya said; iti — thus; arjunam — unto Arjuna; vaasudEvaH — Kṛṣṇa; tathaa — in that way; uktvaa — speaking; svakam — His own; roopam — form; darshayaam aasa — showed; bhooyaH — again; aashvaasayaam aasa — encouraged; ca — also; bheetam — fearful; Enam — him; bhootvaa — becoming; punaH — again; saumya-vapuH — the beautiful form; mahaa-aatmaa — the great one.
Translation
Sañjaya said to Dhṛtarāṣṭra: The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, having spoken thus to Arjuna, displayed His real four-armed form and at last showed His two-armed form, thus encouraging the fearful Arjuna.
shlOkaH
arjuna uvaacha
dRRishhTvEdaM maanushhaM roopaM tava saumyaM janaardana ।
idaaneemasmi saMvRRittaH sachEtaaH prakRRitiM gataH ॥ 51 ॥
Meaning
arjunaH uvaaca — Arjuna said; dRRishhTvaa — seeing; idam — this; maanushham — human; roopam — form; tava — Your; saumyam — very beautiful; janaardana — O chastiser of the enemies; idaaneem — now; asmi — I am; saṁvRRittaH — settled; sa-cEtaaH — in my consciousness; prakRRitim — to my own nature; gataH — returned.
Translation
When Arjuna thus saw Kṛṣṇa in His original form, he said: O Janārdana, seeing this humanlike form, so very beautiful, I am now composed in mind, and I am restored to my original nature.
shlOkaH
shreebhagavaanuvaacha
sudurdarshamidaM roopaM dRRishhTavaanasi yanmama ।
dEvaa apyasya roopasya nityaM darshanakaankshhiNaH ॥ 52 ॥
Meaning
shree-bhagavaan uvaaca — the Supreme Personality of Godhead said; su-durdarsham — very difficult to see; idam — this; roopam — form; dRRishhTavaan asi — as you have seen; yat — which; mama — of Mine; dEvaaH — the demigods; api — also; asya — this; roopasya — form; nityam — eternally; darshana-kaankshhiNaH — aspiring to see.
Translation
The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: My dear Arjuna, this form of Mine you are now seeing is very difficult to behold. Even the demigods are ever seeking the opportunity to see this form, which is so dear.
shlOkaH
naahaM vEdairna tapasaa na daanEna na chEjyayaa ।
shakya EvaMvidhO drashhTuM dRRishhTavaanasi maaM yathaa ॥ 53 ॥
Meaning
na — never; aham — I; vEdaiH — by study of the Vedas; na — never; tapasaa — by serious penances; na — never; daanEna — by charity; na — never; ca — also; ijyayaa — by worship; shakyaH — it is possible; Evam-vidhaH — like this; drashhTum — to see; dRRishhTavaan — seeing; asi — you are; maam — Me; yathaa — as.
Translation
The form you are seeing with your transcendental eyes cannot be understood simply by studying the Vedas, nor by undergoing serious penances, nor by charity, nor by worship. It is not by these means that one can see Me as I am.
shlOkaH
bhaktyaaa tvananyayaa shakya ahamEvaMvidhO.arjuna ।
jjhNaatuM drashhTuM cha tattvEna pravEshhTuM cha parantapa ॥ 54 ॥
Meaning
bhaktyaa — by devotional service; tu — but; ananyayaa — without being mixed with fruitive activities or speculative knowledge; shakyaH — possible; aham — I; Evam-vidhaH — like this; arjuna — O Arjuna; jjhNaatum — to know; drashhTum — to see; ca — and; tattvEna — in fact; pravEshhTum — to enter into; ca — also; param-tapa — O subduer of the enemy.
Translation
My dear Arjuna, only by undivided devotional service can I be understood as I am, standing before you, and can thus be seen directly. Only in this way can you enter into the mysteries of My understanding.
shlOkaH
matkarmakRRinmatparamO madbhaktaH sangavarjitaH ।
nirvairaH sarvabhootEshhu yaH sa maamEti paaNDava ॥ 55 ॥
Meaning
mat-karma-kRRit — engaged in doing My work; mat-paramaH — considering Me the Supreme; mat-bhaktaH — engaged in My devotional service; sanga-varjitaH — freed from the contamination of fruitive activities and mental speculation; nirvairaH — without an enemy; sarva-bhootEshhu — among all living entities; yaH — one who; saH — he; maam — unto Me; Eti — comes; paaNDava — O son of Pāṇḍu.
Translation
My dear Arjuna, he who engages in My pure devotional service, free from the contaminations of fruitive activities and mental speculation, he who works for Me, who makes Me the supreme goal of his life, and who is friendly to every living being – he certainly comes to Me.
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