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Verse 11.47

Speaker: Krishna

Sanskrit

श्रीभगवानुवाच | मया प्रसन्नेन तवार्जुनेदं रूपं परं दर्शितमात्मयोगात् | तेजोमयं विश्वमनन्तमाद्यं यन्मे त्वदन्येन न दृष्टपूर्वम् ||४७||

Transliteration (IAST)

śrī bhagavān uvāca | mayā prasannena tavārjunedaṁ rūpaṁ paraṁ darśitam ātma-yogāt | tejo-mayaṁ viśvam anantam ādyaṁ yan me tvad-anyena na dṛṣṭa-pūrvam ||47||

Word-by-Word Meanings

mayā prasannena-by Me, being pleased

rūpam param-supreme form

darśitam-shown

ātma-yogāt-by My own yoga power

tejaḥ-mayam-full of radiance

viśvam-universal

anantam-infinite

ādyam-primeval

tvat-anyena-by anyone other than you

na dṛṣṭa-pūrvam-never seen before

Translation

The Supreme Lord said: By My grace, O Arjuna, this supreme form has been shown to you through My own yoga power - radiant, universal, infinite, and primeval - which no one other than you has ever seen before.

Commentary

Krishna confirms the unprecedented nature of this revelation. It was shown through divine grace (prasanna) and divine power (ātma-yoga), not through any human effort. Ramanuja emphasizes that 'tvad-anyena na dṛṣṭa-pūrvam' establishes Arjuna's unique privilege - even great sages and gods have not witnessed this complete cosmic form.

Themes

bhaktiyoga