Bhagavad Gita · Vishvarupa Darshana YogaChapter 11, Shloka 17 (11.17)
Original Sanskrit · अर्जुनः
किरीटिनं गदिनं चक्रिणं च
तेजोराशिं सर्वतो दीप्तिमन्तम्
पश्यामि त्वां दुर्निरीक्ष्यं समन्ताद्
दीप्तानलार्कद्युतिमप्रमेयम्
॥ 11.17 ॥
kirīṭinaṃ gadinaṃ cakriṇaṃ ca
tejorāśiṃ sarvato dīptimantam
paśyāmi tvāṃ durnirīkṣyaṃ samantād
dīptānalārkadyutimaprameyam
Translation
"I see you wearing a crown, bearing a mace and a discus, a mass of radiance shining on every side, hard to look at from any direction, with the brilliance of blazing fire and the sun, and immeasurable."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. duḥkhena nirīkṣyaḥ durnirīkṣyaḥ; dīptānalārkadyutim; aprameyaṃ na prameyam aśakyaparicchedam ity etat — whose limits cannot be fixed.
Acharya Ramanuja. tejorāśiṃ sarvato dīptimantaṃ samantād durnirīkṣyaṃ dīptānalārkadyutim aprameyaṃ tvāṃ kirīṭinaṃ gadinaṃ cakriṇaṃ ca paśyāmi.
AI-assisted draft translation — under review.