Bhagavad Gita · Vishvarupa Darshana YogaChapter 11, Shloka 4 (11.4)
Original Sanskrit · अर्जुनः
मन्यसे यदि तच्छक्यं मया द्रष्टुमिति प्रभो
योगेश्वर ततो मे त्वं दर्शयाऽऽत्मानमव्ययम्
॥ 11.4 ॥
manyase yadi tacchakyaṃ mayā draṣṭumiti prabho
yogeśvara tato me tvaṃ darśayā''tmānamavyayam
Translation
"O Lord, if you think that I am able to see it, then, O Lord of yoga, show me your imperishable Self."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. yogino yogāḥ, teṣāṃ īśvaraḥ yogeśvaraḥ; yasmāt aham atīva arthī draṣṭum — because I am intensely eager to see.
Acharya Ramanuja. yogo jñānādikalyāṇaguṇayogaḥ — yoga = being endowed with auspicious qualities such as knowledge (in keeping with paśya me yogam aiśvaram of 11.8); avyayam iti kriyāviśeṣaṇam, tvāṃ sakalaṃ me darśaya ity arthaḥ — "avyayam" is an adverb: show me yourself in full; and Arjuna's state: kautūhalānvitena harṣagadgadkaṇṭhena pārthena prārthitaḥ — Arjuna prayed, his throat choked with curiosity and joy.
AI-assisted draft translation — under review.