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Chapter 11 · Verse 3 · Vishwaroopa Darshana Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 11.3

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Sanskrit

एवमेतद्यथात्थ त्वमात्मानं परमेश्वर। द्रष्टुमिच्छामि ते रूपमैश्वरं पुरुषोत्तम।।11.3।।

Transliteration

evam etad yathāttha tvam ātmānaṁ parameśhvara draṣhṭum ichchhāmi te rūpam aiśhwaraṁ puruṣhottama

Word by Word

evam thus
etat this
yathā as
āttha have spoken
tvam you
ātmānam yourself
parama-īśhvara Supreme Lord
draṣhṭum to see
ichchhāmi I desire
te your
rūpam form
aiśhwaram divine
puruṣha-uttama Shree Krishna, the Supreme Divine Personality
Simplified Perspective

Arjuna's longing here is not mere curiosity—it is the heart's deepest plea to transcend intellectual understanding and behold the Infinite directly. In this moment, devotion becomes the gateway: when the mind releases its grip on concepts and opens to direct vision, the Divine reveals itself not as doctrine but as overwhelming Presence.

For us today, this verse speaks to that sacred threshold where belief transforms into lived certainty—when we stop asking about God and instead ask to *know* God, everything shifts.

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Bhagavad Gita 11.3 — BG 11.3

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Sanskrit text from the Bhagavad Gita (public domain). Commentary © Mahakatha.

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