Chapter 11 · Verse 4 · Vishwaroopa Darshana Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 11.4
Sanskrit
मन्यसे यदि तच्छक्यं मया द्रष्टुमिति प्रभो। योगेश्वर ततो मे त्वं दर्शयाऽत्मानमव्ययम्।।11.4।।
Transliteration
manyase yadi tach chhakyaṁ mayā draṣhṭum iti prabho yogeśhvara tato me tvaṁ darśhayātmānam avyayam
In plain words
You've been believing in something you can't yet see—your marriage's healing, your purpose, God's presence—and doubt keeps whispering that you're foolish to hope. The lesson for you: ask to be shown. The moment you stop trying to figure it out alone and genuinely open yourself to witness what's real, you move from exhausting skepticism into the kind of faith that transforms you.
Word by Word
Arjuna stands at the threshold of direct perception, his rational mind still wrestling with what lies beyond ordinary sight. He acknowledges Krishna's divine power while humbly asking: if it is possible for me to witness your true form, then reveal yourself.
' For us today, this mirrors every moment we choose to open our inner eye, setting aside doubt long enough to genuinely invite the sacred into our awareness.
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Bhagavad Gita 11.4 — BG 11.4
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