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Chapter 11 · Verse 47 · Vishwaroopa Darshana Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 11.47

surrendering Bhakti & Devotion Jnana & Wisdom Moksha & Liberation

Sanskrit

श्री भगवानुवाच मया प्रसन्नेन तवार्जुनेदं रूपं परं दर्शितमात्मयोगात्। तेजोमयं विश्वमनन्तमाद्यं यन्मे त्वदन्येन न दृष्टपूर्वम्।।11.47।।

Transliteration

śhrī-bhagavān uvācha mayā prasannena tavārjunedaṁ rūpaṁ paraṁ darśhitam ātma-yogāt tejo-mayaṁ viśhvam anantam ādyaṁ yan me tvad anyena na dṛiṣhṭa-pūrvam

Word by Word

śhrī-bhagavān uvācha the Blessed Lord said
mayā by me
prasannena being pleased
tava with you
arjuna Arjun
idam this
rūpam form
param divine
darśhitam shown
ātma-yogāt by my Yogmaya power
tejaḥ-mayam resplendent
viśhwam cosmic
anantam unlimited
ādyam primeval
yat which
me my
tvat anyena other than you
na dṛiṣhṭa-pūrvam no one has ever seen
Simplified Perspective

By Divine grace alone does Krishna reveal His supreme cosmic form—the Vishwaroopa—a manifestation of infinite light and primordial power that transcends all creation and has never been witnessed by any other soul. This is not a reward for merit or effort, but a gift of divine mercy (prasannena) bestowed upon one who surrenders completely.

When we release our grip on understanding God through logic and control, we become vessels for direct revelation—and in modern life, this means the deepest truths arrive only when we stop demanding and start receiving with open hearts.

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Bhagavad Gita 11.47 — BG 11.47

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

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