LOTUS GITA- A PATH TO SALVATION:CHAPTERXI

CHAPTER-XI-VIEWING UNIVERSAL SHAPE OF GOD (VISWA ROOP DARSHAN) (1-55)
1-8 Anxiety of Arjun to View the real universal image of God Krisna Provides divine eyesArjuna Uvacha
11.1. madanugrahaya paramam
guhyam adhyatmasangyitam
yat tvaya uktam vachah
tena moha ayam vigatahmam

Arjuna said:
Just to bestow your kindness only upon me, whatever absolute secret spiritual words You have told that has destroyed my delusion.
11.2. bhavapyayam hi bhutanam
shrutam vistarashah maya
tvattah kamalpatraksha
mahatman api cha ouyayam

Shri Krishna! Because I have heard in detail an account of the evolution and destruction of all beings only from You and also heardYour immortal glory.
11.3. evam etat yatha atath
tvam atmanam parmeshwar
drustam icchami te rupam
aishwaryam purushottam.

Lord! You are precisely what You proclaim Yourself to be. But I want to see Your divine image.
11.4. manyase yadi tat shakyam
maya dristum iti prabho
yogeshwar tatah me tvam
darshaya atmanam avyayam

Sri Krisna! If You consider me capable of seeing it, then, reveal Your imperishable form to me.
Shri bhagavan uvacha
11.5. pashya me partha rupani
shatashah atha shahastrashah
nanavidhan divyani
nanavarna kritin cha
.
Shri Bhagvan said
Arjuna! Now look My multifarious different faces in so many types of hundreds and thousands divine forms.
11.6. pasya adityan vasun
rudran ashwinau marutah tatha
bahuni adristapurvani pashya
ashcharyani bharat

Arjun! Look, the twelve Adityas, eight Vasus, the eleven Rudras, the two Aswinikumars and the forty-nine Marudgans. See many more wonderful images you have never seen before.
11.7. ih ekastham jagat kritsnam
pashya adha sacharacharam
mama dehe gudakesha yat
cha anyat drustum icchasi.

Arjuna! Look now a part in this body of Mine the entire creation both animate and inanimate of this universe. Besides this look whatever more else you desire to see.
11.8. na tu mam shakyase drutum
anena eva svachashusha
divyam dadami te chakshuh
pashya me yogam aishwaram

But It is sure that you cannot see Me with these of your eyes; therefore I grant you the divine eyes through which you will be able to see My divine power of Yoga.
9-14 Description of the great view of GOD
Sanjaya uvacha
11.9. evam uktva tatah rajan
mahayogeshwarah harih
darshayamas parthaya
parmam rupain aishwaram

Sanjaya said:
After saying this Sri Krishna, the supreme Master of Yoga, , then revealed His absolute Almighty Supreme form to Arjuna.
11.10. anekava ktranayanam
anekaadbhutdavsharam
anekadivyabharanam
divyanekodhatayudham.
11.11. divyamalayamberdharam
divyagavdhanuleparam
survascharyamayam
devamantam vishwatonwkham

Shri Krishna revealed his devine shape full of all wonders, infinite and having faces on all sides, the Supreme Almighty possessing many mouths and eyes, so many types of wonderful views, so many divine ornaments, many divine weapons lifted on hands and possessing divine garlands on neck, wearing devine clothes, divine sandal and kumkum pastes on body and forehead.
11.12. divi suryasahtrashya
bhaveta yugapat uthita
yadi bhah sadrishi sa syat
bhasah tasya mahatmana

If there be the appearance of a thousand suns all at once in the sky, even that would hardly approach equality to the splendour of the Supreme Almightly God.
11.13. tatra ekastham jagat
kritsnam pravibhaktam anekadha
apashyata devadevasya
shabrire pandavah tada
Arjuna, then, saw in a place of the physique of that supreme Almighty, the whole universe with its manifold divisions.
11.14. tatah sah vishmayavista
hristaroma dhananjayah
pranamya shirsa devam
kritanjalih abhasat
Arjuna was full of wonder after looking the universal shape of the Supreme Almighty and with the hairs standing on end, bowed his head with joined palms to the Supreme universal shape of the Almighty Lord and addressed Him thus;
15-31 Arjun Pays prayers worshipping great view of GOD
Arjun uvacha
11.15. pashyami devan tav deva dehe
sarvan tatha bhutavisheshsanghan
brahmanamisham kamalasanastha
rishin cha sarvan urgan cha divyan.
Arjun Said
Bhagwan!, I am looking in Your body all the deities and multitudes of creatures, Brahma seated on a lotus-seat, Shanker, all sages and devine snakes.
11,16. anekabahudarvaktranetram
pashyami tvam sarvatah
anantrapam, na antam na madhyam
napunah tava adim pashyami vishwesharar-vishvarupa.

O lord of the universe in the form of universe! I am looking You endowed with numerous arms, bellies, faces and eyes and having infinite forms from all sides. I cannot see Your beginning, middle or end.
11.17. kiritinam gadinam chakrinam cha
tejorashim sarnatah diptimantam
pashyami tvam durnikshayam samantat
diptanalarkdhyutim aprameya

I am looking you endowed with a diadem, mace and circular weapon (Chakra). An aura of glory, shining lights all round, having a brilliance like blazing fire and sun, difficult to be viewed by eyes and immeasurable on all sides.
11.18. tvam aksharam parmam veditavyam
tvam ashya vishwasys param nidhanam
tvam avyayah shashwatadhavmagopta
sanatanastvam purusho mato me

You are the perfectly indestructible worthy of being realized; You are the ultimate resort of whole universe. You are the protector of eternal religion and I take You to be the eternal imperishable human Being.
11.19. anadimadhyantam anantaviryam
anantbahuk sashisaryanetram
dashyami tvam diptahutashvaktram
svajejasa vishvamidam tapantam

I am looking You one without a beginning, middle or end, possessing infinit prowess and endowed with numberless arms, having eyes like the moon and the sun with mouths blazing fire and heating the universe by Your radiance.
11.20. dhavaprithivyah idam antaram hi
vyaptam tvaya ekena dishah cha sarvah
dritna adbhutam rupam ugram tava idam
lokatrayam pravyathitam mahatman

O Krishna! The space between the heaven and the earth and all the sides are filled by You alone. Looking this marvellous, extreme form of Yours, all the three worlds are feeling greatly alarmed.
11.21. ami hi tam sursanghah vishanti
kechit bhitah pranjalayah grinanti
svasti iti uktva maharashisiddhasanghah
stuvanti tvam statibhih puspakalabhih

Those community of dieties are entering You; some of them are chanting Your names and glories with palms joined out of fear. Great sages and Siddhas are singinging best and best prayers like, 'Let there be peace and good'.
11.22. rudradiyah vasavah ye cha sadhyah
vishve ashwinau marutah cha usmapahcha
gandharvayakshasur siddhasanghah
vikchante tvam vismitah cha eva carve

The eleven Rudras, twelve Adityas, eight Vasus, Twelve Sadhyas, ten Viswedevas and the two Aswinikumaras, forty-nine Maruts, habitual of taking fresh hot food the Seven fore fathers and Gandharvas, Yakshas, Ashuras and community of Siddhas, all are looking at You utterly amazed.
11.23. rupam mahat te bahuvaktranetram
mahabaho bahubahurupadam
bahudaram bahudanstrakaralam
dristva lokah pravyathitah tatha aham

Krishna! Looking towards the vast and terrible jaws of Your great shape, possessing multiple faces and eyes, so many arms, thighs and feet and bellies, all beings are terrified; so am I.
11.24. nabhahsparsham diptam anekavarnam
vyaptanam diptavishalnetram
dristva hi tam pravyathitantaratma
dhritim na vindami shamam cha vishnau
Krishna! Because You have somany shining forms touching the sky means you are great from all sides, Your mouth is wide open and You have vast shining eyes. I am unable to attain peace and patience after looking You, for my inner self frightened.
11.25. danstrakaralani cha te mukhani
drastva eva kalanalasannibhani
disho na jane nalabhe cha charma
prasid devesh jagannivas


Krishna! Looking Your faces with fearful Jaws, like raging fire at the time of universal destruction, I am utterly confused in finding the sides and unable to attain peace; therefore, be kind.
11.26. amichatvam dritarastrasya putrah
sarve sah eva avanipalsanghaih
bhismah dronah sutputrahtatha asam
sah asmadiyaih api yodhamukhaih
11.27. vaktrani te trarmanah vishanti
danstrakaralani bhayankani
kechit vilagnah dashnamtareshu
sandrishyante churnitaih uttamangaih.

Bhisma, Drona and that Karna also with the principal warriors from our side are rushing headlong into You as well as all those sons of Dhrtarastra with hosts of kings are entering Your fearful mouths possessing terrible jaws with great speed; some of them are seen stuck up between teeth with their heads crushed.
11.28. yatha nadinam bahavah ambuvegah
samudram eva abhimukhah dravanti
tatha tavami narlokvira
vishanti vakranyabhivijvalanti

Like the multiple streams of rivers naturally rush towards the sea alone, so those great warriors of the world are entering Your blazing mouths from all sides.
11.29. yatha pradiptam jwalanam patanga
vishanti nashaya samriddhavegah
tathaive nashaya vishanti lokah
tava api vaktrani samriddhavegah

Attracted Like an insect which rush with great speed into the blazing fire for destruction, similarly all these people also are entering Your mouths for destruction with great speed.
11.30. lehihyase grasmanah samantat
lokan samgrah vadanaih jwaladbhih
tejobhih apurya jagat samagram
bhasah tava ugrah pratpanti vishnau

Krishna! You are licking all those people from all sides Swallowing through Your burning mouths and Your extreme light is emitting heat to the entire universe.
11.31. akhayahi me kah bhavan ugrarupah
namah astu te devavav prasid
vigyatumichhami bhavantam adhyam
na hi prajanam tava pravrittim
Krishna! Tell me who are You with such an extreme form? I pay obeisance to You. be kind. I wish to know You in substance, for I do not know you nature exactly.
32- 35 Krisna describes his origin as God and asks Arjun to fight the battle
Shribhagavan uvacha
11.32 kalah asmi lokakshayakrita pravidhah
lokan samahavtum in pravrittah
brite api tvami na bhavishyanti sarve
ye avasthitah pratyanikeshu yodhah
Sri Bhagavan said:
I am the inflamed Kaal (Time), the destroyer of the all the worlds. At this moment I am here to destroy all these pople. Even if you are not engaged in the war all those warriors standing against you will not survive.
11.33. tasmat tvam uttista yashah labhasva
jitna shatrun bhunjaskshva rajyam samriddham
maya eva ite ninitah purvameva
nimittamatram bhava sabyasanchin

Arjun! Therefore, rise for the war and get glory; conquering foes, enjoy the kingdom full of wealth and grains. All these warriors have already been killed by Me; you become only an instrument.
11.34. dronam cha bhismam cha jaidratham cha
kavnam tatha anyan api yodhaviran
maya hatan tvam jahima vyatisthah
yudhasva jetasi rane sapatnam

Kill Drona, Bhisma, Jayadratha, Karna and other brave warriors, who have already been killed by Me; do not fear. Fight, you will surely conquer the enemies in this war.
Sanjaya uvacha
11.35. etat shrutva vachanam kesavasya
kritanjalih vepamanah kiriti
namaskritva bhuyah eva ah krishnan
sagadgadam bhitbhitih pranamya

Sanjay said:
After hearing these words of Bhagavan Krishna, Arjuna tremblingly bowed to Him with joined palms, and bowing again in extreme fear spoke to Sri Krishna;
36-46 Arjun resumes prayer
Arjuna uvacha
11.36. sthane hrishikesha tava prakirtya
jagat prahrisyati anurajyate cha
rakshansi bhitani disho dravanti
sarve namasyanti cha siddhasangha
Arjuna said:
Krishna! Whole of this Universe is feelinfg happy and attaining love by chanting Your name, qualities and glory. Fearing from the chantings terrified Raksasas are fleeing in all the ten directions and all the Siddha communities are bowing to You. This is reasonable.
11.37. kasmat cha te na nameram mahatman
gariyase brahmanahapi adikartre
anant devesh jagannivas
tvam aksharam sat asat tataparam yat

Krishna! Why should Siddha communities not bow to You, who are the originator of Brahma yourself and Eternal, Lord of deities, Abode of universe and undestructible. You are that which is true(Sat) and that which is untrue (Asat), and also that which is beyond both.
11.38. tvam adidevah purushah puranah
tvam asya vishvasya param nidhanam
vetta asi vedhyam cha param cha dham
tvaya tantam vishvam anantrupa

Krishna! You are the begining Deity, the first human being and You are the ultimate resort of this universe and only You are the knower and the knowable and the supreme abode. It is You who pervade the universe.
11.39. vayuh yamah agnih varunah shasankah
prajapatin tvam prapritamah cha
namah namah te astu sahstrakritvah
punah cha bhuyopi namah te

You are Air (Wind-diety), Yam Raj (Diety of death), Fire (Fire-diety), Varun (Diety of water), Moon, Brahma and the father of Brahma himself. A thousand times Obeisance, obeisance to You and Obeisance to You, again and again.
11.40. namah purastat atha pristhatah
te namah astu te sarvatah
eva sarva anantuirya amitvikramah tvam
sarvam samaphosi tatah asi sarvah

Krishna! You are Lord of infinite prowess, my Obeisance to You from before and from behind. I pay my obeisance to You from all sides. You possess limitless might, maintain all ; therefore only You are everything.
11.41. sakha iti matva prasabham yat aktam
hey krishna hey yadava hey sakheti
ajanata mahimanam tavedam
maya pramadatpranayena vapi
11.42. yat cha avahasartham asanskritahesti
vihar saiyyashan bhojanesu
ikah athava api achyut tatsamksham
tat kshamaye tvam aham aprameyam

41, 42 Krishna! O Yadava! My friend! Recognising you to be my friend and unaware of Your’s this greatness, whatever I ignorantly with affection have expressed You pressingly (without thinking), and during simple pranks and joyous moments the way in which You have been oversighted by me while walking, sleeping or awakening, sitting or standing, dining or drinking and alone or amidst friends and family members etc. - I crave forgiveness for all that from You.
11.43. pita asi lokasya chara charasya
tvam asya pujyah cha guruh gariyan
na tvatsamah asti abhyadhikah kutah
lokatraye api apratimprabhav - amyah

O Krishna! You are the Father of this animate and inanimate creation in the world. You are adorable and also the greatest teacher of all the teachers. In all the three worlds there is none else equal to You; thenn how can anyone be superior?
11.44. tasmat pranamya pranidhaya kayam
prasadaye tvam ahamisham idyam
pita eva putrasya sakha eva sakhyuh
priyah priyayah arhasi deva sodhum

Therefore, You being entitled to be prayed as God, I seek Your blessings laying my body at Your feet and bowing low. Kindly condone my fault like father condones the faults of this son, a friend that of his friend and a husband that of his wife. You are competent to pardon my faults.
11.45. astapurram hrisitah asmi dristva
bhayena cha pravyathitam manah me
tadeva me darshaya devarupam
prasid devesh jagannivas

Krishna! I am feeling happy having seen that which was never seen before. At the same time my mind is aggrieved by fear. Therefore kindly be gracious and reveal the same divine form of peaceful Visnu.
11.46. kiritinam gadinam drustam aham tatha eva
ichhami tvami drustam aham tatha eva
tena eva rupena chaturbhujena
shahastrabaho bhava vishnamurte

Krishna! I want to see You adorned in the same form with a diadem on the head, and holding a mace and a charka meaning therby- with four arms. Appear again in the same four-armed Form.
47-50 Rare possibility to view universal image of God, Krisna
Assures frightened Arjun
Shri bhagavan uvacha
11.47. maya prasannen tava arjuna idam
rupam param darsitam atmayogat
tejormayam vishwam anantam adhyam
yat me tvadanyena na dristapurvam
The blessed Lord Said :

Shri Krishna Said
Arjuna! I have shown you My this supreme, shining, primal and infinite Universal Form , through My own power after being pleased with you, which was never seen before by anyone else.
11.48 na vedayagyadhyayanaih na cha
kriyabhih na tapabhih ugraih
avamrupah sakyah aham nriloke
drustam tvadanyena kurupravira
Arjuna! In this human world I may not be seen in this universal Form by anyone else other than you, either through the study of Vedas and rituals, sacrifices, or through gifts, , or extreme penances and through any acts.
11.49 ma te vyatha ma cha vimudhabhavah
drutva rupam ghoram idrik mam idam
vyapetbhih pritamanah punastvam
tadeva me rupamidam prapashya

You should not be aggrieved or perplexed by looking such a dreadful Form of Mine. Now be fearless and happy and look once again the same four armed Form of Mine.
Sanjaya uvacha
11.50. iti arjunam vasudevah tatha uktva
svakam rupam darsayamas bhuyah
ashwashyamas cha bhitam enam
bhutna punah saumyavapuh mahatma
Sanjaya said:
After speaking thus to Arjuna, Krishna again appeared in His own four-armed Form; and thereafter assuming a gentle appearance as human being, the great soul Sri Krishna consoled the frightened Arjuna.
51-55 Importance of and method to view the four armed God
Arjuna uvacha
11.51 dritva idam manusam rupam
tava saumyam janardana
idenim asmi samvrittah
sachetah prakritim gatah
Arjun Said
Sri Krishna! Now looking this gentle human form of Yours, I feel calm and normal self.
Shri Bhagavn uvacha
11.52 sudurdarsham idam rupam
istavanasi yat mam
devah api asya rupasya
nityam darshankanchhinah
Sri Bhagavan said:
The Form of Mine (with four arms) that you have viewed is extremely difficult to be availed. Even the deities are always eager to view this Form.
11.53 na aham vaideh na tapasah
na danena na cha ijjaya
shakyah evamridhih drustam
dristavanasi mam yatha
In whatever form you have seen me; neither through Vedas, nor by penance, nor by charity and by sacrifices may I be viewed as such.
11.54. bhaktva tu ananya shakyah
aham enambidhih arjuna
gyatam dristum cha tattvena
praveshtum cha paramtap

Arjun! I am only available in this form and known in substance and even entered into through exclusive devotion,
11.55. matkarmakrita matparamah
madbhaktah sangavarjitah
nirvairah sarvabhutesu yah
sah mam eti pandava
Arjuna! One whose actions are for Me, depends on Me and having no enmity with all beings, without attachment is affectionately devoted attains Me.
The Eleventh Chapter of the Science of Bramha and the scripture of yoga in the glorious Upnishad of Shree Mad Bhagvat Gita titled as "The Yoga of the Vision of the Universal Form." A dialogue between Shri Krishna and Arjuna finishes here.