bhagavad-giitaa adhyaaya 11 (English)

In this chapter, Arjuna desires to see Kr's'n'a's majestic form. This is a unique form, much unlike the more common form that Arjuna had previously seen. Sanjjaya and Arjuna both try to describe that majestic form, but it is obviously very difficult to describe it. Arjuna also says that he doesn't understand Kr's'n'a's appearance, and Kr's'n'a then explains that all Arjuna's opponents are already killed. This means that for the majestic form, time does not function in the way we are used to, but the all-powerful Kr's'n'a is the master of even time. In that way, Arjuna could get a glimpse of the future in the majestic form. Arjuna's opponents would be killed even if Arjuna would choose not to fight, but Kr's'n'a still wanted Arjuna to fight because that was his divine duty, and as a reward he would enjoy the perfect empire. Arjuna was very frightened of this majestic form, and he offered salutations from all direcions, and apologised for not giving Kr's'n'a enough respect in the past. In that way, he actually apologised for what is really his natural relationship, and generally such apologies are not necessary, but because of fear, he offered apologies and salutations. Generally, a devotee's relationship with Kr's'n'a is so nice that the devotee should never have to offer apologies for considering him a friend. However, because of seeing the unique strong form that he requested to see, Arjuna was filled with fear and acted in a way which is not typical for a devotee of Kr's'n'a. He then requested to see Kr's'n'a's four-armed form again, and this was the form that he was accustomed to see. Kr's'n'a then reassumed his original form, and told Arjuna that this was a special form that had not been seen by anyone else, and when Arjuna saw the familiar form again, he calmed down. In the end of the chapter, Kr's'n'a says that he can be reached, seen, and known through unrestricted devotion, but not through austerity, donation, or sacrifice. Generally, however, the devotees don't desire to see any strong majestic form, but they rather desire to see a form that they can have a nice relationship with. In verses 48, 53, and 54, the word "s''akya"(S:Vy:) occurs, and there are different opinions among the translators as to whether this is supposed to be understood as "s''akyah'" or "s''akye". Both forms are irregular in terms of sandhi, but both are possible and the meaning is practically the same, so there is no need to get into any dispute about this.

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Aj:Øün: uv:ac: m:dn:Øg:Òhay: p:rm:ö g:ØÊm:Dy:atm:s:¡Wwt:m:Î . y:¶v:y:<Vt:ö v:c:st:ðn: m:<h<\|y:ö ev:g:t:< m:m: / 1 /	Arjuna spoke: Out of kindness to me, the highest secret has been communicated by yourself. My bewilderment is dispersed by this speech, which you have spoken, (1)
B:v:apy:y:> eh B:Üt:an:aö Â:Øt:> ev:st:rS:< m:y:a . tv:¶:H km:l:p:*:ax: m:ahatmy:m:ep: c:avy:y:m:Î / 2 /	for I have heard from you, in detail, of the production and vanishing of the living beings, o one with eyes like lotus-leaves^*, as well as imperishable majesty. (2)
Ov:m:ðt:½T:atT: tv:m:atm:an:ö p:rm:ðÃ:r . dÒÄÙem:cCaem: t:ð -p:m:òÃ:rö p:Ø,\:<¶:m: / 3 /	In this way, as you yourself have spoken this, o supreme God^, I wish to see your majestic form, o supreme person^. (3)
m:ny:s:ð y:ed t:cCVy:ö m:y:a dÒÄÙem:et: )B:< . y:<g:ðÃ:r t:t:< m:ð tv:ö dS:üy:atm:an:m:vy:y:m:Î / 4 /	If you think that it is possible for me to see that, o lord, then show me your imperishable self, o master of yoga^*! (4)
Â:iB:g:v:an:Øv:ac: p:Sy: m:ð p:aT:ü -p:aen: S:t:S:<\|T: s:h+S:H . n:an:aev:D:aen: edvy:aen: n:an:av:N:aükát:ien: c: / 5 /	S''rii Bhagavaan spoke: See my hundreds, or rather thousands, of divine forms in various kinds and various colours and shapes, o Pr'thaa's son^*! (5)
p:Sy:aedty:anv:s:Ün:ÒÙdÒan:eÃ:n:> m:,t:st:T:a . b:hÞny:dàÄp:Üv:aüeN: p:Sy:aÁ:y:aüeN: B:art: / 6 /	See Aditi's sons, the vasus^, the rudras^, the as''viis^, as well as the maruts^! See numerous extraordinary appearances, never seen before, o descendant of Bharata^*! (6)
EhòksT:ö j:g:tkátsn:ö p:Sy:a½ s:c:rac:rm:Î . m:m: dðhð g:ØRakñS: y:cc:any:dÏdÒÄÙem:cCes: / 7 /	See the entire world, assembled here today, with mobile and immobile species, in my body, o Gud'aakes''a^*, and whatever else you wish to see, (7)
n: t:Ø m:aö S:xy:s:ð dÒÄÙm:n:ðn:òv: sv:c:x:Ø\:a . edvy:ö ddaem: t:ð c:x:ØH p:Sy: m:ð y:<g:m:òÃ:rm:Î / 8 /	but you will not be able to see me with your own particular vision! I give you a divine vision. See my majestic performance! (8)
s:Wj:y: uv:ac: Ov:m:ØVtv:a t:t:< raj:nm:hay:<g:ðÃ:r< herH . dS:üy:am:as: p:aT:aüy: p:rm:ö -p:m:òÃ:rm:Î / 9 /	Sanjjaya spoke: Then, after speaking in this way, o king, Hari^, the great master of yoga, showed Pr'thaa's son^ the supreme majestic form, (9)
An:ðkv:V*:n:y:n:m:n:ðka»Ùt:dS:ün:m:Î . An:ðkedvy:aB:rN:ö edvy:an:ðk<½t:ay:ØD:m:Î / 10 /	with many mouths and eyes, many marvellous appearances, many divine ornaments, many divine ready weapons, (10)
edvy:m:aly:amb:rD:rö edvy:g:nD:an:Øl:ðp:n:m:Î . s:v:aüÁ:y:üm:y:ö dðv:m:n:nt:ö ev:Ã:t:<m:ØK:m:Î / 11 /	carrying divine garlands and garments, anointed with divine fragrances, consisting of all extraordinarities, as the endless god, facing all sides. (11)
edev: s:Üy:üs:h+sy: B:v:ð½Ùg:p:dØ¡tT:t:a . y:ed B:aH s:dàS:i s:a sy:a»as:st:sy: m:hatm:n:H / 12 /	If the light of a thousand suns would simultaneously rise in the sky, that might be similar to the brightness of that great soul. (12)
t:*:òksT:ö j:g:tkátsn:ö )ev:B:Vt:m:n:ðkD:a . Ap:Sy:¸ðv:dðv:sy: S:rirð p:aNRv:st:da / 13 /	Paan'd'u's son^* then saw there the entire assembled world in the body of the god of gods, divided in various ways. (13)
t:t:H s: ev:sm:y:aev:Ä< ÆÄr<m:a D:n:Wj:y:H . )N:my: eS:rs:a dðv:ö kát:aWj:el:rB:a\:t: / 14 /	Thereafter, after bowing down with his head to the god, Dhananjjaya^*, who was filled with amazement, and with his bodily hair standing on end, and with joining palms, talked. (14)
Aj:Øün: uv:ac: p:Sy:aem: dðv:aöst:v: dðv: dðhð s:v:aþst:T:a B:Üt:ev:S:ð\:s:¥an:Î . b:ÒÉaN:m:iS:ö km:l:as:n:sT:m:à\:iöÁ: s:v:aün:Ørg:aöÁ: edvy:an:Î / 15 /	Arjuna spoke: I see all gods in your body, o god, as well as crowds of different spieces of living entities, master Brahmaa situated on the seat of a lotus-flower, and the sages, and all divine snakes, (15)
An:ðkb:ahÞdrv:V:n:ð:ö p:Sy:aem: tv:aö s:v:üt:<\|n:nt:-p:m:Î . n:ant:ö n: m:Dy:ö n: p:Øn:st:v:aedö p:Sy:aem: ev:Ã:ðÃ:r ev:Ã:-p: / 16 /	and many arms, bellies, mouths, and eyes. I see you everywhere with endless forms, o universal god. I don't see any end, any middle, or even any beginning to you, o universal form. (16)
ekrieXn:ö g:edn:ö c:e#N:ö c: t:ðj:<raeS:ö s:v:üt:< di¡pt:m:nt:m:Î . p:Sy:aem: tv:aö dØen:ürixy:ö s:m:nt:a¸ipt:an:l:aký½Ùet:m:)m:ðy:m:Î / 17 /	I see you brilliant everywhere, wearing a crown, armed with a club and a discus, as a heap of splendour, and difficult to observe, as immeasurable, as brilliant as fire with the lustre of the sun on all sides. (17)
tv:m:x:rö p:rm:ö v:ðedt:vy: tv:m:sy: ev:Ã:sy: p:rö en:D:an:m:Î . tv:m:vy:y:H S:aÃ:t:D:m:üg:<pt:a s:n:at:n:stv:ö p:Ø,\:< m:t:< m:ð / 18 /	You are the imperishable supreme knowable. You are the superior receptacle of this universe. You are the undecaying preserver of constant religion. In my opinion, you are the eternal person. (18)
An:aedm:Dy:ant:m:n:nt:v:iy:üm:n:nt:b:ahÚö S:eS:s:Üy:ün:ð:m:Î . p:Sy:aem: tv:aö dipt:hÚt:aS:v:V:ö sv:t:ðj:s:a ev:Ã:em:dö t:p:nt:m:Î / 19 /	I see you without beginning, middle, or end, with endless vigour and endless arms, with the moon and sun as your eyes, with brilliant fire^* as your mouth, heating up this universe with your own splendour, (19)
½av:ap:àeT:vy:<erdm:nt:rö eh vy:apt:ö tv:y:òkñn: edS:Á: s:v:aüH . dàÄÏv:a»Ùt:ö -p:m:Øg:Òö t:v:ðdö l:<k*:y:ö )vy:eT:t:ö m:hatm:n:Î / 20 /	for this space between the heaven and the earth, and all directions, are filled by you alone. After seeing you in this marvellous strong form, the three worlds are distressed, o great soul, (20)
Am:i eh tv:aö s:Ørs:¥a ev:S:¡nt: kñec:»it:aH )aWj:l:y:< g:àN:¡nt: . sv:st:ity:ØVtv:a m:he\:ües:¹s:¥aH st:Øv:¡nt: tv:aö st:Øet:eB:H p:Ø\kl:aeB:H / 21 /	for those crowds of deities enter you. Some are afraid and invoke you with joining palms. After greeting you, crowds of great sages and siddhas^* praise you with abundant praises. (21)
,dÒaedty:a v:s:v:< y:ð c: s:aDy:a ev:Ã:ð\|eÃ:n:> m:,t:Á:<\m:p:aÁ: . g:nD:v:üy:x:as:Øres:¹s:¥a v:ix:nt:ð tv:aö ev:¡sm:t:aÁ:òv: s:v:ðü / 22 /	The rudras^, Aditi's sons, and the vasus^, saadhyas, vis''vas, as''viis^, and maruts^, and uus'mapas^, crowds of gandharvas^, yaks'as, asuras^, and siddhas^ behold you, and they are all astonished. (22)
-p:ö m:h¶:ð b:hÚv:V:n:ð:ö m:hab:ah< b:hÚb:ahÞ,p:adm:Î . b:hÞdrö b:hÚdöÄÕakral:ö dàÄÏv:a l:<kaH )vy:eT:t:ast:T:ahm:Î / 23 /	After seeing your great form with many mouths and eyes, many arms, thighs, and feet, many bellies and many terrible tusks, o Mahaabaahu^*, the worlds are distressed, and so am I, (23)
n:B:H sp:àS:ö dipt:m:n:ðkv:N:þ vy:a¶:an:n:ö dipt:ev:S:al:n:ð*:m:Î . dàÄÏv:a eh tv:aö )vy:eT:t:ant:ratm:a D:àet:ö n: ev:ndaem: S:m:ö c: ev:\Na< / 24 /	for after seeing you with many brilliant colours, opened mouth, and brilliant large eyes, and reaching the sky, my soul is distressed. I don't find any satisfaction or peace, o Vis'n'u, (24)
döÄÕakral:aen: c: t:ð m:ØK:aen: dàÄÏv:òv: kal:an:l:s:eÀB:aen: . edS:< n: j:an:ð n: l:B:ð c: S:m:ü )s:id dðv:ðS: j:g:eÀv:as: / 25 /	and especially after seeing your terrible tusks and faces, o master of the gods^, resembling the fire of time, I don't know the directions and I don't find shelter. Please calm down, o abode of the world^! (25)
Am:i c: tv:aö D:àt:raÄÕsy: p:Ø:aH s:v:ðü s:hòv:av:en:p:al:s:¥òH . B:i\m:< dÒ<N:H s:Üt:p:Ø:st:T:as:> s:hasm:diy:òrep: y:<D:m:ØKy:òH / 26 /	And all those Dhr'taraas't'ra's sons, even with crowds of kings, as well as Bhiis'ma, Dron'a, and that Suuta's son^*, together with our chief warriors, (26)
v:V*:aeN: t:ð tv:rm:aN:a ev:S:¡nt: döÄÕakral:aen: B:y:an:kaen: . kñec:e¾l:gn:a dS:n:ant:rð\:Ø s:ndàSy:nt:ð c:ÜeN:üt:ò,¶:m:a¤òH / 27 /	enter you, and your mouths with dreadful terrible tusks, in a hurry, some stuck to the holes in your teeth. They appear simultaneously with pulverised heads. (27)
y:T:a n:din:aö b:hv:<\|mb:Øv:ðg:aH s:m:ØdÒm:ðv:aeB:m:ØK:a dÒv:¡nt: . t:T:a t:v:am:i n:rl:<kv:ira ev:S:¡nt: v:V*:aNy:eB:ev:jv:l:¡nt: / 28 /	Just as many roaring streams of water run towards the ocean, so those human heroes enter your mouths while blazing. (28)
y:T:a )dipt:ö jv:l:n:ö p:t:¤a ev:S:¡nt: n:aS:ay: s:m:à¹v:ðg:aH . t:T:òv: n:aS:ay: ev:S:¡nt: l:<kast:v:aep: v:V*:aeN: s:m:à¹v:ðg:aH / 29 /	Just as moths enter a kindled fire for their destruction full of haste, just so the worlds enter your very mouths for destruction full of haste. (29)
l:ðel:Ês:ð g:Òs:m:an:H s:m:nt:all:<kans:m:g:Òanv:dn:òjv:ül:e»H . t:ðj:<eB:rap:Üy:ü j:g:ts:m:g:Òö B:as:st:v:<g:ÒaH )t:p:¡nt: ev:\Na< / 30 /	You totally swallow all worlds while forcibly licking them with sounding blazing flames. After filling up the whole world, your strong lights shine, o Vis'n'u. (30)
AaKy:aeh m:ð k< B:v:an:Øg:Ò-p:< n:m:<\|st:Ø t:ð dðv:v:r )s:id . ev:wat:Øem:cCaem: B:v:nt:m:a½ö n: eh )j:an:aem: t:v: )v:àe¶:m:Î / 31 /	Please tell me who you are with this strong form! Let salutations be to you, o most eminent among gods. I desire to investigate you and your origin, for I don't understand your appearance. (31)
Â:iB:g:v:an:Øv:ac: kal:<\|¡sm: l:<kx:y:kátp:Òv:à¹< l:<kans:m:aht:Øüem:h )v:à¶:H . ?t:ð\|ep: tv:aö n: B:ev:\y:¡nt: s:v:ðü y:ð\|v:¡sT:t:aH )ty:n:ikñ\:Ø y:<D:aH / 32 /	S''rii Bhagavaan spoke: I am the mighty dark-blue one^, causing ruin of the worlds, proceeding to withdraw the worlds here. Except you alone^, all soldiers who remain in hostility will perish. (32)
t:sm:a¶v:m:Øe¶:Å y:S:< l:B:sv: ej:tv:a S::ÜnB:Ø{Ïxv: rajy:ö s:m:à¹m:Î . m:y:òv:òt:ð en:ht:aH p:Üv:üm:ðv: en:em:¶:m:a:ö B:v: s:vy:s:aec:n:Î / 33 /	Therefore, rise and seize the glory! After defeating your enemies, enjoy the perfect empire! These already aforesaid ones are really slain by me. Become the instrumental cause, o lefthanded one^*! (33)
dÒ<N:ö c: B:i\m:ö c: j:y:dÒT:ö c: kN:þ t:T:any:an:ep: y:<D:v:iran:Î . m:y:a ht:aöstv:ö j:eh m:a vy:eT:Åa y:ØDy:sv: j:ðt:aes: rN:ð s:p:tn:an:Î / 34 /	Dron'a, and Bhiis'ma, and Jayadratha, as well as Karn'a and also other heroes are killed by me. Kill, fight, do not tremble! You are the conqueror of your rivals in battle. (34)
s:Wj:y: uv:ac: Ot:cCÕÛtv:a v:c:n:ö kñS:v:sy: kát:aWj:el:v:ðüp:m:an:H ekriXi . n:m:skátv:a B:Üy: Ov:ah ká\Naö s:g:·dö B:it:B:it:H )N:my: / 35 /	Sanjjaya spoke: After hearing this speech of Kes''ava^, the one who is decorated with a diadem^ was trembling with joining palms. After offering salutation, after bowing down, he again said to Kr's'n'a, stammering and very frightened. (35)
Aj:Øün: uv:ac: sT:an:ð Æ\:ikñS: t:v: )kity:aü j:g:tp:ÒÆ\y:ty:n:Ørjy:t:ð c: . rx:aöes: B:it:aen: edS:< dÒv:¡nt: s:v:ðü n:m:sy:¡nt: c: es:¹s:¥aH / 36 /	Arjuna spoke: By your declaration about your position, o Hr's'iikes''a^, the world rejoices and feels affection. Frightened raks'as^ flee in all directions and crowds of siddhas offer homage, (36)
ksm:acc: t:ð n: n:m:ðrnm:hatm:n:Î g:riy:s:ð b:ÒÉN:<\|py:aedk*:ðü . An:nt: dðv:ðS: j:g:eÀv:as: tv:m:x:rö s:ds:¶:tp:rö y:t:Î / 37 /	and why wouldn't they bow to you, the creator who is even heavier than brahma^, o supreme soul^? O endless master of the gods^, you are the imperishable which is beyond existence and nonexistence, o abode of the world^. (37)
tv:m:aeddðv:H p:Ø,\:H p:ØraN:stv:m:sy: ev:Ã:sy: p:rö en:D:an:m:Î . v:ð¶:a\|es: v:ð½ö c: p:rö c: D:am: tv:y:a t:t:ö ev:Ã:m:n:nt:-p: / 38 /	You are the first god, and the ancient person. You are the supreme receptacle of this universe. you are the knower, and the subject of knowledge, and the supreme domain. The universe is extended by you, o endless form^*. (38)
v:ay:Øy:üm:<\|¡gn:v:ü,N:H S:S:a¢H )j:ap:et:stv:ö )ep:t:am:hÁ: . n:m:< n:m:st:ð\|st:Ø s:h+kátv:H p:Øn:Á: B:Üy:<\|ep: n:m:< n:m:st:ð / 39 /	You are Vaayu, Yama, Agni, Varun'a, the moon, the progenitor, and the great-grandfather. Many salutations should be to you a thousand times, and again and again many salutations to you. (39)
n:m:H p:Ørst:adT: p:àÅt:st:ð n:m:<\|st:Ø t:ð s:v:üt: Ov: s:v:ü . An:nt:v:iy:aüem:t:ev:#m:stv:ö s:v:þ s:m:apn:<e\: t:t:<\|es: s:v:üH / 40 /	Salutation to you in front, then from behind. Salutation should really be to you from all sides, o embodiment of everything^. You are immeasurable force. You reach everything, consequently you are everything, o endless strength^. (40)
s:K:ðet: m:tv:a )s:B:ö y:dØVt:ö hð ká\Na hð y:adv: hð s:K:ðet: . Aj:an:t:a m:ehm:an:ö t:v:ðdö m:y:a )m:adatp:ÒN:y:ðn: v:aep: / 41 /	For this "o Kr's'n'a, o descendant of Yadu, o friend" which I exceedingly spoke out of negligence or even affectionately, after thinking "o friend", without knowing your greatness, (41)
y:cc:av:has:aT:üm:s:tkát:<\|es: ev:harS:yy:as:n:B:<j:n:ð\:Ø . Ok<\|T:v:apy:cy:Øt: t:ts:m:x:ö t:tx:am:y:ð tv:am:hm:)m:ðy:m:Î / 42 /	and for which you, the unique one, were badly treated for the sake of joking in enjoying the pleasures of couches and seats, or rather even manifestly, o imperishable one^*, for that I apologize to you immeasurably. (42)
ep:t:aes: l:<ksy: c:rac:rsy: tv:m:sy: p:Üjy:Á: g:Ø,g:üriy:an:Î . n: tv:ts:m:<\|sty:By:eD:kH kÙt:<\|ny:< l:<k*:y:ð\|py:)et:m:)B:av: / 43 /	You are the father of this movable and immovable world, and fit to be worshipped. You are heavy and heavier. There is noone equal to you, what to speak of anyone surpassing you, even in the three worlds, o incomparable origin^*. (43)
t:sm:atp:ÒN:my: )eN:D:ay: kay:ö )s:ady:ð tv:am:hm:iS:m:i´m:Î . ep:t:ðv: p:Ø*:sy: s:K:ðv: s:Ky:ØH e)y:H e)y:ay:ahües: dðv: s:<ZÙm:Î / 44 /	Therefore, after making obeisance to the dear one while placing my body in front, I, your dear one, ask you, the praiseworthy master, o god, you ought to tolerate, like a father tolerates a son, like a friend tolerates friends. (44)
AdàÄp:Üv:þ Æe\:t:<\|¡sm: dàÄÏv:a B:y:ðn: c: )vy:eT:t:ö m:n:< m:ð . t:dðv: m:ð dS:üy: dðv: -p:ö )s:id dðv:ðS: j:g:eÀv:as: / 45 /	I am cheerful after seeing that, which has never been seen before, and my mind is distressed by fear. O god, please show me that same form, o master of the gods^, o abode of the world^. (45)
ekrieXn:ö g:edn:ö c:#hst:em:cCaem: tv:aö dÒÄÙm:hö t:T:òv: . t:ðn:òv: -p:ðN: c:t:ØB:Øüj:ðn: s:h+b:ah< B:v: ev:Ã:m:Üt:ðü / 46 /	I wish to see you just like that, decorated with a diadem, armed with a club, with a discus in your hand. O thousand-armed one^, take that very four-armed form, o owner of all forms^. (46)
Â:iB:g:v:an:Øv:ac: m:y:a )s:Àðn: t:v:aj:Øün:ðdö -p:ö p:rö deS:üt:m:atm:y:<g:at:Î . t:ðj:<m:y:ö ev:Ã:m:n:nt:m:a½ö y:nm:ð tv:dny:ðn: n: dàÄp:Üv:üm:Î / 47 /	S''rii Bhagavaan spoke: This my superior brilliant universal infinite original form, which is shown by me by my spiritual union to favour you, because I am pleased by you, o Arjuna, has not been seen before by anyone other than you. (47)
n: v:ðdy:waDy:y:n:òn:ü dan:òn:ü c: e#y:aeB:n:ü t:p:<eB:,g:ÒòH . Ov:ö-p:H S:Vy: Ahö n:àl:<kñ dÒÄÙö tv:dny:ðn: kÙ,)v:ir / 48 /	I, in such a form, can be seen in the world of men, not through studying veda and sacrifices, not through donations, and not through works, and not through strong austerities, by anyone other than you, o chief among Kurus^*. (48)
m:a t:ð vy:T:a m:a c: ev:m:ÜZB:av:< dàÄÏv:a -p:ö G:<rm:idà¨m:ðdm:Î . vy:p:ðt:B:iH )it:m:n:aH p:Øn:stv:ö t:dðv: m:ð -p:em:dö )p:Sy: / 49 /	After seeing such a terrible form of mine like this, do not be agitated or confused! Again, become free from fear and gratified in mind! Behold this very form of mine which is absent! (49)
s:Wj:y: uv:ac: Ety:j:Øün:ö v:as:Ødðv:st:T:<Vtv:a sv:k÷ -p:ö dS:üy:am:as: B:Üy:H . AaÃ:as:y:am:as: c: B:it:m:ðn:ö B:Ütv:a p:Øn:H s:>my:v:p:Øm:ühatm:a / 50 /	Sanjjaya spoke: After Vaasudeva^* had spoken to Arjuna in that way, he again showed his own form, and calmed the frightened one, after the great soul^* again assumed an agreeable form. (50)
Aj:Øün: uv:ac: dàÄÏv:ðdö m:an:Ø\:ö -p:ö t:v: s:>my:ö j:n:adün: . Edan:im:¡sm: s:öv:à¶:H s:c:ðt:aH )káet:ö g:t:H / 51 /	Arjuna spoke: After seeing this your human agreeable form, o Janaardana^*, I have now become rational, and come to my natural state. (51)
Â:iB:g:v:an:Øv:ac: s:ØdØdüS:üem:dö -p:ö dàÄv:an:es: y:nm:m: . dðv:a Apy:sy: -p:sy: en:ty:ö dS:ün:ka¡{Ïx:N:H / 52 /	S''rii Bhagavaan spoke: This form of mine, which you have seen, is very difficult to see. Even gods constantly long for the sight of this form. (52)
n:ahö v:ðdòn:ü t:p:s:a n: dan:ðn: n: c:ðjy:y:a . S:Vy: Ov:öev:D:< dÒÄÙö dàÄv:an:es: m:aö y:T:a / 53 /	I can not be seen through veda, not through austerity, not through donation, and not through sacrifice in such a manner as you have seen me, (53)
B:Vty:a tv:n:ny:y:a S:Vy: Ahm:ðv:öev:D:<\|j:Øün: . wat:Øö dÒÄÙö c: t:¶v:ðn: )v:ðÄÙö c: p:rnt:p: / 54 /	but through undistracted devotion, o Arjuna, I can be known, and seen, and accurately reached in such a manner, o Parantapa^*. (54)
m:tkm:ükánm:tp:rm:< m:»Vt:H s:¤v:ej:üt:H . en:v:òürH s:v:üB:Üt:ð\:Ø y:H s: m:am:ðet: p:aNRv: / 55 /	He, who performs work for me, and accepts me as supreme, and is devoted to me, free from attachment, and who has no enmity towards any living beings, reaches me, o Paan'd'u's son^*. (55)