ELEVENTH DISCOURSE.
अर्जुन उवाच ।
मदनुग्रहाय परमं गुह्यमध्यात्मसंज्ञितम् ।
यत्त्वयोक्तं वचस्तेन मोहोऽयं विगतो मम ॥ १ ॥Arjuna said:
This word of the supreme Secret concerning the Self, Thou hast spoken out of compassion; by this my delusion is taken away. (1)
The production and destruction of beings have been heard by me in detail from Thee, O Lotus-eyed, and also Thy imperishable greatness. (2)
O supreme Lord,[1] even as Thou describest Thyself, O best of beings, I desire to see Thy Form omnipotent. (3)
If Thou thinkest that by me It can be seen, O Lord, Lord of Yoga, then show me Thine imperishable Self. (4)
श्रीभगवानुवाच ।
पश्य मे पार्थ रूपाणि शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः ।
नानाविधानि दिव्यानि नानावर्णाकृतीनि च ॥ ५ ॥The Blessed Lord said:
Behold, O Pârtha, a Form of Me, a hundredfold, a thousandfold, various in kind, divine, various in colours and shapes. (5)
Behold the Âdityas, the Vasus, the Rudras, the two Ashvins and also the Maruts[2]; behold many marvels never seen ere this, O Bhârata. (6)
Here, to-day, behold the whole universe, movable and immovable, standing in one in My body, O Gudâkesha, with aught else thou desirest to see. (7)
But verily thou art not able to behold Me with these thine eyes; the divine eye I give unto thee. Behold My sovereign Yoga.
सञ्जय उवाच ।
एवमुक्त्वा ततो राजन् महायोगेश्वरो हरिः ।
दर्शयामास पार्थाय परमं रूपमैश्वरम् ॥ ९ ॥Sanjaya said:
Having thus spoken, O King, the great Lord of Yoga, Hari, showed to Pârtha His supreme Form as Lord.[3] (9)
With many mouths and eyes, with many visions of marvel, with many divine ornaments, with many upraised divine weapons; (10)
Wearing divine necklaces and vestures, anointed with divine unguents, the God all-marvellous, boundless, with face turned everywhere. (11)
If the splendour of a thousand suns were to blaze out together in the sky, that might resemble the glory of that Mahâtman. (12)
There Pândava beheld the whole universe, divided into manifold parts, standing in one in the body of the Deity of Deities. (13)
Then he, Dhananjaya, overwhelmed with astonishment, his hair upstanding, bowed down his head to the Shining One, and with joined palms spake. (14)
अर्जुन उवाच ।
पश्यामि देवांस्तव देव देहे सर्वांस्तथा भूतविशेषसङ्घान् ।
ब्रह्माणमीशं कमलासनस्थमृषींश्च सर्वानुरगांश्च दिव्यान् ॥ १५ ॥Arjuna said:
Within Thy Form, O God, the Gods I see,
All grades of beings with distinctive marks;
Brahma, the Lord, upon His lotus-throne,
The Rishis all, and Serpents, the Divine. (15)
पश्यामि त्वां सर्वतोऽनन्तरूपम् ।
नान्तं न मध्यं न पुनस्तवादिम्
पश्यामि विश्वेश्वर विश्वरूप ॥ १६ ॥With mouths, eyes, arms, breasts multitudinous,
I see Thee everywhere, unbounded Form.
Beginning, middle, end, nor source of Thee,
Infinite Lord, infinite Form, I find; (16)
Shining, a mass of splendour everywhere,
With discus, mace, tiara, I behold:
Blazing as fire, as sun dazzling the gaze,
From all sides in the sky, immeasurable. (17)
त्वमस्य विश्वस्य परं निधानम् ।
त्वमव्ययः शाश्वतधर्मगोप्ता
सनातनस्त्वं पुरुषो मतो मे ॥ १८ ॥Lofty beyond all thought, unperishing,
Thou treasure-house supreme, all-immanent;
Eternal Dharma's changeless Guardian, Thou;
As immemorial Man I think of Thee. (18)
मनन्तबाहुं शशिसूर्यनेत्रम् ।
पश्यामि त्वां दीप्तहुताशवक्त्रम्
स्वतेजसा विश्वमिदं तपन्तम् ॥ १९ ॥Nor source, nor midst, nor end; infinite force,
Unnumbered arms, the sun and moon Thine eyes
I see Thy face, as sacrificial fire
Blazing, its splendour burneth up the worlds. (19)
व्याप्तं त्वयैकेन दिशश्च सर्वाः ।
दृष्ट्वाऽद्भुतं रूपमुग्रं तवेदम्
लोकत्रयं प्रव्यथितं महात्मन् ॥ २० ॥By Thee alone are filled the earth, the heavens,
And all the regions that are stretched between;
The triple worlds sink down, O mighty One,
Before Thine awful manifested Form. (20)
केचिद्भीताः प्राञ्जलयो गृणन्ति ।
स्वस्तीत्युक्त्वा महर्षिसिद्धसङ्घाः
स्तुवन्ति त्वां स्तुतिभिः पुष्कलाभिः ॥ २१ ॥To Thee the troops of Suras enter in,
Some with joined palms in awe invoking Thee;
Banded Maharshis, Siddhas, cry: "All hail"!
Chanting Thy praises with resounding songs. (21)
विश्वेऽश्विनौ मरुतश्चोष्मपाश्च ।
गन्धर्वयक्षासुरसिद्धसङ्घाः
वीक्षन्ते त्वां विस्मिताश्चैव सर्वे ॥ २२ ॥Rudras, Vasus, Sâdhyas and Adityas,
Vishvas, the Ashvins, Maruts, Ushmapas,
Gandharvas, Yakshas, Siddhas, Asuras,[4]
In wondering multitudes beholding Thee. (22)
महाबाहो बहुबाहूरुपादम् ।
बहूदरं बहुदंष्ट्राकरालम्
दृष्ट्वा लोका प्रव्यथितास्तथाऽहम् ॥ २३ ॥Thy mighty Form, with many mouths and eyes,
Long armed, with thighs and feet innumerate,
Vast-bosomed, set with many fearful teeth,
The worlds see terror-struck, as also I. (23)
व्यात्ताननं दीप्तविशालनेत्रम् ।
दृष्ट्वा हि त्वां प्रव्यथितान्तरात्मा
धृतिं न विन्दामि शमं च विष्णो ॥ २४ ॥Radiant, Thou touchest heaven, rainbow-hued,
With opened mouths and shining vast-orbed eyes.
My inmost self is quaking, having seen,
My strength is withered, Vishnu, and my peace. (24)
दृष्ट्वैव कालानलसन्निभानि ।
दिशो न जाने न लभे च शर्म
प्रसीद देवेश जगन्निवास ॥ २५ ॥Like Time's destroying flames I see Thy teeth,
Upstanding, spread within expanded jaws;
Nought know I anywhere, no shelter find;
Mercy, O God! re of all the worlds! (25)
सर्वे सहैवावनिपालसङ्घैः ।
भीष्मो द्रोणः सूतपुत्रस्तथाऽसौ
सहास्मदीयैरपि योधमुख्यैः ॥ २६ ॥The sons of Dhṛitarâshtra, and with them
The multitude of all these kings of earth,
Bhîshma, and Drona, Sûta's royal son,
And all the noblest warriors of our hosts, (26)
दंष्ट्राकरालानि भयानकानि ।
केचिद्विलग्ना दशनान्तरेषु
संदृश्यन्ते चूर्णितैरुत्तमाङ्गैः ॥ २७ ॥Into Thy gaping mouths they hurrying rush,
Tremendous-toothed and terrible to see;
Some caught within the gaps between Thy teeth
Are seen, their heads to powder crushed and ground. (27)
समुद्रमेवाभिमुखा द्रवन्ति ।
तथा तवामी नरलोकवीराः
विशन्ति वक्त्राण्यभिविज्वलन्ति ॥ २८ ॥As river-floods impetuously rush,
Hurling their waters into ocean's lap,
So fling themselves into Thy flaming mouths,
In haste, these mighty men, these lords of earth. (28)
विशन्ति नाशाय समृद्धवेगाः ।
तथैव नाशाय विशन्ति लोका-
स्तवापि वक्त्राणि समृद्धवेगाः ॥ २९ ॥As moths with quickened speed will headlong fly
Into a flaming light, to fall destroyed,
So also these, in haste precipitate,
Enter within Thy mouths destroyed to fall. (29)
ल्लोकान्समग्रान्वदनैर्ज्वलद्भिः ।
तेजोभिरापूर्य जगत्समग्रम्
भासस्तवोग्राः प्रतपन्ति विष्णो ॥ ३० ॥On every side, all-swallowing, fiery-tongued,
Thou lickest up mankind, devouring all;
The glory filleth space: the universe
Is burning, Vishnu, with Thy blazing rays. (30)
नमोऽस्तु ते देववर प्रसीद ।
विज्ञातुमिच्छामि भवन्तमाद्यम्
न हि प्रजानामि तव प्रवृत्तिम् ॥ ३१ ॥Reveal Thy Self; what awful Form art Thou?
I worship Thee! Have mercy, God supreme!
Thine inner Being I am fain to know;
This Thy forth-streaming Life bewilders me. (31)
श्रीभगवानुवाच ।
कालोऽस्मि लोकक्षयकृत्प्रवृद्धो लोकान्समाहर्तुमिह प्रवृत्तः ।
ऋतेऽपि त्वां न भविष्यन्ति सर्वे येऽवस्थिताः प्रत्यनीकेषु योधाः ॥ ३२ ॥
Time am I, laying desolate the world,
Made manifest on earth to slay mankind!
Not one of all these warriors ranged for strife
Escapeth death; thou shalt alone survive. (32)
Therefore stand up! win for thyself renown,
Conquer thy foes, enjoy the wealth filled realm,
By Me they are already overcome,
Be thou the outward cause, left-handed one. (33)
Drona and Bhîshma and Jayadratha,
Karna, and all the other warriors here,
Are slain by Me. Destroy them fearlessly.
Fight! thou shalt crush thy rivals in the field. (34)
सञ्जय उवाच ।
एतच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं केशवस्य
कृताञ्जलिर्वेपमानः किरीटी ।
नमस्कृत्वा भूय एवाह कृष्णम्
सगद्गदं भीतभीतः प्रणम्य ॥ ३५ ॥Sanjaya said:
Having heard these words of Keshava, he who weareth a diadem, with joined palms, quaking and prostrating himself, spake again to Krishna, stammering with fear, casting down his face. (35)
अर्जुन उवाच ।
स्थाने हृषीकेश तव प्रकीर्त्या जगत्प्रहृष्यत्यनुरज्यते च ।
रक्षांसि भीतानि दिशो द्रवन्ति सर्वे नमस्यन्ति च सिद्धसङ्घाः ॥ ३६ ॥Arjuna said:
Hrishîkesha! in Thy magnificence
Rightly the world rejoiceth, hymning Thee;
The Râkshasas to every quarter fly
In fear; the hosts of Siddhas prostrate fall. (36)
How should they otherwise, O loftiest Self!
First Cause! Brahmâ Himself less great than Thou.
Infinite, God of Gods, home of all worlds,
Unperishing, Sat, Asat,[5] That supreme! (37)
First of the Gods, most ancient Man Thou art.
Supreme receptacle of all that lives;
Knower and known, the dwelling-place on high;
In Thy vast Form the universe is spread. (38)
Thou art Vâyu and Yama, Agni, moon,
Varuna, Father, Grandsire of all;
Hail, hail to Thee! a thousand times all hail!
Hail unto Thee! again, again all hail! (39)
नमोऽस्तु ते सर्वत एव सर्व ।
अनन्तवीर्यामितविक्रमस्त्वम्
सर्वं समाप्नोषि ततोऽसि सर्वः ॥ ४० ॥Prostrate in front of Thee, prostrate behind;
Prostrate on every side to Thee, O All.
In power boundless, measureless in strength,
Thou holdest all: then Thou Thyself art All. (40)
हे कृष्ण हे यादव हे सखेति ।
अजानता महिमानं तवेदम्
मया प्रमादात्प्रणयेन वापि ॥ ४१ ॥If, thinking Thee but friend, importunate,
O Krishna! or O Yâdava! O friend!
I cried, unknowing of Thy majesty,
And careless in the fondness of my love; (41)
विहारशय्यासनभोजनेषु ।
एकोऽथवाऽप्यच्युत तत्समक्षम्
तत्क्षामये त्वामहमप्रमेयम् ॥ ४२ ॥If jesting I irreverence showed to Thee,
At play, reposing, sitting or at meals,
Alone, O sinless One, or with my friends,
Forgive my error, O Thou boundless One. (42)
त्वमस्य पूज्यश्च गुरुर्गरीयान् ।
न त्वत्समोऽस्त्यभ्यधिकः कुतोऽन्यो
लोकत्रयेऽप्यप्रतिमप्रभावः ॥ ४३ ॥Father of worlds, of all that moves and stands,
Worthier of reverence than the Guru's self,
There is none like to Thee. Who passeth Thee?
Pre-eminent Thy power in all the worlds. (43)
प्रसादये त्वामहमीशमीड्यम् ।
पितेव पुत्रस्य सखेव सख्युः
प्रियः प्रियायार्हसि देव सोढुम् ॥ ४४ ॥Therefore I fall before Thee; with my body
I worship as it fitting; bless Thou me.
As father with the son, as friend with friend,
With the beloved as lover, bear with me. (44)
भयेन च प्रव्यथितं मनो मे ।
तदेव मे दर्शय देव रूपम्
प्रसीद देवेश जगन्निवास ॥ ४५ ॥I have seen that which none hath seen before,
My heart is glad, yet faileth me for fear;
Show me, O God, Thine other Form again—
Mercy, O God of Gods, home of all worlds— (45)
Diademed, mace and discus in Thy hand.
Again I fain would see Thee as before;
Put on again Thy four-armed shape, O Lord,
O thousand-armed, of forms innumerate. (46)
श्रीभगवानुवाच ।
मया प्रसन्नेन तवार्जुनेदम्
रूपं परं दर्शितमात्मयोगात् ।
तेजोमयं विश्वमनन्तमाद्यम्
यन्मे त्वदन्येन न दृष्टपूर्वम् ॥ ४७ ॥The Blessed Lord said:
Arjuna, by My favour thou hast seen,
This loftiest Form by yoga's self revealed!
Radiant, all-penetrating, endless, first,
That none except thyself hath ever seen. (47)
Nor sacrifice, nor Vedas, alms, nor works,
Nor sharp austerity, nor study deep,
Can win the vision of this Form for man,
Foremost of Kurus, thou alone hast seen. (48)
दृष्ट्वा रूपं घोरमीदृङ्ममेदम् ।
व्यपेतभीः प्रीतमनाः पुनस्त्वम्
तदेव मे रूपमिदं प्रपश्य ॥ ४९ ॥Be not bewildered, be thou not afraid,
Because thou hast beheld this awful Form;
Cast fear away, and let thy heart rejoice;
Behold again Mine own familiar shape. (49)
सञ्जय उवाच ।
इत्यर्जुनं वासुदेवस्तथोक्त्वा
स्वकं रूपं दर्शयामास भूयः ।
आश्वासयामास च भीतमेनम्
भूत्वा पुनः सौम्यवपुर्महात्मा ॥ ५० ॥Sanjaya said:
Vâsudeva, having thus spoken to Arjuna, again manifested His own Form, and consoled the terrified one, the Mahâtman again assuming a gentle form. (50)
अर्जुन उवाच ।
दृष्ट्वेदं मानुषं रूपं तव सौम्यं जनार्दन ।
इदानीमस्मि संवृत्तः सचेताः प्रकृतिं गतः ॥ ५१ ॥Arjuna said:
Beholding again Thy gentle human Form, O Janârdana, I am now collected, and am restored to my own nature. (51)
श्रीभगवानुवाच ।
सुदुर्दर्शमिदं रूपं दृष्टवानसि यन्मम ।
देवा अप्यस्य रूपस्य नित्यं दर्शनकाङ्क्षिणः ॥ ५२ ॥The Blessed Lord said:
This Form of Mine beholden by thee is very hard to see. Verily the Shining Ones ever long to behold this form. (52)
Nor can I be seen as thou hast seen Me by the Vedas, nor by austerities, nor by alms, or by offerings; (53)
But by devotion to Me alone I may thus be perceived, Arjuna, and known and seen in essence, and entered, O Parantapa. (54)
He who doeth actions for Me, whose supreme good I am, My devotee, freed from attachment without hatred of any being, he cometh unto Me, O Pândava. (55)
Thus in the glorious Upanishads of the Bhagavad-Gita, the science of the Eternal, the scripture of Yoga, the dialogue between Shri Krishna and Arjuna, the eleventh discourse, entitled:
THE YOGA OF THE VISION OF THE UNIVERSAL FORM.