Word meanings
- śrī-bhagavān uvāca
- the Blessed Lord said
- mayā
- by me
- prasannena
- being pleased
- tava
- with you
- arjuna
- Arjun
- idam
- this
- rūpam
- form
- param
- divine
- darśitam
- shown
- ātma-yogāt
- by my Yogmaya power
- tejaḥ-mayam
- resplendent
- viśwam
- cosmic
- anantam
- unlimited
- ādyam
- primeval
- yat
- which
- me
- my
- tvat anyena
- other than you
- na dṛṣṭa-pūrvam
- no one has ever seen
Translations
The Blessed Lord said, "O Arjuna, this Cosmic Form has graciously been shown to you by Me through My own Yogic power. It is full of splendour, primeval, and infinite; this Cosmic Form of Mine has never been seen before by anyone other than you."
Lord Shri Krishna replied: My beloved friend! It is only through My grace and power that you have been able to see this vision of splendour, the Universal, the Infinite, the Original. Never has it been seen by anyone else.
The Blessed Lord said, Out of grace, O Arjuna, this supreme, radiant, cosmic, infinite, primeval form—which no one other than you has seen before—has been shown to you by Me through the power of My own Yoga.
श्रीभगवान् बोले -- हे अर्जुन ! मैंने प्रसन्न होकर अपनी सामर्थ्यसे यह अत्यन्त श्रेष्ठ, तेजोमय, सबका आदि और अनन्त विश्वरूप तुझे दिखाया है, जिसको तुम्हारे सिवाय पहले किसीने नहीं देखा है।Commentary
Lord Krishna eulogises the Cosmic Form because Arjuna should be regarded to have achieved all his ends by seeing this Cosmic Form. It is also an inducement to all spiritual aspirants to strive to attain this sublime vision. What they should do is explained by the Lord in verse 53 to 55.