Bhagavad Gita (with commentary) · Chapter 11

iti śrīmat-paramahaṃsa-parivrājakācāryasya śrīgovandibhagavatpūjyapāda-
śiṣyasya śrīmac-chaṃkara-bhagavataḥ kṛtau śrīmad-bhagavad-gītā-bhāṣye
daśamo 'dhyāyaḥ ||
BhG 11
athaikādaśo 'dhyāyaḥ
viśva-rūpa-darśana-yogaḥ
(śrī-śaṅkarācārya-bhagavat-pāda-kṛta-bhāṣyam)
bhagavato vibhūtaya uktāḥ | tatra ca viṣṭabhyāham idaṃ kṛtsnam ekāṃśena sthito jagat [Gītā 10.42] iti bhagavatābhihitaṃ śrutvā yat jagad-ātma-rūpam, ādyam aiśvaraṃ tat sākṣāt-kartum icchann arjuna uvāca -
mad-anugrahāya paramaṃ guhyam adhyātma-saṃjñitam |
yat tvayoktaṃ vacas tena moho 'yaṃ vigato mama

mad-anugrahāya mamānugrahārthaṃ paramaṃ niratiśayaṃ guhyaṃ gopyam adhyātma-saṃjñitam ātmānātma-viveka-viṣayaṃ yat tvayoktaṃ vaco vākyaṃ tena te vacasā moho 'yaṃ vigato mama | aviveka-buddhir apagatety arthaḥ

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kiṃ ca -
bhavāpyayau hi bhūtānāṃ śrutau vistaraśo mayā |
tvattaḥ kamala-patrākṣa māhātmyam api cāvyayam

bhava utpattir apyayaḥ pralayas tau bhavāpyayau hi bhūtānāṃ śrutau vistaraśaḥ mayā, na saṃkṣepataḥ | tvattas tvat-sakāśāt | kamala-patrākṣa kamalasya patraṃ kamala-patraṃ tadvad akṣiṇī yasya tava sa tvaṃ kamala-patrākṣo, he kamalapatrākṣa ! mahātmano bhāvo māhātmyam api cāvyayam akṣayam | śrutam ity anuvartate

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evam etad yathāttha tvam ātmānaṃ parameśvara |
draṣṭum icchāmi te rūpam aiśvaraṃ puruṣottama

evam etan nānyathā yathā yena prakāreṇa āttha kathayasi tvam ātmānaṃ parameśvara | tathāpi draṣṭum icchāmi te tava jñānaiśvarya-śakti-bala-vīrya-tejobhiḥ saṃpannam aiśvaraṃ vaiṣṇavaṃ rūpaṃ puruṣottama

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manyase yadi tac chakyaṃ mayā draṣṭum iti prabho |
yogeśvara tato me tvaṃ darśayātmānam avyayam

manyase cintayasi yadi mayārjunena tac chakyaṃ draṣṭum iti prabho ! svāmin ! yogeśvara yogino yogās teṣām īśvaro yogeśvaraḥ, he yogeśvara ! yasmād aham atīvārthī draṣṭum, tatas tasmān me mad-arthaṃ tvam ātmānam avyayam

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evaṃ codito 'rjunena bhagavān uvāca -
paśya me pārtha rūpāṇi śataśo 'tha sahasraśaḥ |
nānā-vidhāni divyāni nānā-varṇākṛtīni ca

paśya me pārtha ! rūpāṇi śataśo 'tha sahasraśaḥ | anekaśa ity arthaḥ | tāni ca nānā-vidhāny aneka-prakārāṇi divi bhavāni divyāny aprākṛtāni nānā-varṇākṛtīni ca nānā vilakṣaṇā nīla-pītādi-prakārā varṇās tathākṛtayaś cāvayava-saṃsthāna-viśeṣo yeṣāṃ rūpāṇāṃ tāni nānā-varṇākṛtīnī ca

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paśyādityān vasūn rudrān aśvinau marutas tathā |
bahūny adṛṣṭa-pūrvāṇi paśyāścaryāṇi bhārata

paśyādityān dvādaśa | vasūn aṣṭau | rudrān ekādaśa | aśvinau dvau | marutaḥ sapta-sapta-gaṇā ye tān | tathā ca bahūny anyāny apy adṛṣṭa-pūrvāṇi manuṣya-loke tvayā tvatto 'nyena vā kenacit | paśyāścaryāṇy adbhutāni bhārata

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na kevalam etāvad eva -
ihaikasthaṃ jagat kṛtsnaṃ paśyādya sa-carācaram |
mama dehe guḍākeśa yac cānyad draṣṭum icchasi

ihaika-stham ekasminn eva sthitaṃ jagat kṛtsnaṃ samastaṃ paśyādya idānīṃ sa-carācaraṃ saha careṇācareṇa ca vartate mama dehe guḍākeśa | yac cānyat jaya-parājayādi | yat śaṅkase, yad vā jayema yadi vā no jayeyur [Gītā 2.6] iti yat avocaḥ, tad api draṣṭuṃ yadīcchasi

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kiṃ tu -
na tu māṃ śakyase draṣṭum anenaiva sva-cakṣuṣā |
divyaṃ dadāmi te cakṣuḥ paśya me yogam aiśvaram

na tu māṃ viśva-rūpa-dharaṃ śakyase draṣṭum anenaiva prākṛtena sva-cakṣuṣā svakīyena cakṣuṣā | yena tu śakyase draṣṭuṃ divyena, tad divyaṃ dadāmi te tubhyaṃ cakṣuḥ | tena paśya me yogam aiśvaram īśvarasya mama aiśvaraṃ yogaṃ yoga-śakty-atiśayam ity arthaḥ

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saṃjaya uvāca -
evam uktvā tato rājan mahā-yogeśvaro hariḥ |
darśayām āsa pārthāya paramaṃ rūpam aiśvaram

evaṃ yathokta-prakāreṇoktvā tato 'nantaraṃ rājan dhṛtarāṣṭra ! mahā-yogeśvaro mahāṃś cāsau yogeśvaraś mahā-yogeśvaro harir nārāyaṇo darśayāmāsa darśitavān pārthāya pṛthā-sutāya paramaṃ rūpaṃ viśva-rūpam aiśvaram

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aneka-vaktra-nayanam anekādbhuta-darśanam |
aneka-divyābharaṇaṃ divyānekodyatāyudham

aneka-vaktra-nayanam anekāni vaktrāṇi nayanāni ca yasmin rūpe tad aneka-vaktra-nayanam, anekādbhuta-darśanam anekāny adbhutāni vismāpakāni darśanāni yasmin rūpe tad anekādbhuta-darśanaṃ rūpam | tathāneka-divyābharaṇam anekāni divyāny ābharaṇāni yasmin tad aneka-divyābharaṇam | tathā divyānekodyatāyudhaṃ divyāny anekāny asyādīni udyatāny āyudhāni yasmin tad divyānekodyatāyudham | darśayāmāseti pūrveṇa saṃbandhaḥ

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kiṃ ca -
divya-mālyāmbara-dharaṃ divya-gandhānulepanam |
sarvāścarya-mayaṃ devam anantaṃ viśvato-mukham

divya-mālyāmbara-dharaṃ divyāni mālyāni puṣpāṇy ambarāṇi vasrāṇi ca dhriyante yeneśvareṇa taṃ divya-mālyāmbara-dharam, divya-gandhānulepanaṃ divyaṃ gandhānulepanaṃ yasya taṃ divya-gandhānulepanam, sarvāścarya-mayaṃ sarvāścarya-prāyaṃ devam anantaṃ nāsyānto 'stīty anantas tam, viśvato-mukhaṃ sarvato-mukhaṃ sarva-bhūtātma-bhūtatvāt, taṃ darśayāmāsa | arjuno dadarśeti vādhyāhriyate

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yā punar bhagavato viśva-rūpasya bhāḥ, tasyā upamocyate -
divi sūrya-sahasrasya bhaved yugapad utthitā |
yadi bhāḥ sadṛśī sā syād bhāsas tasya mahātmanaḥ

antarikṣe vā divi sūryāṇāṃ sahasraṃ sūrya-sahasraṃ tasya yugapad utthitasya sūrya-sahasrasya yā yugapad utthitā bhāḥ, sā yadi, sadṛśī syāt tasya mahātmano viśva-rūpasyaiva bhāsaḥ | yadi vā na syāt, tato viśva-rūpasyaiva bhā atiricyate ity abhiprāyaḥ

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kiṃ ca -
tatraikasthaṃ jagat kṛtsnaṃ pravibhaktam anekadhā |
apaśyad deva-devasya śarīre pāṇḍavas tadā

tatra tasmin viśva-rūpa ekasmin sthitam eka-sthaṃ jagat kṛtsnaṃ pravibhaktam anekadhā deva-pitṛ-manuṣyādi-bhedair apaśyad dṛṣṭavān deva-devasya hareḥ śarīre pāṇḍāvo 'rjunas tadā

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tataḥ sa vismayāviṣṭo hṛṣṭa-romā dhanaṃjayaḥ |
praṇamya śirasā devaṃ kṛtāñjalir abhāṣata

tatas taṃ dṛṣṭvā sa vismayenāviṣṭo vismayāviṣṭo hṛṣṭāni romāṇi yasya so 'yaṃ hṛṣṭa-romā cābhavad dhanañjayaḥ | praṇamya prakarṣeṇa namanaṃ kṛtvā prahvī-bhūtaḥ san śirasā devaṃ viśva-rūpa-dharaṃ kṛtāñjaliḥ namaskārārthaṃ saṃpuṭīkṛta-hastaḥ sann abhāṣata uktavān

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katham ? yat tvayā darśitaṃ viśva-rūpam, tad ahaṃ paśyāmīti svānubhavam āviṣkurvann arjuna uvāca -
paśyāmi devāṃs tava deva dehe
sarvāṃs tathā bhūta-viśeṣa-saṃghān |
brahmāṇam īśaṃ kamalāsana-stham
ṛṣīṃś ca sarvān uragāṃś ca divyān

paśyāmy upalabhe he deva, tava dehe devān sarvān, tathā bhūta-viśeṣa-saṃghān bhūta-viśeṣāṇāṃ sthāvara-jaṅgamānāṃ nānā-saṃsthāna-viśeṣāṇāṃ saṃghā bhūta-viśeṣa-saṃghās tān, kiṃ ca - brahmāṇaṃ catur-mukham īśam īśitāraṃ prajānāṃ kamalāsana-sthaṃ pṛthivī-padma-madhye meru-karṇikāsana-stham ity arthaḥ | ṛṣīṃś ca vasiṣṭhādīn sarvān, uragāṃś ca vāsuki-prabhṛtīn divyān divi bhavān

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aneka-bāhūdara-vaktra-netraṃ
paśyāmi tvā sarvato 'nanta-rūpam |
nāntaṃ na madhyaṃ na punas tavādiṃ
paśyāmi viśveśvara viśva-rūpa

aneka-bāhūdara-vaktra-netram aneke bāhavar udarāṇi vaktrāṇi netrāṇi ca yasya tava sa tvam aneka-bāhūdara-vaktra-netras tam aneka-bāhūdara-vaktra-netram | paśyāmi tvā tvāṃ sarvataḥ sarvatrānanta-rūpam anantāni rūpāṇy asya ity ananta-rūpas tam ananta-rūpam | nāntam, anto 'vasānam, na madhyam, madhyaṃ nāma dvayoḥ koṭyor antaram | na punas tavādim - na devasyāntaṃ paśyāmi, na madhyaṃ paśyāmi, na punar ādiṃ paśyāmi | he viśveśvara viśva-rūpa

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kiṃ ca -
kirīṭinaṃ gadinaṃ cakriṇaṃ ca
tejo-rāśiṃ sarvato dīptimantam |
paśyāmi tvāṃ durnirīkṣyaṃ samantād
dīptānalārka-dyutim aprameyam

kirīṭiānaṃ kirīṭāṃ nāma śirobhūṣaṇaviśeṣas tat yasyāsti saḥ kirīṭī taṃ kirīṭiānam, tathā gadinaṃ gadāsya vidyate iti gadī taṃ gadinam, tathā cakriṇaṃ caktram asyāstīti cakrī taṃ cakriṇaṃ ca, tejo-rāśiṃ tejaḥpujaṃ sarvatodīptimantaṃ sarvatodīptir asyāstīti sarvatodīptimān, taṃ sarvatodīptimantaṃ paśyāmi tvāṃ durnirīkṣyaṃ samantāt samantataḥ sarvatra dīptānalārkadyutim analaś cārkaś cānalārkau dīptau analārkau dīptānalārkau tayoḥ dīptānalārkayoḥ dyutiriva dyutis tejo yasya tava sa tvaṃ dīptānalārkadyutis taṃ tvāṃ dīptānalārkadyatim aprameyaṃ na prameyam aśakyaparicchedam ity etat

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ita eva te yoga-śakti-darśanāt anuminomi -
tvam akṣaraṃ paramaṃ veditavyaṃ
tvam asya viśvasya paraṃ nidhānam |
tvam avyayaḥ śāśvata-dharma-goptā
sanātanas tvaṃ puruṣo mato me

tvam akṣaraṃ na kṣaratīti, paramaṃ brahma veditavyaṃ jñātavyaṃ mumukṣubhiḥ | tvam asya viśvasya samastasya jagataḥ paraṃ prakṛṣṭaṃ nidhānaṃ nidhīyate 'sminn iti nidhānaṃ para āśraya ity arthaḥ | kiṃ ca, tvam avyayo na tava vyayo vidyata ity avyayaḥ | śāśvata-dharma-goptā śaśvad-bhavaḥ śāśvato nityo dharmas tasya goptā śāśvata-dharma-goptā | sanātanaś cirantanas tvaṃ puruṣaḥ paramaḥ mato 'bhipretaḥ me mama

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kiṃ ca -
anādi-madhyāntam ananta-vīryam
ananta-bāhuṃ śaśi-sūrya-netram |
paśyāmi tvāṃ dīpta-hutāśa-vaktraṃ
sva-tejasā viśvam idaṃ tapantam

anādi-madhyāntam ādi ca madhyaṃ cāntaś ca na vidyate yasya so 'yam anādi-madhyāntas, taṃ tvām anādi-madhyāntam | ananta-vīryaṃ na tava vīryasyānto 'stīty ananta-vīryas, taṃ tvām ananta-vīryam | tathānanta-bāhum anantā bāhavo yasya tava sa tvam, ananta-bāhus taṃ tvām ananta-bāhum | śaśi-sūrya-netraṃ śaśi-sūryau netre yasya tava sa tvaṃ śaśi-sūrya-netras, taṃ tvāṃ śaśi-sūrya-netraṃ candrāditya-nayanam | paśyāmi tvāṃ dīpta-hutāśa-vaktraṃ dīptaś cāsau hutāśaś ca vaktraṃ yasya tava sa tvaṃ dīpta-hutāśa-vaktras, taṃ tvāṃ dīpta-hutāśa-vaktram | sva-tejasā viśvam idaṃ samastaṃ tapantam ||
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dyāv-āpṛthivyor idam antaraṃ hi
vyāptaṃ tvayaikena diśaś ca sarvāḥ |
dṛṣṭvādbhutaṃ rūpam idaṃ tavograṃ
loka-trayaṃ pravyathitaṃ mahātman

dyāv-āpṛthivyor idam antaraṃ hy antarikṣaṃ vyāptaṃ tvayaikena viśva-rūpa-dhareṇa diśaś ca sarvā vyāptāḥ | dṛṣṭvā upalabhyādbhutaṃ vismāpakaṃ rūpam idaṃ tavograṃ krūraṃ lokānāṃ trayaṃ loka-trayaṃ pravyathitaṃ bhītaṃ pracalitaṃ vā | he mahātman ! akṣudra-svabhāva

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athādhunā purā yad vā jayema yadi vā no jayeyuḥ [Gītā 2.6] ity arjunasya yaḥ saṃśaya āsīt, tan-nirṇayāya pāṇḍava-jayam aikāntikaṃ darśayāmīti pravṛtto bhagavān | taṃ paśyann āha | kiṃ ca -
amī hi tvā sura-saṃghā viśanti
kecid bhītāḥ prāñjalayo gṛṇanti |
svastīty uktvā maharṣi-siddha-saṃghāḥ
stuvanti tvāṃ stutibhiḥ puṣkalābhiḥ

amī hi yudhyamānā yoddhāras tvā tvāṃ sura-saṃghāḥ ye 'tra bhū-bhārāvatārāyāvatīrṇā vasv-ādi-deva-saṃghā manuṣya-saṃsthānās tvāṃ viśanti praviśanto dṛśyante | tatra kecit bhītāḥ prāñjalayaḥ santo gṛṇanti stuvanti tvām anye palāyane 'py aśaktāḥ santaḥ | yuddhe pratyupasthita utpātādi-nimittāni upalakṣya svasty astu jagata iti uktvā maharṣi-siddha-saṃghāḥ maharṣīṇāṃ siddhānāṃ ca saṃghāḥ stuvanti tvāṃ stutibhiḥ puṣkalābhiḥ saṃpūrṇābhiḥ

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kiṃ cānyat -
rudrādityā vasavo ye ca sādhyā
viśve 'śvinau marutaś coṣmapāś ca |
gandharva-yakṣāsura-siddha-saṃghā
vīkṣante tvāṃ vismitāś caiva sarve

rudrādityāḥ vasavo ye ca sādhyāḥ rudrādayo gaṇāḥ viśve-devā aśvinau ca devau marutaś ca ūṣmapā ca pitaraḥ, gandharvayakṣāsurasiddhasaṃghāḥ gandharṣaḥ hāhāhūhūprabhṛtayo yakṣāḥ kuberaprabhṛtayo 'surāḥ virocanaprabhṛtayaḥ siddhāḥ kapilādayas teṣāṃ saṃghāḥ gandharvayakṣāsurasiddhasaṃghāḥ, te vīkṣante paśyanti tvāṃ vismitāḥ vismayamāpannāḥ santas te eva sarve

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yasmāt -
rūpaṃ mahat te bahu-vaktra-netraṃ
mahā-bāho bahu-bāhūru-pādam |
bahūdaraṃ bahu-daṃṣṭrā-karālaṃ
dṛṣṭvā lokāḥ pravyathitās tathāham

rūpaṃ mahad atipramāṇaṃ te tava bahu-vaktra-netraṃ bahūni vaktrāṇi mukhāni cakṣūṃṣi ca yasmin tad rūpaṃ bahu-vaktra-netram | he mahā-bāho ! bahu-bāhūru-pādaṃ bahavo bāhava ūravaḥ pādāś ca yasmin rūpe tad bahu-bāhūru-pādam | kiṃ ca, bahūdaraṃ bahūni udarāṇi yasminn iti bahūdaram | bahu-daṃṣṭrā-karālaṃ bahvībhir daṃṣṭrābhiḥ karālaṃ vikṛtaṃ tad bahu-daṃṣṭrā-karālam | dṛṣṭvā rūpam īdṛśaṃ lokā laukikāḥ prāṇinaḥ pravyathitāḥ pracalitā bhayena | tathāham api

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tatredaṃ kāraṇam -
nabhaḥ-spṛśaṃ dīptam aneka-varṇaṃ
vyāttānanaṃ dīpta-viśāla-netram |
dṛṣṭvā hi tvāṃ pravyathitāntarātmā
dhṛtiṃ na vindāmi śamaṃ ca viṣṇo

nabhaḥ-spṛśaṃ dyu-sparśam ity arthaḥ | dīptaṃ prajvalitam | aneka-varṇam aneke varṇā bhayaṅkarāḥ nānā-saṃsthānā yasmin tvayi taṃ tvām aneka-varṇam | vyāttānanaṃ vyāttāni vivṛtāni ānanāni mukhāni yasmin tvayi taṃ tvāṃ vyāttānanam | dīpta-viśāla-netraṃ dīptāni prajvalitāni viśālāni vistīrṇāni netrāṇi yasmin tvayi taṃ tvāṃ dīpta-viśāla-netraṃ dṛṣṭvā hi tvāṃ pravyathitāntarātmā pravyathitaḥ prabhīto 'ntarātmā mano yasya mama so 'haṃ pravyathitāntarātmā san dhṛtiṃ dhairyaṃ na vindāmi na labhe śamaṃ copaśamanaṃ manas-tuṣṭim | he viṣṇo

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kasmāt ?
daṃṣṭrā-karālāni ca te mukhāni
dṛṣṭvaiva kālānala-saṃnibhāni |
diśo na jāne na labhe ca śarma
prasīda deveśa jagan-nivāsa

daṃṣṭrā-karālāni daṃṣṭrābhiḥ karālāni vikṛtāni te tava mukhāni dṛṣṭvaivopalabhya kālānala-saṃnibhāni pralaya-kāle lokānāṃ dāhako 'gniḥ kālānalas tat-sadṛśāni kālānala-saṃnibhāni mukhāni dṛṣṭvety etat | diśaḥ pūrvāpara-vivekena na jāne diṅ-mūḍho jāto 'smi | ato na labhe ca nopalabhe ca śarma sukham | ataḥ prasīda prasanno bhava he deveśa, jagan-nivāsa

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yebhyo mama parājayāśaṅkā yāsīt sā cāpagatā | yataḥ -
amī ca tvāṃ dhṛtarāṣṭrasya putrāḥ
sarve sahaivāvanipāla-saṃghaiḥ |
bhīṣmo droṇaḥ sūta-putras tathāsau
sahāsmadīyair api yodha-mukhyaiḥ

amī ca tvāṃ dhṛtarāṣṭrasya putrāḥ duryodhana-prabhṛtayaḥ - tvaramāṇāḥ viśantīti vyavahitena saṃbandhaḥ - sarve sahaiva sahitāḥ avani-pāla-saṃghair avaniṃ pṛthvīṃ pālayantīty avani-pālās teṣāṃ saṃghaiḥ, kiṃ ca bhīṣmo droṇaḥ sūta-putraḥ karṇas tathāsau sahāsmadīyair api dhṛṣṭadyumna-prabhṛtibhir yodha-mukhyair yodhānāṃ mukhyaiḥ pradhānaiḥ saha

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kiṃ ca -
vaktrāṇi te tvaramāṇā viśanti
daṃṣṭrā-karālāni bhayānakāni |
kecid vilagnā daśanāntareṣu
sandṛśyante cūrṇitair uttamāṅgaiḥ

vaktrāṇi mukhāni te tava tvaramāṇās tvarā-yuktāḥ santo viśanti | kiṃ-viśiṣṭani mukhāni ? daṃṣṭrā-karālāni bhayānakāni bhayaṅkarāṇi | kiṃ ca, kecit mukhāni praviṣṭānāṃ madhye vilagnā daśanāntareṣu māṃsam iva bhakṣitaṃ saṃdṛśyanta upalabhyante cūrṇitaiś cūrṇīkṛtair uttamāṅgaiḥ śirobhiḥ

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kathaṃ praviśanti mukhāni ? ity āha -
yathā nadīnāṃ bahavo 'mbu-vegāḥ
samudram evābhimukhā dravanti |
tathā tavāmī nara-loka-vīrā
viśanti vaktrāṇy abhivijvalanti

yathā nadīnāṃ sravantīnāṃ bahavo 'neke 'mbūnāṃ vegā ambu-vegās tvarā-viśeṣāḥ samudram evābhimukhāḥ pratimukhā dravanti praviśanti | tathā tadvat tavāmī bhīṣmādayo nara-loka-vīrā manuṣya-loke śūrāḥ viśanti vaktrāṇy abhivijvalanti prakāśamānāni

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te kim-arthaṃ praviśanti kathaṃ ca ? ity āha -
yathā pradīptaṃ jvalanaṃ pataṅgā
viśanti nāśāya samṛddha-vegāḥ |
tathaiva nāśāya viśanti lokās
tavāpi vaktrāṇi samṛddha-vegāḥ

yathā pradīptaṃ jvalanam agniṃ pataṅgāḥ pakṣiṇo viśanti nāśāya vināśāya samṛddha-vegāḥ samṛddha udbhūto vego gatir yeṣāṃ te samṛddha-vegāḥ | tathaiva nāśāya viśanti lokāḥ prāṇinas tavāpi vaktrāṇi samṛddha-vegāḥ

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tvaṃ punaḥ -
lelihyase grasamānaḥ samantāl
lokān samagrān vadanair jvaladbhiḥ |
tejobhir āpūrya jagat samagraṃ
bhāsas tavogrāḥ pratapanti viṣṇo

lelihyase āsvādayasi grasamāno 'ntaḥ praveśayan samantāt samantataḥ lokān samagrān samastān vadanair vaktrair jvaladbhir dīpyamānais tejobhir āpūrya saṃvyāpya jagat samagraṃ sahāgreṇa samastam ity etat | kiṃ ca, bhāso dīptayas tavogrāḥ krūrāḥ pratapanti pratāpaṃ kurvanti he viṣṇo vyāpana-śīla

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yataḥ evam ugra-svabhāvaḥ, ataḥ -
ākhyāhi me ko bhavān ugra-rūpo
namo 'stu te deva-vara prasīda |
vijñātum icchāmi bhavantam ādyaṃ
na hi prajānāmi tava pravṛttim

ākhyāhi kathaya me mahyaṃ ko bhavān ugra-rūpaḥ krūrākāraḥ | namo 'stu te tubhyaṃ he deva-vara devānāṃ pradhāna, prasīda prasādaṃ kuru | vijñātuṃ viśeṣeṇa jñātum icchāmi bhavantam ādyam ādau bhavam ādyam, na hi yasmāt prajānāmi tava tvadīyāṃ pravṛttiṃ ceṣṭam

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śrī-bhagavān uvāca -
kālo 'smi loka-kṣaya-kṛt pravṛddho
lokān samāhartum iha pravṛttaḥ |
ṛte 'pi tvā na bhaviṣyanti sarve
ye 'vasthitāḥ pratyanīkeṣu yodhāḥ

kālo 'smi loka-kṣaya-kṛt lokānāṃ kṣayaṃ karotīti loka-kṣaya-kṛt pravṛddho vṛddhiṃ gataḥ | yad-arthaṃ pravṛddhas tac chṛṇu - lokān samāhartuṃ saṃhartum ihāsmin kāle pravṛttaḥ | ṛte 'pi vināpi tvā tvāṃ na bhaviṣyanti bhīṣma-droṇa-karṇa-prabhṛtayaḥ sarve, yebhyas tava āśaṅkā, ye 'vasthitāḥ pratyanīkeṣu anīkam anīkaṃ prati pratyanīkeṣu pratipakṣa-bhūteṣu anīkeṣu yodhā yoddhāraḥ

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yasmād evam -
tasmāt tvam uttiṣṭha yaśo labhasva
jitvā śatrūn bhuṅkṣva rājyaṃ samṛddham |
mayaivaite nihatāḥ pūrvam eva
nimitta-mātraṃ bhava savyasācin

tasmāt tvam uttiṣṭha bhīṣma-prabhṛtayo 'tirathā ajeyā devair apy arjunena jitā iti yaśaḥ labhasva | kevalaṃ puṇyair hi tat prāpyate | jitvā śatrūn duryodhana-prabhṛtīn bhuṅkṣva rājyaṃ samṛddham asapatnam akaṇṭakam | mayaivaite nihatā niścayena hatāḥ prāṇair viyojitāḥ pūrvam eva | nimitta-mātraṃ bhava tvam | he savyasācin ! savyena vāmenāpi hastena śarāṇāṃ kṣepāt savyasācīty ucyate 'rjunaḥ

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droṇaṃ ca bhīṣmaṃ ca jayadrathaṃ ca
karṇaṃ tathānyān api yodha-vīrān |
mayā hatāṃs tvaṃ jahi mā vyathiṣṭhā
yudhyasva jetāsi raṇe sapatnān

droṇaṃ ca, yeṣu yeṣu yodheṣv arjunasyāśaṅkā tāṃs tān vyapadiśati bhagavān mayā hatān iti | tatra droṇa-bhīṣmayos tāvat prasiddham āśaṅkā-kāraṇam | droṇas tu dhanur-vedācāryo divyāstra-saṃpannaḥ | ātmanaś ca viśeṣato gurur gariṣṭhaḥ | bhīṣmaś ca svacchanda-mṛtyur divyāstra-saṃpannaś ca paraśurāmeṇa dvandva-yuddham agamat, na ca parājitaḥ | tathā jayadrathaḥ | yasya pitā tapaś carati mama putrasya śiro bhūmau nipātayiṣyati yaḥ, tasyāpi śiraḥ patiṣyatīti | karṇo 'pi vāsava-dattayā śaktyā tv amoghayā saṃpannaḥ sūrya-putraḥ kānīno yataḥ, atas tan-nāmnaiva nirdeśaḥ | mayā hatān tvaṃ jahi nimitta-mātreṇa | mā vyathiṣṭhās tebhyo bhayaṃ mā kārṣīḥ | yudhyasva jetāsi duryodhana-prabhṛtīn raṇe yuddhe sapatnān śatrūn

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saṃjaya uvāca -
etac chrutvā vacanaṃ keśavasya
kṛtāñjalir vepamānaḥ kirīṭī |
namaskṛtvā bhūya evāha kṛṣṇaṃ
sa-gadgadaṃ bhīta-bhītaḥ praṇamya

etat śrutvā vacanaṃ keśavasya pūrvoktaṃ kṛtāñjaliḥ san vepamānaḥ kampamānaḥ kirīṭī namaskṛtvā | bhūyaḥ punar evāhoktavān kṛṣṇaṃ sa-gadgadaṃ bhayāviṣṭasya duḥkhābhighātāt snehāviṣṭasya ca harṣodbhavāt, aśru-pūrṇa-netratve sati śleṣmaṇā kaṇṭhāvarodhaḥ | tataś ca vāco 'pāṭavaṃ manda-śabdatvaṃ yat sa-gadgadas tena saha vartateti sa-gadgadaṃ vacanam āheti vacana-kriyā-viśeṣaṇam etat | bhīta-bhītaḥ punaḥ punar bhayāviṣṭa-cetāḥ san praṇamya prahvo bhūtvā | āheti vyavahitena saṃbandhaḥ

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arjuna uvāca -
sthāne hṛṣīkeśa tava prakīrtyā
jagat prahṛṣyaty anurajyate ca |
rakṣāṃsi bhītāni diśo dravanti
sarve namasyanti ca siddha-saṃghāḥ

sthāne yuktam | kiṃ tat ? tava prakītryā tvan-māhātmya-kīrtanena śrutena | he hṛṣīkeśa ! yat jagat prahṛṣyati praharṣam upaiti, tat sthāne yuktam ity arthaḥ | athavā viṣaya-viśeṣaṇaṃ sthāna iti | yukto harṣādi-viṣayo bhagavān, yata īśvaraḥ sarvātmā sarva-bhūta-suhṛc ceti | tathānurajyate 'nurāgaṃ copaiti | tac ca viṣaya iti vyākhyeyam | kiṃ ca, rakṣāṃsi bhītāni bhayāviṣṭani diśo dravanti gacchanti | tac ca sthāne viṣaye | sarve namasyanti namaskurvanti ca siddha-saṃghāḥ siddhānāṃ samudāyāḥ kapilādīnām, tac ca sthāne

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bhagavato harṣādi-viṣayatve hetuṃ darśayati -
kasmāc ca te na nameran mahātman
garīyase brahmaṇo 'py ādi-kartre |
ananta deveśa jagan-nivāsa
tvam akṣaraṃ sad asat tat-paraṃ yat

kasmāc ca hetos te tubhyaṃ na nameran namaskuryur he mahātman ! garīyase gurutarāya | yato brahmaṇo hiraṇyagarbhasyāpi ādi-kartā kāraṇam atas tasmād ādi-kartre | katham ete na namaskuryuḥ ? ato harṣādīnāṃ namaskārasya ca sthānaṃ tvam arho viṣaya ity arthaḥ | he 'nanta deveśa he jagan-nivāsa tvam akṣaraṃ tat param, yad vedānteṣu śrūyate | kiṃ tat ? sad asad iti | sad vidyamānam, asac ca yatra nāstīti buddhiḥ | ta upadhāna-bhūte sad-asatī yasyākṣarasya, yad-dvāreṇa sad asad ity upacaryate | paramārthatas tu sad-asatoḥ paraṃ tat akṣaraṃ yad akṣaraṃ veda-vido vadanti [Gītā 8.11] | tat tvam eva, nānyad ity abhiprāyaḥ

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punar api stauti -
tvam ādi-devaḥ puruṣaḥ purāṇas
tvam asya viśvasya paraṃ nidhānam |
vettāsi vedyaṃ ca paraṃ ca dhāma
tvayā tataṃ viśvam ananta-rūpa

tvam ādi-devo jagataḥ sraṣṭṛtvāt | puruṣaḥ, puri śayanāt purāṇaś cirantanas tvam evāsya viśvasya paraṃ prakṛṣṭaṃ nidhānaṃ nidhīyate 'smin jagat sarvaṃ mahā-pralayādāv iti | kiṃ ca, vettāsi, veditāsi sarvasyaiva vedya-jātasya | yac ca vedyaṃ vedanārhaṃ tac cāsi paraṃ ca dhāma paramaṃ padaṃ vaiṣṇavam | tvayā tataṃ vyāptaṃ viśvaṃ samastam | he 'nanta-rūpa ! anto na vidyate tava rūpāṇām

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kiṃ ca -
vāyur yamo 'gnir varuṇaḥ śaśāṅkaḥ
prajāpatis tvaṃ prapitāmahaś ca |
namo namas te 'stu sahasra-kṛtvaḥ
punaś ca bhūyo 'pi namo namas te

vāyus tvaṃ yamaś cāgniḥ varuṇo 'pāṃ patiḥ śaśāṅkaś candramāḥ prajāpatis tvaṃ kaśyapādiḥ prapitāmahaś ca pitāmahasyāpi pitā prapitāmahaḥ, brahmaṇo 'pi pitā ity arthaḥ | namo namas te tubhyam astu sahasra-kṛtvaḥ | punaś ca bhūyo 'pi namo namas te | bahuśo namaskāra-kriyābhyāsāvṛtti-gaṇanaṃ kṛtva-sucocyate | punaś ca bhūyo 'pīti śraddhā-bhakta-yati-śayād aparitoṣam ātmano darśayati

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tathā -
namaḥ purastād atha pṛṣṭhatas te
namo 'stu te sarvata eva sarva |
ananta-vīryāmita-vikramas tvaṃ
sarvaṃ samāpnoṣi tato 'si sarvaḥ

namaḥ purastāt pūrvasyāṃ diśi tubhyam, atha pṛṣṭhatas te pṛṣṭhato 'pi ca te namo 'stu te sarvata eva sarvāsu dikṣu sarvatra sthitāya | he sarva ! ananta-vīryāmita-vikramo 'nantaṃ vīryam asya, amito vikramo 'sya | vīryaṃ sāmarthyaṃ vikramaḥ parākramaḥ | vīryavān api kaścit śatru-vadhādi-viṣaye na parākramate, manda-parākramo vā | tvaṃ tv ananta-vīryo 'mita-vikramaś cety ananta-vīryāmita-vikramaḥ | sarvaṃ samastaṃ jagat samāpnoṣi samyag ekenātmanā vyāpnoṣi yataḥ, tatas tasmād asi bhavasi sarvas tvam | tvayā vinābhūtaṃ na kiṃcid astīty abhiprāyaḥ

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yato 'haṃ tvan-māhātmyāparijñānād aparāddhaḥ | ataḥ -
sakheti matvā prasabhaṃ yad uktaṃ
he kṛṣṇa he yādava he sakheti |
ajānatā mahimānaṃ tavedaṃ
mayā pramādāt praṇayena vāpi

sakhā samāna-vayā iti matvā jñātvā viparīta-buddhyā prasabham abhibhūya prasahya yad uktaṃ he kṛṣṇa he yādava he sakheti cājānatājñāninā mūḍhena | kim ajānatā ? ity āha - mahimānaṃ māhātmyaṃ tavedam īśvarasya viśva-rūpam | tavedaṃ mahimānam ajānateti vaiyadhikaraṇyena saṃbandhaḥ | tavemam iti pāṭho yady asti, tadā sāmānādhikaraṇyam eva | mayā pramādāt vikṣipta-cittatayā, praṇayena vāpi | praṇayo nāma sneha-nimitto visrambhaḥ | tenāpi kāraṇena yad uktavān asmi

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yac cāvahāsārtham asatkṛto 'si
vihāra-śayyāsana-bhojaneṣu |
eko 'tha vāpy acyuta tat-samakṣaṃ
tat kṣāmaye tvām aham aprameyam

yac cāvahāsārthaṃ parihāsa-prayojanāyāsatkṛtaḥ paribhūto 'si bhavasi | kva ? vihāra-śayyāsana-bhojaneṣu | viharaṇaṃ vihāraḥ pāda-vyāyāmaḥ, śayanaṃ śayyā, āsanam āsthāyikā, bhojanam adanam, ity eteṣu vihāra-śayyāsana-bhojaneṣu, ekaḥ parokṣaḥ sann asatkṛto 'si paribhūto 'si | athavāpi he 'cyuta ! tat samakṣam, tac-chabdaḥ kriyā-viśeṣaṇārthaḥ, pratyakṣaṃ vāsatkṛto 'si tat sarvam aparādha-jātaṃ kṣāmaye kṣamāṃ kāraye tvām aham aprameyaṃ pramāṇātītam

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yatas tvam -
pitāsi lokasya carācarasya
tvam asya pūjyaś ca gurur garīyān |
na tvat-samo 'sty abhyadhikaḥ kuto 'nyo
loka-traye 'py apratima-prabhāva

pitāsi janayitāsi lokasya prāṇi-jātasya carācarasya sthāvara-jaṅgamasya | na kevalaṃ tvam asya jagataḥ pitā | pūjyaś ca pūjārhaḥ, yato gurur garīyān gurutaraḥ | kasmād gurutaras tvam ity āha - na tvat-samas tvat-tulyo 'sti | na hīśvara-dvayaṃ saṃbhavati, aneke varatve vyavahārānupapatteḥ | tvat-sama eva tāvad anyo na saṃbhavati | kuta evānyo 'bhyadhikaḥ syāt loka-traye 'pi sarvasmin ? apratima-prabhāva ! pratimīyate yayā sā pratimā, na vidyate pratimā yasya tava prabhāvasya sa tvam apratima-prabhāvo he 'pratima-prabhāva niratiśaya-prabhāva ity arthaḥ

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yata evam -
tasmāt praṇamya praṇidhāya kāyaṃ
prasādaye tvām aham īśam īḍyam |
piteva putrasya sakheva sakhyuḥ
priyaḥ priyāyārhasi deva soḍhum

tasmāt praṇamya namaskṛtya, praṇidhāya prakarṣeṇa nīcair dhṛtvā kāyaṃ śarīram, prasādaye prasādaṃ kāraye tvām aham īśam īśitāram, īḍyaṃ stutyam | tvaṃ punaḥ putrasyāparādhaṃ pitā yathā kṣamate, sarvaṃ sakheva sakhyur aparādham, yathā vā priyaḥ priyāyā aparādhaṃ kṣamate | evam arhasi he deva ! soḍhuṃ prasahitum kṣantum ity arthaḥ

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adṛṣṭa-pūrvaṃ hṛṣito 'smi dṛṣṭvā
bhayena ca pravyathitaṃ mano me |
tad eva me darśaya deva rūpaṃ
prasīda deveśa jagan-nivāsa

adṛṣṭa-pūrvaṃ na kadācid api dṛṣṭa-pūrvam idaṃ viśva-rūpaṃ tava mayānyairvā, tat ahaṃ dṛṣṭvā hṛṣito 'smi | bhayena ca pravyathitaṃ manaḥ me | atas tad eva me mama darśaya he deva rūpaṃ yat matsakham | prasīda deveśa, jagan-nivāsa jagato nivāso jagan-nivāsaḥ, he jagan-nivāsa

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kirīṭinaṃ gadinaṃ cakra-hastam
icchāmi tvāṃ draṣṭum ahaṃ tathaiva |
tenaiva rūpeṇa catur-bhujena
sahasra-bāho bhava viśva-mūrte

kirīṭinaṃ kirīṭavantaṃ tathā gadinaṃ gadāvantaṃ cakra-hastam icchāmi tvāṃ prārthaye tvāṃ draṣṭum aham, tathaiva pūrvavad ity arthaḥ | yata evam, tasmāt tenaiva rūpeṇa vasudeva-putra-rūpeṇa catur-bhujena, sahasra-bāho ! vārtamānikena viśva-rūpeṇa, bhava viśva-mūrte | upasaṃhṛtya viśva-rūpam, tenaiva rūpeṇa bhavety arthaḥ

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arjunaṃ bhītam upalabhya, upasaṃhṛtya viśva-rūpam, priya-vacanena āśvāsayan śrī-bhagavān uvāca -
mayā prasannena tavārjunedaṃ
rūpaṃ paraṃ darśitam ātma-yogāt |
tejo-mayaṃ viśvam anantam
ādyaṃ yan me tvad-anyena na dṛṣṭa-pūrvam

mayā prasannena, prasādo nāma tvayy anugraha-buddhiḥ, tadvatā prasannena mayā tava | he 'rjuna ! idaṃ paraṃ rūpaṃ viśva-rūpaṃ darśitam ātma-yogād ātmana aiśvaryasya sāmarthyāt | tejo-mayaṃ tejaḥ-prāyaṃ viśvaṃ samastam anantam anta-rahitaṃ ādau bhavam ādyaṃ, yad rūpaṃ me mama tvad-anyena tvatto 'nyena kenacin na dṛṣṭa-pūrvam

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ātmano mama rūpa-darśanena kṛtārtha eva tvaṃ saṃvṛtta iti tat stauti -
na veda yajñādhyayanair na dānair
na ca kriyābhir na tapobhir ugraiḥ |
evaṃ-rūpaḥ śakya ahaṃ nṛ-loke
draṣṭuṃ tvad-anyena kuru-pravīra

na veda-yajñādhyayanaiś caturṇām api vedānām adhyayanair yathāvat yajñādhyayanaiś ca - vedādhyayanair eva yajñādhyayanasya siddhatvāt pṛthak yajñādhyayana-grahaṇaṃ yajña-vijñānopalakṣaṇārtham - tathā na dānais tulā-puruṣādibhiḥ, na ca kriyābhir agnihotrādibhiḥ śrautādibhiḥ, nāpi tapobhir ugraiś cāndrāyaṇādibhir ugrair ghoraiḥ, evaṃ-rūpo yathā-darśitaṃ viśva-rūpaṃ yasya so 'ham evaṃ-rūpo na śakyo 'haṃ nṛ-loke manuṣya-loke draṣṭuṃ tvad-anyena tvatto 'nyena kura-pravīra

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mā te vyathā mā ca vimūḍha-bhāvo
dṛṣṭvā rūpaṃ ghoram īdṛṅ mamedam |
vyapeta-bhīḥ prīta-manāḥ punas tvaṃ
tad eva me rūpam idaṃ prapaśya

mā te vyathā mā bhūt te bhayam, mā ca vimūḍha-bhāvo vimūḍha-cittatā, dṛṣṭvopalabhya rūpaṃ ghoram īdṛk yathā-darśitaṃ mamedam | vyapeta-bhīr vigata-bhayaḥ, prīta-manāś ca san punar bhūyas tvaṃ tad eva catur-bhujaṃ rūpaṃ śaṅkha-cakra-gadādharaṃ taveṣṭaṃ rūpam idaṃ prapaśya

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saṃjaya uvāca -
ity arjunaṃ vāsudevas tathoktvā
svakaṃ rūpaṃ darśayām āsa bhūyaḥ |
āśvāsayām āsa ca bhītam enaṃ
bhūtvā punaḥ saumya-vapur mahātmā

ity evam arjunaṃ vāsudevas tathā-bhūtaṃ vacanam uktvā, svakaṃ vasudevasya gṛhe jātaṃ rūpaṃ darśayāmāsa darśitavān bhūyaḥ punaḥ | āśvāsayāmāsa ca āśvāsitavān bhītam enam, bhūtvā punaḥ saumya-vapuḥ prasanna-deho mahātmā

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arjuna uvāca -
dṛṣṭvedaṃ mānuṣaṃ rūpaṃ tava saumyaṃ janārdana |
idānīm asmi saṃvṛttaḥ sa-cetāḥ prakṛtiṃ gataḥ

dṛṣṭvedaṃ mānuṣaṃ rūpaṃ mat-sakhaṃ prasannaṃ tava saumyaṃ janārdana, idānīm, adhunāsmi saṃvṛttaḥ saṃjātaḥ | kim ? sa-cetāḥ prasanna-cittaḥ prakṛtiṃ svabhāvaṃ gataś cāsmi

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śrī-bhagavān uvāca -
sudurdarśam idaṃ rūpaṃ dṛṣṭavān asi yan mama |
devā apy asya rūpasya nityaṃ darśana-kāṅkṣiṇaḥ

sudurdarśaṃ suṣṭhu duḥkhena darśanam asyeti sudurdarśam | idaṃ rūpaṃ dṛṣṭavān asi yan mama, devā apy asya mama rūpasya nityaṃ sarvadā darśana-kāṅkṣiṇaḥ | darśanepsavo 'pi na tvam iva dṛṣṭavantaḥ, na drakṣyanti cety abhiprāyaḥ

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kasmāt ? -
nāhaṃ vedair na tapasā na dānena na cejyayā |
śakya evaṃ-vidho draṣṭuṃ dṛṣṭavān asi māṃ yathā

nāhaṃ vedaiḥ ṛg-yajuḥ-sāmātharva-vedaiś caturbhir api, na tapasā ugreṇa cāndrāyaṇādinā, na dānena go-bhū-hiraṇyādinā, na cejyayā yajñena pūjayā vā śakyaḥ evaṃ-vidho yathā-darśita-prakāro draṣṭuṃ dṛṣṭavān asi māṃ yathā tvam

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kathaṃ punaḥ śakya ity ucyate -
bhaktyā tv ananyayā śakya aham evaṃ-vidho 'rjuna |
jñātuṃ draṣṭuṃ ca tattvena praveṣṭuṃ ca parantapa

bhaktyā tu kiṃ-viśiṣṭayā ity āha - ananyayāpṛthag-bhūtayā, bhagavato 'nyatra pṛthaṅ na kadācid api yā bhavati sā tv ananyā bhaktiḥ | sarvair api karaṇaiḥ vāsudevād anyan na upalabhyate yayā, sānanyā bhaktiḥ, tayā bhaktyā śakyo 'ham evaṃ-vidho viśva-rūpa-prakāro he 'rjuna, jñātuṃ śāstrataḥ | na kevalaṃ jñātuṃ śāstrataḥ, draṣṭuṃ ca sākṣāt-kartuṃ tattvena tattvataḥ, praveṣṭuṃ ca mokṣaṃ ca gantuṃ parantapa

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adhunā sarvasya gītā-śāstrasya sāra-bhūto 'rtho niḥśreyasārtho 'nuṣṭheyatvena samuccityocyate -
mat-karma-kṛn mat-paramo mad-bhaktaḥ saṅga-varjitaḥ |
nirvairaḥ sarva-bhūteṣu yaḥ sa mām eti pāṇḍava

mat-karma-kṛn mad-arthaṃ karma mat-karma, tat karotīti mat-karma-kṛt | mat-paramaḥ - karoti bhṛtyaḥ svāmi-karma, na tv ātmanaḥ paramā pretya gantavyā gatir iti svāminaṃ pratipadyate | ayaṃ tu mat-karma-kṛn mām eva paramāṃ gatiṃ pratipadyate iti mat-paramaḥ, ahaṃ paramaḥ parā gatir yasya so 'yaṃ mat-paramaḥ | tathā mad-bhakto mām eva sarva-prakāraiḥ sarva-prakāraiḥ sarvātmanā sarvotsāhena bhajate iti mad-bhaktaḥ | saṅga-varjito dhana-putra-mitra-kalatra-bandhu-vargeṣu saṅga-varjitaḥ saṅgaḥ prītiḥ snehas tad-varjitaḥ | nirvairo nirgata-vairaḥ sarva-bhūteṣu śatru-bhāva-rahita ātmano ' tyantāpakāra-pravṛtteṣv api | ya īdṛśo mad-bhaktaḥ sa mām eti | aham eva tasya parā gatiḥ, nānyā gatiḥ kācit bhavati | ayaṃ tavopadeśa iṣṭo mayā upadiṣṭaḥ | he pāṇḍāva ! iti