My Personal Gita

Sanjaya

सञ्जय उवाच

11.50 इत्यर्जुनं वासुदेवस्तथोक्त्वा स्वकं रूपं दर्शयामास भूयः। आश्वासयामास च भीतमेनं भूत्वा पुनः सौम्यवपुर्महात्मा

sañjaya uvāca

ityarjunaṃ vāsudevastathoktvā svakaṃ rūpaṃ darśayāmāsa bhūyaḥ | āśvāsayāmāsa ca bhītamenaṃ bhūtvā punaḥ saumyavapurmahātmā

Word meanings

iti—thus;arjunam—to Arjun;vāsudevaḥ—Krishna, the son of Vasudev;tathā—in that way;uktvā—having spoken;svakam—his personal;rūpam—form;darśhayām āsa—displayed;bhūyaḥ—again;āśhvāsayām āsa—consoled;cha—and;bhītam—frightened;enam—him;bhūtvā—becoming;punaḥ—again;saumya-vapuḥ—the gentle (two-armed) form;mahā-ātmā—the compassionate

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Dr. S. Sankaranarayan

Having said this to Arjuna, Vasudeva revealed His own tiny form; assuming His gentle body once again, the Mighty Soul (Krsna) consoled the frightened Arjuna.

Shri Purohit Swami

Sanjaya continued: "Having thus spoken to Arjuna, Lord Shri Krishna showed Himself again in His accustomed form; and the Mighty Lord, in gentle tones, softly consoled him who lately trembled with fear.

Swami Adidevananda

Sanjaya said Having spoken thus to Arjuna, Sri Krsna revealed to him once more His own form. The Mahatman, assuming again a benign form, reassured him who had been struck with awe.

Swami Gambirananda

Sanjaya said Thus, having spoken to Arjuna in that manner, Vasudeva showed His own form again. And He, the exalted One, reassured this terrified one by again becoming serene in form.

Swami Sivananda

Having thus spoken to Arjuna, Krishna again showed His own form; and the great soul (Krishna), assuming His gentle form, consoled him who was terrified (Arjuna).

Krishna

श्रीभगवानुवाच

11.52 सुदुर्दर्शमिदं रूपं दृष्टवानसि यन्मम। देवा अप्यस्य रूपस्य नित्यं दर्शनकाङ्क्षिणः

śrī bhagavān uvāca

sudurdarśamidaṃ rūpaṃ dṛṣṭavānasi yanmama | devā apyasya rūpasya nityaṃ darśanakāṅkṣiṇaḥ

Word meanings

su-durdarśham—exceedingly difficult to behold;idam—this;rūpam—form;dṛiṣhṭavān asi—that you are seeing;yat—which;mama—of mine;devāḥ—the celestial gods;api—even;asya—this;rūpasya—form;nityam—eternally;darśhana-kāṅkṣhiṇaḥ—aspiring to see

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Dr. S. Sankaranarayan

The Bhagavat said, "This form of Mine, which you have just observed, is extremely difficult to behold; even the gods are ever eager to behold it."

Shri Purohit Swami

Lord Shri Krishna replied: It is hard to see this vision of Me that thou hast seen. Even the most powerful have longed for it in vain.

Swami Adidevananda

The Lord said It is very hard to behold this form of Mine which you have seen. Even the gods ever long to behold this form.

Swami Gambirananda

The Blessed Lord said This form of Mine which you have seen is very difficult to see; even the gods are ever desirous of a vision of this form.

Swami Sivananda

Very hard indeed it is to see this form of Mine which thou hast seen. Even the gods are ever longing to behold it.

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Arjuna

अर्जुन उवाच

11.51 दृष्ट्वेदं मानुषं रूपं तवसौम्यं जनार्दन। इदानीमस्मि संवृत्तः सचेताः प्रकृतिं गतः

arjuna uvāca

Word meanings

dṛiṣhṭvā—seeing;idam—this;mānuṣham—human;rūpam—form;tava—your;saumyam—gentle;janārdana—he who looks after the public, Krishna;idānīm—now;asmi—I am;saṁvṛittaḥ—composed;sa-chetāḥ—in my mind;prakṛitim—to normality;gataḥ—have become

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My Personal Gita

Dr. S. Sankaranarayan

Arjuna said, "On seeing this gentle human form of Yours, O Janardana, I have now regained my nature and collected my thinking faculty."

Shri Purohit Swami

Arjuna said: Seeing Thee in Thy gentle human form, my Lord, I am myself again, calm once more.

Swami Adidevananda

Arjuna said Having behold the human and pleasing form of Yours, O Krsna, I have now become composed in mind and I am restored to my normal nature.

Swami Gambirananda

Arjuna said O Janardana, having seen this serene human form of Yours, I have now become calm in mind and restored to my own nature.

Swami Sivananda

Having seen this Thy gentle human form, O Krishna, now I am composed and restored to my own nature!