Krishna said: O Arjuna, I have shown you this supreme, radiant, endless, original form through my grace. No one except you has seen it before.
— Krishna
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Bhagavad Gita · 11.47
Hindi · हिन्दी
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 ॥
The verse in reading order — each Sanskrit word with its meaning beneath. Tap a word to focus on it.
श्रीभगवानुवाचthe Lord saidमयाby meप्रसन्नेनbeing pleasedतवto youअर्जुनArjunaइदम्thisरूपम्formपरम्supremeदर्शितम्shownआत्मयोगात्through my own powerतेजोमयम्full of radianceविश्वम्allअनन्तम्endlessआद्यम्originalयत्whichमेof meत्वदन्येनby anyone other than youनnotदृष्टपूर्वम्seen before
Read literallythe Lord said · by me · being pleased · to you · Arjuna · this · form · supreme · shown · through my own power · full of radiance · all · endless · original · which · of me · by anyone other than you · not · seen before
Understanding the verse
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Krishna tells Arjuna the radiant, endless form was shown by grace, and no one before him has seen it.
Krishna tells Arjuna that he has revealed this radiant, original, endless form through his own power, and no one else has seen it before.
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On the battlefield
Context & commentary
Arjuna has just begged to see Krishna's familiar form again after the overwhelming cosmic vision. Krishna answers that the vision itself came by his grace and power, and that Arjuna has been given a sight no one else has received.
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In your life
What it looks like today
A grandmother opens the old family trunk and shows one grandchild the wedding sari nobody else has seen. Krishna speaks to Arjuna in that spirit: this was shown to you by grace, and you are the first to see it.
The takeaway
“A rare glimpse can feel like grace, not achievement.”
Krishna tells Arjuna that he has revealed this radiant, original, endless form through his own power, and no one else has seen it before.
Who speaks Bhagavad Gita 11.47?
Krishna speaks this verse, on the battlefield of Kurukshetra, in the chapter titled "Vishvarupa Darshana Yoga" (The Universal Form).
Which chapter of the Bhagavad Gita contains verse 11.47?
Verse 47 sits in Chapter 11 of the Bhagavad Gita — Vishvarupa Darshana Yoga, "The Universal Form". The chapter has 55 verses in total.
Why does Bhagavad Gita 11.47 matter today?
A grandmother opens the old family trunk and shows one grandchild the wedding sari nobody else has seen. Krishna speaks to Arjuna in that spirit: this was shown to you by grace, and you are the first to see it.
Krishna tells Arjuna the radiant, endless form was shown by grace, and no one before him has seen it.
What this verse means
Krishna tells Arjuna that he has revealed this radiant, original, endless form through his own power, and no one else has seen it before.
Context & commentary
Arjuna has just begged to see Krishna's familiar form again after the overwhelming cosmic vision. Krishna answers that the vision itself came by his grace and power, and that Arjuna has been given a sight no one else has received.
What it looks like today
A grandmother opens the old family trunk and shows one grandchild the wedding sari nobody else has seen. Krishna speaks to Arjuna in that spirit: this was shown to you by grace, and you are the first to see it.
“A rare glimpse can feel like grace, not achievement.”
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