Chapter 11: Viśvarūpa-darśana-yoga:: Verse 3
एवमेतद्यथात्थ त्वमात्मानं परमेश्वर ।
द्रष्टुमिच्छामि ते रूपमैश्वरं पुरुषोत्तम ॥
evam-etad-yathāttha tvam-ātmānaṃ parameśvara
draṣṭum-icchāmi te rūpam-aiśvaraṃ puruṣottama – 11.3
O supreme Lord, as You have recounted the greatness of Yourself, I wish to see Your Lordly form, O Purushottama.
Chapter 11: Viśvarūpa-darśana-yoga: - Verse 3
Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha
Arjuna suddenly becomes deluded, wishing to ‘see’ the glorious display of the Self. For one, whose delusion is already gone (11.1) by hearing Krishna’s enumeration, how could arise any further desire or temptation, as Arjuna expresses?
Krishna’s articulation is meant to instil the right comprehension in Arjuna’s intelligence. If clarity and enlightenment do not dawn, will any additional visual episode bring any difference? The question is very relevant to evoke the right introspection in seekers.
External senses have their distinct role, but limited. They are meant to generate the right responses in the mind and intelligence, which alone have the power and potential to evaluate matters properly. Many concepts like infinity, vacuum or void, subtle, all-pervasiveness, etc. are relevant only to the comprehension of one’s mind and intelligence. Is it right for anyone to yearn to see these visually? Arjuna, however, does not conceal his fond wish and fascination in front of his Teacher!
