Chapter 11: Viśvarūpa-darśana-yoga:: Verse 18
त्वमक्षरं परमं वेदितव्यं
त्वमस्य विश्वस्य परं निधानम् ।
त्वमव्यय: शाश्वतधर्मगोप्ता
सनातनस्त्वं पुरुषो मतो मे ॥
tvam-akṣaraṃ paramaṃ veditavyaṃ
tvam-asya viśvasya paraṃ nidhānam
tvam-avyaya: śāśvata-dharma-goptā
sanātanas-tvaṃ puruṣo mato me – 11.18
You are the Imperishable, the Absolute, the One to be known. You are the support and refuge of the Universe. You are inexhaustible, the protector of eternal dharma. You are the ever-present Purusha.
Chapter 11: Viśvarūpa-darśana-yoga: - Verse 18
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Significantly Arjuna attributes to Krishna all the characteristics, Krishna himself used in the 2nd chapter for the Self (2.17,20,24,25). Everyone is the Self. If the Self has all these attributes, everyone also carries them in ample measure. If Arjuna had understood the Self and its characteristics, he would not have yearned for glimpsing Viśva-rūpa.
Krishna’s physical body defies all these descriptions. The Self alone fulfills them. May the Viśva-rūpa interlude help seekers gain the right understanding about themselves as well as the world.
