Chapter 11: Viśvarūpa-darśana-yoga:: Verse 45
अदृष्टपूर्वं हृषितोऽस्मि दृष्ट्वा
भयेन च प्रव्यथितं मनो मे ।
तदेव मे दर्शय देवरूपं
प्रसीद देवेश जगन्निवास ॥
adṛṣṭa-pūrvaṃ hṛṣito’smi dṛṣṭvā
bhayena ca pravyathitaṃ mano me
tad-eva me darśaya deva-rūpaṃ
prasīda deveśa jagan-nivāsa – 11.45
Seeing this Form never seen earlier, I am delighted, but my mind is also troubled by fear. Show me that Divine Form alone, and be pleased with me, O Lord of all gods, O the indwelling Presence of the whole Universe.
Chapter 11: Viśvarūpa-darśana-yoga: - Verse 45
Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha
Arjuna has felt and spoken a great deal to Krishna about the Universal form. The sight was not what he had longed for. He is more frightened, tormented, than happy. Krishna’s kind response is commendable. But Arjuna’s own immaturity is greater. It is again the same fear that shattered him on seeing his kith and kin in both the armies!
Unable to bear the sight, Arjuna asks Krishna to show his pleasant form. What a seeker needs is to understand the divinity of the Universe, not to crave for anything else! Impulsive desires and motivations are obstacles.
