Chapter 11: Viśvarūpa-darśana-yoga:: Verse 51
अर्जुन उवाच ।
दृष्ट्वेदं मानुषं रूपं तव सौम्यं जनार्दन ।
इदानीमस्मि संवृत्त: सचेता: प्रकृतिं गत: ॥
arjuna uvāca
dṛṣṭvedaṃ mānuṣaṃ rūpaṃ tava saumyaṃ janārdana
idānīm-asmi saṃvṛtta: sacetā: prakṛtiṃ gata: – 11.51
Arjuna said: Having seen your gentle human form, O Janardana, I have now become composed. With my mind comforted, I am restored to my own nature.
Chapter 11: Viśvarūpa-darśana-yoga: - Verse 51
Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha
A great discovery, nay a realization indeed! None should just be over-emotional and over-reacting. But, Arjuna failed in this on inspecting the armies in Kurukshetra. He repeated the error seeing Viśva-rūpa also. Wherever one goes, alas, he takes his nature along! Everyone should learn from Arjuna the lesson of not reacting to situations so tempestuously. Moderation is the watchword for rational humans everywhere.
How deftly Krishna handled the situation, fulfilling Arjuna’s wish to see Viśva-rūpa, nonetheless making him realize his lack, folly. The whole episode is over. His instructor is back to his form and mission – to inspire Arjuna with the message of Self-knowledge, empowering him to act without delusional clinging. Do not miss this permanent lesson and message of Viśva-rūpa.
