Chapter 11: Viśvarūpa-darśana-yoga:: Verse 46
किरीटिनं गदिनं चक्रहस्तम्-
इच्छामि त्वां द्रष्टुमहं तथैव ।
तेनैव रूपेण चतुर्भुजेन
सहस्रबाहो भव विश्वमूर्ते ॥
kirīṭinaṃ gadinaṃ cakra-hastam-
icchāmi tvāṃ draṣṭum-ahaṃ tathaiva
tenaiva rūpeṇa catur-bhujena
sahasra-bāho bhava viśva-mūrte – 11.46
I wish to see You in that form – with crown, mace and discus. Therefore, O Thousand-armed,
O Universal form, become that four-armed form itself.
Chapter 11: Viśvarūpa-darśana-yoga: - Verse 46
Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha
As Arjuna earlier wished to see the Universal form, here now he yearns to be graced by the four-armed form. Viśva-rūpa led Arjuna to understand the greatness and glory of Krishna, the Supreme. It expanded his mind, and grew in him devotion, which prompted him to prostrate repeatedly before Krishna, whom he found all-pervading.
Unable to bear the Viśva-rūpa any more, Arjuna asks Krishna to withdraw it and show his four-handed graceful form. But he does not speak about the conch and lotus. True, both are not relevant to Kurukshetra. The freedom a guileless mind enjoys in interacting with Krishna so closely shines exquisitely.
