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Only When The Divine Intends To Reveal What And Who He Is Can One Know Him

श्रीभगवानुवाच |

पश्य मे पार्थ रूपाणि शतशोऽथ सहस्रश: |
नानाविधानि दिव्यानि नानावर्णाकृतीनि च || 11.5||

śhrī-bhagavān uvācha
paśhya me pārtha rūpāṇi śhataśho ’tha sahasraśhaḥ
nānā-vidhāni divyāni nānā-varṇākṛitīni cha|| 11.5||

Shloka Translation
BG – Ch. 11- Ver. 5:

Behold, O Paartha, my tens of thousands of divine forms, each with its own unique colour and shape.

Explanation

Shree Krishna now requests Arjuna to see his vihwarupa, after listening to his prayers. To suggest that Arjuna must pay attention, he uses the word pashya, which means “behold.” Despite the fact that the form is only one, it contains an infinite number of personalities in a variety of shapes and colours. Shree Krishna uses the word śhataśho ’tha sahasraśhaḥ to signify that they exist in an infinite number of forms and ways.

Verse & what we can learn

Shree Krishna now asks Arjuna to witness the heavenly gods and other wonders in that cosmic form, after having urged Arjuna to behold his global form with endless patterns and hues. Shri Krishna quickly agreed to display Arjuna Ishvara’s heavenly form in response to Aruba’s plea.

The chanting of this chapter is regarded to be one of the most advanced techniques of meditation. to get things started He began by demonstrating the tremendous diversity of the colours, patterns, and forms that he was about to show Arjuna. The phrases “hundreds” and “thousands” are literal, but they mean “infinite” and “innumerable” in essence.

Shri Krishna, on the other hand, also wanted to emphasize that there was one thing that all of that limitless variety had in common: Ishvara himself. “Pashya me roopani,” he said, indicating that he meant “behold my forms, not all these forms.”

To acquire knowledge and to implement that knowledge in life one needs to be mentally and physically active and healthy and for that daily meditation is a great tool.

There are various types of meditation like Buddhist meditation, heartfulness meditation, mindfulness meditation, meditation for stress, and each meditation benefits are countless. There is also numerous meditation techniques for beginners which help in practicing daily meditation so go ahead and start your journey towards a peaceful and balanced life.

In the Next Shloka Shri Krishna tells Arjuna about all those that reside in him.

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