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One Has To Approach Divine With Humility, So That Out Of His Own Will And Love Can Reveal Himself

मन्यसे यदि तच्छक्यं मया द्रष्टुमिति प्रभो |
योगेश्वर ततो मे त्वं दर्शयात्मानमव्ययम् || 11.4||

manyase yadi tach chhakyaṁ mayā draṣhṭum iti prabho

yogeśhvara tato me tvaṁ darśhayātmānam avyayam|| 11.4||

Shloka Translation
BG – Ch. 11- Ver. 4:

If you believe it is feasible for me to see this, then O Yogeshvara, you show me your undivided form.

Explanation

Arjun yearned to behold the Supreme Divine Personality in his cosmic form. He is now requesting his approval. “I have conveyed my wish, Yogeshwara.” If you think I’m deserving, please disclose your cosmic form and show me your Yoga-aishwarya (mystic opulence) by your grace.” Yoga is the science of connecting the individual soul with the Supreme soul, and yogis are those who practise it. Yogeshwara can also be translated as “Lord of All Yogis.” Because the Supreme Lord is the object of all yogis’ aspirations, Shree Krishna is the Lord of all yogis. Arjun had previously addressed the Lord as “Yogi,” suggesting “Master of yoga,”

Verse & what we can learn

Arjuna had had enough of witnessing only snippets of Ishvara’s expressions. He’s interested in seeing how it all comes together as a single entity. Arjuna’s use of the word “avyayam,” which means “undivided, without any discontinuity,” indicates this. the “prabhu,” the governor, master, and controller, is the only person who can reveal the universe’s undivided nature.

Arjuna understands the importance of approaching Shri Krishna with humility. As a result, he gently requests that you “display me that form only if you believe I am qualified to see it.” Arjuna also doesn’t want to fantasise or make it up; he wants to see it with his own eyes, with his “drishti.” Shri Krishna is also referred to in the Gita as

“yogeshwara,” the teacher of many yogas such as karma yoga, dhyana yoga, jnyana yoga, and bhakti yoga. The power that produces variety in the one undivided Ishvara is the yoga in “Vibhooti yoga.”

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In the Next Shloka we will see does Shri Krishan agree to Arjuna’s request and show him his divine cosmic form.

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