Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11 Verse 45 भगवद् गीता अध्याय 11 श्लोक 45 अदृष्टपूर्वं हृषितोऽस्मि दृष्ट्वा भयेन च प्रव्यथितं मनो मे। तदेव मे दर्शय देव रूपं प्रसीद देवेश जगन्निवास।।11.45।। English Translation - Swami Gambirananda 11.45 I am delighted by seeing something not seen heretofore, and my mind is stricken with fear. O Lord, show me that very form; O supreme God, O Abode of the Universe, be gracious! English Translation - Swami Sivananda 11.45 I am delighted, having seen what has never been seen before; and yet my mind is distressed with fear. Show me that (previous) form only, O God; have mercy, O God of gods, O Abode of the universe. English Translation - Dr. S. Sankaranarayan 11.45. I am thrilled by seeing what has not been seen earlier; and my mind is very much distressed with fear; show me the same (usual) form of Yours; kindly be appeased O God ! Lord of gods ! O Abode of the worlds ! English Commentary - Swami Sivananda 11.45 अदृष्टपूर्वम् what was never seen before? हृषितः delighted? अस्मि (I) am? दृष्ट्वा having seen? भयेन with fear? च and? प्रव्यथितम् is distressed? मनः mind? मे my? तत् that? एव only? मे to me? दर्शय show? देव O God? रूपम् form? प्रसीद have mercy? देवेश O Lord of the gods? जगन्निवास O Aboe of the universe.Commentary For an ordinary man the Cosmic Form (Vision) is overwhelming and terrifying but for a Yogi it is encouraging? strengthening and soulelevating.Arjuna says The Cosmic Form was never before seen by me. Show me only that form which Thou wearest as my friend. English Translation of Sanskrit Commentary By Sri Shankaracharya's 11.45 Asmi, I am; hrsitah, delighted; drstva, by seeing; adrsta-purvam, something not seen heretofore-by seeing this Cosmic form of Yours which has never been seen before by me or others. And me, my; manah, mind; is pravyathitam, stricken; bhayena, with fear. Therefore, deva, O Lord; darsaya, show; me, to me; tat eva, that very; rupam, form, which is of my friend. Devesa, O supreme God; jagan-nivasa, Abode of the Universe; prasida, be gracious! English Translation of Commentary - Dr. S. Sankaranarayan 11.45 Sri Abhinavagupta did not comment upon this sloka. English Translation of Ramanuja's Sanskrit Commentary 11.45 Seeing Your form, never seen before, extremely marvellous and awe-inspiring, I am delighted, transported with love. But my mind is also troubled with awe. Hence reveal to me only Your most gracious form. Be gracious, O Lord of all gods! O Abode of the universe! Show me that form, O gracious Lord of all the gods headed by Brahma, and the foundation of the entire universe! Commentary - Chakravarthi Ji Though I am delighted, having seen your body composed of the form of the universe which has not been previously seen, my mind is distressed with fear because of its ferocity. Therefore, show me that form (tad eva rupa), the form of the son of Vasudeva, the form of sweetness, which is millions of times dearer to my life. Show favor to me—do not display to me that form of great power any longer. I have now seen you as the Lord of the devatas (devesa), the resting place of the universe (jagan nivasah). It should be understood that Arjuna did not see the body of Krishna in human form which was the origin of all the forms seen by Arjuna, when Krishna displayed the universal form, because his vision was covered by yoga maya. Rudra Vaishnava Sampradaya - Commentary Having humbly beseeched Lord Krishna for full forgiveness, Arjuna now reveals his heart in this verse and the next explaining that by seeing the visvarupa or divine universal form, that had never been seen before and which possesses unlimited grandeur and power he was ovejoyed and thrilled but at the same time his mind was agitated and disturbed by the fearful aspect of it. Feeling trepidation Arjuna requests Lord Krishna to please revert back to the human looking form of his friend that he is accustomed to always seeing. Brahma Vaishnava Sampradaya - Commentary Shri Vaishnava Sampradaya - Commentary Beholding the phenomenal but terrifying form of Lord Krishnas visvarupa or divine universal form, fully satisfied the curiosity of Arjuna but his mind was filled with fear. So he humbly requests Lord Krishna with salutary exclamations of devasa jagan-nivasa meaning O Lord of lords, O refuge of creation. The word prasida means to please be magnanimous and transform Himself back into that benign form he was accustomed to see. Kumara Vaishnava Sampradaya - Commentary Beholding the phenomenal but terrifying form of Lord Krishnas visvarupa or divine universal form, fully satisfied the curiosity of Arjuna but his mind was filled with fear. So he humbly requests Lord Krishna with salutary exclamations of devasa jagan-nivasa meaning O Lord of lords, O refuge of creation. The word prasida means to please be magnanimous and transform Himself back into that benign form he was accustomed to see. Transliteration Bhagavad Gita 11.45Adrishtapoorvam hrishito’smi drishtwaaBhayena cha pravyathitam mano me; Tadeva me darshaya deva roopamPraseeda devesha jagannivaasa. Word Meanings Bhagavad Gita 11.45adṛiṣhṭa-pūrvam—that which has not been seen before; hṛiṣhitaḥ—great joy; asmi—I am; dṛiṣhṭvā—having seen; bhayena—with fear; cha—yet; pravyathitam—trembles; manaḥ—mind; me—my; tat—that; eva—certainly; me—to me; darśhaya—show; deva—Lord; rūpam—form; prasīda—please have mercy; deva-īśha—God of gods; jagat-nivāsa—abode of the universe