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Transliteration
śhrī-bhagavān uvācha
mayā prasannena tavārjunedaṁ
rūpaṁ paraṁ darśhitam ātma-yogāt
tejo-mayaṁ viśhvam anantam ādyaṁ
yan me tvad anyena na dṛiṣhṭa-pūrvam
Meaning
The Blessed Lord said, "O Arjuna, this Cosmic Form has graciously been shown to you by Me through My own Yogic power. It is full of splendour, primeval, and infinite; this Cosmic Form of Mine has never been seen before by anyone other than you."
Word-by-word meaning
śhrī-bhagavānuvācha — the Blessed Lord saidmayā — by meprasannena — being pleasedtava — with youarjuna — Arjunidam — thisrūpam — formparam — divinedarśhitam — shownātma-yogāt — by my Yogmaya powertejaḥ-mayam — resplendentviśhwam — cosmicanantam — unlimitedādyam — primevalyat — whichme — mytvatanyena — other than younadṛiṣhṭa-pūrvam — no one has ever seen
Commentary
Lord Krishna eulogises the Cosmic Form because Arjuna should be regarded to have achieved all his ends by seeing this Cosmic Form. It is also an inducement to all spiritual aspirants to strive to attain this sublime vision. What they should do is explained by the Lord in verse 53 to 55.
What is the meaning of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11, Verse 47?▼
The Blessed Lord said, "O Arjuna, this Cosmic Form has graciously been shown to you by Me through My own Yogic power. It is full of splendour, primeval, and infinite; this Cosmic Form of Mine has never been seen before by anyone other than you."
Which chapter and verse of the Bhagavad Gita is this?▼
This is verse 47 of Chapter 11 (Viśhwarūp Darśhan Yog — Yoga through Beholding the Cosmic Form of God) of the Bhagavad Gita, a scripture of 18 chapters and 700 verses spoken by Lord Krishna to Arjuna.