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मन्यसे यदि तच्छक्यं मया द्रष्टुमिति प्रभो। योगेश्वर ततो मे त्वं दर्शयाऽत्मानमव्ययम्।।11.4।।

manyase yadi tach chhakyaṁ mayā draṣhṭum iti prabho yogeśhvara tato me tvaṁ darśhayātmānam avyayam

Sanskrit Chant Recitation
Chapter 11, Verse 4
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Sanskrit to English Translation

Translator:
If Thou, O Lord, thinkest it possible for me to see it, do Thou, then, O Lord of the Yogis, show me Thy imperishable Self.

A Reading - Rantideb

Why: Arjuna asks Krishna to show him his imperishable self, if he thinks Arjuna is able to see it, adding a note of humility, acknowledging this might be beyond what he can actually handle.

In life: it's wise to pair a big request with genuine acknowledgment that you might not yet be ready for what you're asking for.

Teaching: when requesting something significant, pair the request with honest acknowledgment that you might not be fully ready, that combination of desire and humility tends to be met more responsibly than pure demand alone.

manyaseyou think
yadiif
tatthat
śhakyampossible
mayāby me
draṣhṭumto behold
itithus
prabhoLord
yoga-īśhvaraLord of all mystic powers
tataḥthen
meto me
tvamyou
darśhayareveal
ātmānamyourself
avyayamimperishable

Deep Classical Commentary (Bhashya)

Author:
11.4 मन्यसे Thou thinkest? यदि if? तत् that? शक्यम् possible? मया by me? द्रष्टुम् to see? इति thus? प्रभो O Lord? योगेश्वर O Lord of Yogins? ततः then? मे me? त्वम् Thou? दर्शय show? आत्मानम् (Thy) Self? अव्ययम् imperishable.Commentary Arjuna is very keen and eager to see the Cosmic Form of the Lord. He prays to Him to grant him the vision. This supreme vision can be obtained only through His grace.Yogesvara also means the Lord of Yoga. A Yogi is one who is endowed with the eight psychic powers (Siddhis). The Lord of the Yogins is Yogesvara. And? Yoga is identity of the individual soul with the Absolute. He who is able to bestow this realisation of identity on the deserving spiritual aspirant is Yogesvara.He Who is able to create? preserve? destroy? veil and graciously release is the Lord. (These five actions? Panchakriyas? are known respectively as Srishti? Sthiti? Samhara? Tirodhana and Anugraha.)