Chapter 11: Vishwaroopa Darshana Yoga, verse 17
किरीटिनं गदिनं चक्रिणं च
तेजोराशिं सर्वतोदीप्तिमन्तम्।
पश्यामि त्वां दुर्निरीक्ष्यं समन्ता
द्दीप्तानलार्कद्युतिमप्रमेयम् ॥
Say itkirīṭinaṁ gadinaṁ chakriṇaṁ cha
tejo-rāśhiṁ sarvato dīptimantam
paśhyāmi tvāṁ durnirīkṣhyaṁ samantād
dīptānalārka-dyutim aprameyam
Translation
I see You with the diadem, club, and discus, a mass of radiance shining everywhere, very hard to look at, blazing all around like a burning fire and the sun, and immeasurable.
Swami Sivananda
I see You wearing a diadem, wielding a mace, and holding a disc; a mass of brilliance glowing all around, difficult to look at from all sides, possessing the radiance of the blazing fire and sun, and immeasurable.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
I behold You as a mass of light, shining everywhere, with a diadem, mace, and discus, hard to behold, blazing like a burning fire and the sun, and immeasurable.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
I behold You as having crowns, clubs, and discs; as a mass of radiance, shining on all sides, hard to look at and blazing like burning fire and the sun on each side; and as an immeasurable one.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
I see you with the crown, the scepter, and the discus; a blaze of splendor. Scarcely can I gaze upon you, so radiant you are, glowing like a blazing fire, brilliant as the sun, immeasurable.
Shri Purohit Swami
मैं आपको किरीट, गदा, चक्र (तथा शङ्ख और पद्म) धारण किये हुए देख रहा हूँ। आपको तेजकी राशि, सब ओर प्रकाश करनेवाले, देदीप्यमान अग्नि तथा सूर्यके समान कान्तिवाले, नेत्रोंके द्वारा कठिनतासे देखे जानेयोग्य और सब तरफसे अप्रमेयस्वरूप देख रहा हूँ।
Swami Ramsukhdas
मैं आपका मुकुटयुक्त, गदायुक्त और चक्रधारण किये हुये तथा सब ओर से प्रकाशमान् तेज का पुंज, दीप्त अग्नि और सूर्य के समान ज्योतिर्मय, देखने में अति कठिन और अप्रमेयस्वरूप सब ओर से देखता हूँ।
Swami Tejomayananda
Classical commentariesFor deeper study. Most are in the original Sanskrit.
Advaita
Non-dual: the self and the absolute are one.
Vishishtadvaita
Qualified non-dual: souls are real parts of the divine.
Dvaita
Dual: the soul and God are eternally distinct.
Shuddhadvaita
Pure non-dual, centred on grace and devotion.
Kashmir Shaivism
The Gita read through Trika Shaiva philosophy.
Modern teachers
20th-century teachers writing for today's readers.