Chapter 11: Vishwaroopa Darshana Yoga, verse 3
एवमेतद्यथात्थ त्वमात्मानं परमेश्वर।
द्रष्टुमिच्छामि ते रूपमैश्वरं पुरुषोत्तम ॥
Say itevam etad yathāttha tvam ātmānaṁ parameśhvara
draṣhṭum ichchhāmi te rūpam aiśhwaraṁ puruṣhottama
Translation
Now, O Supreme Lord, as Thou hast thus described Thyself, O Supreme Person, I wish to behold Thy divine form.
Swami Sivananda
O Supreme Lord, so it is, as You have spoken of Yourself. O Supreme Person, I wish to behold Your divine form.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
O Supreme Lord, as You have described Yourself, so You are. I wish to behold Your divine form, O Supreme Person.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
As You describe Yourself to be the Supreme Lord, it must be so. O Supreme Self, I desire to behold Your divine form.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
I believe all as you have declared it. I now long to have a vision of your divine form, O Most High!
Shri Purohit Swami
हे पुरुषोत्तम ! आप अपने-आपको जैसा कहते हैं, यह वास्तवमें ऐसा ही है। हे परमेश्वर ! आपके ईश्वर-सम्बन्धी रूपको मैं देखना चाहता हूँ।
Swami Ramsukhdas
हे परमेश्वर ! आप अपने को जैसा कहते हो, यह ठीक ऐसा ही है। (परन्तु) हे पुरुषोत्तम ! मैं आपके ईश्वरीय रूप को प्रत्यक्ष देखना चाहता 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.