Chapter 11: Vishwaroopa Darshana Yoga, verse 4
मन्यसे यदि तच्छक्यं मया द्रष्टुमिति प्रभो।
योगेश्वर ततो मे त्वं दर्शयाऽत्मानमव्ययम् ॥
Say itmanyase yadi tach chhakyaṁ mayā draṣhṭum iti prabho
yogeśhvara tato me tvaṁ darśhayātmānam avyayam
Translation
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.
Swami Sivananda
O Lord, if You deem it possible for me to behold You, then, O Lord of Yoga, show me Your eternal Self.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
If you think, O Lord, that it can be seen by me, then, O Lord of Yoga, reveal Yourself fully to me.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
O Master! If you think it is possible for me to behold that form, then, O Lord of the Yogis, please show me Your Immortal Self.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
If you think it is possible for me to see it, show me, O Lord of Lords, your eternal self.
Shri Purohit Swami
हे प्रभो ! मेरे द्वारा आपका वह परम ऐश्वर रूप देखा जा सकता है -- ऐसा अगर आप मानते हैं, तो हे योगेश्वर ! आप अपने उस अविनाशी स्वरूपको मुझे दिखा दीजिये।
Swami Ramsukhdas
हे प्रभो ! यदि आप मानते हैं कि मेरे द्वारा वह आपका रूप देखा जाना संभव है, तो हे योगेश्वर ! आप अपने अव्यय रूप का दर्शन कराइये।
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.