Chapter 11: Vishwaroopa Darshana Yoga, verse 50
सञ्जय उवाच sañjaya uvācha
इत्यर्जुनं वासुदेवस्तथोक्त्वा
स्वकं रूपं दर्शयामास भूयः।
आश्वासयामास च भीतमेनं
भूत्वा पुनः सौम्यवपुर्महात्मा ॥
Say itity arjunaṁ vāsudevas tathoktvā
svakaṁ rūpaṁ darśhayām āsa bhūyaḥ
āśhvāsayām āsa cha bhītam enaṁ
bhūtvā punaḥ saumya-vapur mahātmā
Translation
Sanjaya said, Having thus spoken to Arjuna, Krishna again showed His own form. The great Soul, assuming His gentle form, then consoled Arjuna, who was terrified.
Swami Sivananda
Sanjaya said, Thus, having spoken to Arjuna in that manner, Vasudeva showed His own form again. And He, the exalted One, reassured this terrified one by again becoming serene in his form.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
Sanjaya said, Having thus spoken to Arjuna, Sri Krsna once more revealed His own form. The Mahatman, assuming a benign form again, reassured him who had been struck with awe.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
Having said this to Arjuna, Vasudeva revealed His own tiny form; assuming His gentle body once again, the Mighty Soul (Krsna) consoled the frightened Arjuna.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
Sanjaya continued: "Having thus spoken to Arjuna, Lord Shri Krishna showed Himself again in His accustomed form; and the Mighty Lord, in gentle tones, softly consoled him who had recently trembled with fear.
Shri Purohit Swami
सञ्जय बोले -- वासुदेवभगवान् ने अर्जुनसे ऐसा कहकर फिर उसी प्रकारसे अपना रूप (देवरूप) दिखाया और महात्मा श्रीकृष्णने पुनः सौम्यवपु (द्विभुजरूप) होकर इस भयभीत अर्जुनको आश्वासन दिया।
Swami Ramsukhdas
संजय ने कहा -- भगवान् वासुदेव ने अर्जुन से इस प्रकार कहकर, पुन: अपने (पूर्व) रूप को दर्शाया, और फिर, सौम्यरूप महात्मा श्रीकृष्ण ने इस भयभीत अर्जुन को आश्वस्त किया।
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.