Chapter 11: Vishwaroopa Darshana Yoga, verse 8
न तु मां शक्यसे द्रष्टुमनेनैव स्वचक्षुषा।
दिव्यं ददामि ते चक्षुः पश्य मे योगमैश्वरम् ॥
Say itna tu māṁ śhakyase draṣhṭum anenaiva sva-chakṣhuṣhā
divyaṁ dadāmi te chakṣhuḥ paśhya me yogam aiśhwaram
Translation
But you are not able to behold Me with these your own eyes; I give you the divine eye; behold My lordly Yoga.
Swami Sivananda
But you are not able to see Me with just this eye of yours. I grant you the divine eye; behold My divine Yoga.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
But you will not be able to see Me with your own eyes. I give you a divine eye, so behold My Lordly Yoga!
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
But you cannot see Me with just this eye of yours; therefore, I give you the divine eye. Now, behold My divine form.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
Yet, since you cannot see Me with mortal eyes, behold, I give you divine sight. Now, see the glory of My sovereignty.
Shri Purohit Swami
परन्तु तू अपनी इस आँखसे अर्थात् चर्मचक्षुसे मेरेको देख ही नहीं सकता, इसलिये मैं तुझे दिव्य चक्षु देता हूँ, जिससे तू मेरी ईश्वर-सम्बन्धी सामर्थ्यको देख।
Swami Ramsukhdas
परन्तु तुम अपने इन्हीं (प्राकृत) नेत्रों के द्वारा मुझे देखने में समर्थ नहीं हो; (इसलिए) मैं तुम्हें दिव्यचक्षु देता हूँ, जिससे तुम मेरे ईश्वरीय 'योग' को देखो।
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.