Chapter 11: Vishwaroopa Darshana Yoga, verse 9
सञ्जय उवाच sañjaya uvācha
एवमुक्त्वा ततो राजन्महायोगेश्वरो हरिः।
दर्शयामास पार्थाय परमं रूपमैश्वरम् ॥
Say itevam uktvā tato rājan mahā-yogeśhvaro hariḥ
darśhayām āsa pārthāya paramaṁ rūpam aiśhwaram
Translation
Sanjaya said, Having thus spoken, O king, the great Lord of Yoga, Hari (Krishna), showed Arjuna His supreme form as the Lord.
Swami Sivananda
Sanjaya said, "O King, having spoken thus, thereafter, Hari, the great Master of Yoga, showed to the son of Prtha the supreme divine form."
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
Sanjaya said, "O King, having spoken, Sri Krishna, the great Lord of Yoga, then revealed to Arjuna the supreme, lordly form."
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
Sanjaya said, "O king! Having thus stated, Hari, the mighty Lord of the Yogins, showed to the son of Prtha His own Supreme Lordly form."
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
Sanjaya continued: "Having thus spoken, O King, the Lord Shri Krishna, the Almighty Prince of Wisdom, showed Arjuna the Supreme Form of the Great God.
Shri Purohit Swami
सञ्जय बोले -- हे राजन् ! ऐसा कहकर फिर महायोगेश्वर भगवान् श्रीकृष्णने अर्जुनको परम ऐश्वर-रूप दिखाया।
Swami Ramsukhdas
संजय ने कहा -- हे राजन् ! महायोगेश्वर हरि ने इस प्रकार कहकर फिर अर्जुन के लिए परम ऐश्वर्ययुक्त रूप को दर्शाया।
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.