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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11 Verse 9 (11.9)

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11 Verse 9 (11.9)

सञ्जय उवाच

। एवमुक्त्वा ततो राजन्महायोगेश्वरो हरिः | | दर्शयामास पार्थाय परमं रूपमैश्वरम् | | ११-९ | |

sañjaya uvācha evamuktvā tato rājanmahāyogeśhvaro hariḥ darśhayāmāsa pārthāya paramaṁ rūpamaiśhvaram

Word-by-word guide:
Line 0:
  • सञ्जय (Sanjaya) — संजय(Sanjaya said)
  • उवाच (uvacha) — बोले(Sanjaya said)
Line 1:
  • एवम् (evam) — इस प्रकार(having spoken thus)
  • उक्त्वा (uktva) — कहकर(having spoken thus)
  • तत् (tad) — वह(that)
  • o joined in tato
  • राजन् (rajan) — हे राजन्(O King)
  • महायोगेश्वरः (maha-yogeshvarah) — महान योगेश्वर(Hari, the great Lord of Yoga)
  • हरिः (Harih) — हरि(Hari, the great Lord of Yoga)
Line 2:
  • दर्शयामास (darshayamasa) — दिखाया(showed to Arjuna)
  • पार्थाय (Parthaya) — पार्थ को(showed to Arjuna)
  • परमम् (paramam) — परम(the supreme divine form)
  • रूपम् (rupam) — रूप(the supreme divine form)
  • ऐश्वरम् (aishvaram) — ईश्वरीय(the supreme divine form)

English: Sanjaya continued: "Having thus spoken, O King, the Lord Shri Krishna, the Almighty Prince of Wisdom, showed to Arjuna the Highest Form of the Great God.

💡 Commentary Note

Sanjaya begins his description to King Dhritarashtra, stating that Krishna, the great Lord of Yoga, revealed His supreme divine form to Arjuna. This highlights the absolute mastery of the Divine over all existence.

Learnings from Shloka 9:
  • Master of Yoga:: The Divine has complete control over all cosmic energies and can project them at will.
  • Supreme Revelation:: The revelation of the universal form is the ultimate demonstration of divine power and love.

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