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BG 11.3 — 11.3 (Now) O Supreme Lord, as Thou hast thus described Thyself, O Supreme Person, I wish to see Thy divine form. | Live Gita
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एवमेतद्यथात्थ त्वमात्मानं परमेश्वर |
द्रष्टुमिच्छामि ते रूपमैश्वरं पुरुषोत्तम ||११-३||

evametadyathāttha tvamātmānaṃ parameśvara . draṣṭumicchāmi te rūpamaiśvaraṃ puruṣottama ||11-3||


।।11.3।। हे परमेश्वर ! आप अपने को जैसा कहते हो, यह ठीक ऐसा ही है। (परन्तु) हे पुरुषोत्तम ! मैं आपके ईश्वरीय रूप को प्रत्यक्ष देखना चाहता हूँ।।

Word-by-word meanings

11.3 एवम् thus? एतत् this? यथा as? आत्थ hast declared? त्वम् Thou? आत्मानम् Thyself? परमेश्वर O Supreme Lord? द्रष्टुम् to see? इच्छामि (I) desire? ते Thy? रूपम् form? ऐश्वरम् sovereign? पुरुषोत्तम O Supreme Purusha.Commentary Some commentators take the two halves of this verse as two independent sentences and interpret it thusSo it is? O Supreme Lord? as Thou hast declared Thyself to be. (But still) I desire to see Thy form as Isvara? O Supreme Person.Rupamaisvaram Thy form as Isvara? that of V

Commentaries

Non-dualism. The individual self and Brahman are one. The world is appearance (maya). Liberation through knowledge.

Sri Shankaracharya

।।11.3।।हे परमेश्वर आप अपनेको जिस प्रकारसे बतलाते हैं? आप ठीक वैसे ही हैं अन्यथा नहीं। तथापि हे पुरुषोत्तम ज्ञान? ऐश्वर्य? शक्ति? बल? वीर्य और तेजसे युक्त आपके ऐश्वर्यमय वैष्णवरूपको मैं देखना चाहता हूँ।

Swami Gambirananda

11.3 O supreme Lord, so it is, as You speak about Yourself. O supreme Person, I wish to see the divine form of Yours.

This interpretation draws on the Advaita tradition and may not represent the view of any single school. For authoritative guidance within a specific tradition, seek a qualified teacher.

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