Bhagavad Gita Bhashya (Adi Shankaracharya) 11.46
Bhagavad Gita Bhashya (Adi Shankaracharya) 11.46 · 11 · Verse 46
Sanskrit Original
।।11.46।। --,किरीटिनं किरीटवन्तं तथा गदिनं गदावन्तं चक्रहस्तम् इच्छामि त्वां प्रार्थये त्वां द्रष्टुम् अहं तथैव? पूर्ववत् इत्यर्थः।।यतः एवम्? तस्मात् तेनैव रूपेण वसुदेवपुत्ररूपेण चतुर्भुजेन? सहस्रबाहो वार्तमानिकेन विश्वरूपेण? भव विश्वमूर्ते उपसंहृत्य विश्वरूपम्? तेनैव रूपेण भव इत्यर्थः।।अर्जुनं भीतम् उपलभ्य? उपसंहृत्य विश्वरूपम्? प्रियवचनेन आश्वासयन् श्रीभगवान् उवाच --,श्रीभगवानुवाच --,
11.46 Aham, I; icchami, want; drastum, to see; tvam, You; kiritinam, wearing a crown; as also gadinam, wielding a mace; and cakra-hastam, holding a disc in hand; i.e., tatha eva, just as before. Since this is so, therefore, sahasra-baho, O You with a thousand arms-in Your present Cosmic form; visva-murte, O you of Cosmic form; bhava, apeear; tena eva rupena, with that very form-with the form of the son of Vasudeva; caturbhujena, with four hands. The idea is: withdrawing the Cosmic form, appear in that very form as the son of Vasudeva. Noticing Arjuna to have become afraid, and withdrawing the Cosmic form, reassuring him with sweet words-