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किरीटिनं गदिनं चक्रहस्त मिच्छामि त्वां द्रष्टुमहं तथैव। तेनैव रूपेण चतुर्भुजेन सहस्रबाहो भव विश्वमूर्ते।।11.46।।
kirīṭinaṁ gadinaṁ chakra-hastam ichchhāmi tvāṁ draṣhṭum ahaṁ tathaiva tenaiva rūpeṇa chatur-bhujena sahasra-bāho bhava viśhva-mūrte
I long to see Thee as Thou wert before, with the crown, the scepter, and the discus in Thy hands; in Thy other form, with Thy four hands, O Thou whose arms are countless and whose forms are infinite.
English rendering by Shri Purohit Swami. Each source voice remains named.
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| Sanskrit form | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| kirīṭinam | wearing the crown |
| gadinam | carrying the mace |
| chakra-hastam | disc in hand |
| ichchhāmi | I wish |
| tvām | you |
| draṣhṭum | to see |
| aham | I |
| tathā eva | similarly |
| tena eva | in that |
| rūpeṇa | form |
| chatuḥ-bhujena | four-armed |
| sahasra-bāho | thousand-armed one |
| bhava | be |
| viśhwa-mūrte | universal form |
Arjuna says O Lord in the Cosmic Form I do not know where to turn and to whom to address myself. I am longing to see Thee with conch, discus, mace and lotus.
Attributed explanatory witness: Swami Sivananda. Chapter lens: Sequence request, granted sight, description, response, revelation, fear, apology and return to the familiar form.
Three named reading witnesses
Śaṅkara edition witness
Swami GambiranandaI want to see You just as before, wearing a crown, wielding a mace, and holding a disc in hand. O You with a thousand arms, O You of Cosmic form, appear with that very form with four hands.
Rāmānuja edition witness
Swami AdidevanandaI wish to see You ever as before, with crown and mace and discus in hand. Assume again that four-armed shape, O Thou the thousand-armed, of Universal Form!
Sivananda commentary witness
Swami SivanandaArjuna says O Lord in the Cosmic Form I do not know where to turn and to whom to address myself. I am longing to see Thee with conch, discus, mace and lotus.
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I long to see Thee as Thou wert before, with the crown, the scepter
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the discus in Thy hands
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in Thy other form, with Thy four hands, O Thou whose arms are countless and whose forms are infinite
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