Shloka 4
Puruṣottama-yoga
The Discipline of the Supreme Person) — Chapter 15 (Bhagavadgītā
३ ।। मन्यसे यदि तच्छक्यं मया द्रष्टमिति प्रभो । योगेश्वर ततो मे त्वं दर्शयात्मानमव्ययम्,हे प्रभोः! यदि मेरे द्वारा आपका वह रूप देखा जाना शक्य है--ऐसा आप मानते हैं, तो हे योगेश्वर! उस अविनाशी स्वरूपका मुझे दर्शन कराइये*
manyase yadi tac chakyaṃ mayā draṣṭum iti prabho | yogeśvara tato me tvaṃ darśayātmānam avyayam ||
Arjuna said: “O Lord, if You deem it possible for me to behold that form, then, O Master of Yoga, reveal to me Your imperishable Self.”
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Spiritual knowledge is not merely conceptual: Arjuna seeks direct realization. Yet he submits to divine discretion—only if the Lord deems it possible—highlighting humility, devotion, and the idea that the imperishable reality (avyaya) is revealed by grace, not forced by ego.
After hearing about Krishna’s supreme nature, Arjuna requests a direct vision of that divine, imperishable form. He addresses Krishna as ‘Yogeśvara,’ acknowledging Krishna’s power to grant extraordinary perception and to reveal His true Self.