Shloka 3
Puruṣottama-yoga
The Discipline of the Supreme Person) — Chapter 15 (Bhagavadgītā
एवमेतद् यथा55त्थ त्वमात्मानं परमेश्वर । द्रष्टमिेच्छामि ते रूपमैश्वरं पुरुषोत्तम
arjuna uvāca | evam etad yathāttha tvam ātmānaṁ parameśvara | draṣṭum icchāmi te rūpam aiśvaraṁ puruṣottama ||
Arjuna said: “So it is indeed, just as You have declared Yourself, O Supreme Lord. O Highest Person, I now wish to behold Your sovereign, divine form.”
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Arjuna’s request shows that true understanding in dharma is not merely intellectual assent; it seeks direct vision (darśana) of the divine reality. The verse frames God as both self-revealing (through teaching) and personally knowable (through experiential revelation), emphasizing devotion and trust in the Lord’s sovereignty.
After hearing Krishna describe His supreme nature, Arjuna affirms the truth of that teaching and asks to see Krishna’s aiśvara-rūpa—the majestic, sovereign divine form. This request sets up the ensuing revelation of the extraordinary cosmic manifestation.