Shloka 3

Devanagari script

एवमेतद्‌ यथा55त्थ त्वमात्मानं परमेश्वर । द्रष्टमिेच्छामि ते रूपमैश्वरं पुरुषोत्तम

Transliteration

arjuna uvāca | evam etad yathāttha tvam ātmānaṁ parameśvara | draṣṭum icchāmi te rūpam aiśvaraṁ puruṣottama ||

Translation

அர்ஜுனன் கூறினான்— ஓ பரமேஸ்வரா! நீ உன்னைப் பற்றி கூறியதுபோலவே அது உண்மை. ஓ புருஷோத்தமா! இப்போது உன் ஐஸ்வர்யமிகு தெய்வீக ரூபத்தை நான் காண விரும்புகிறேன்।

Word by Word

एवम्thus, in this manner

एतत्this (is)

यथाas, just as

तथso, in that way

त्वम्you

आत्मानम्self

परमेश्वरO Supreme Lord

द्रष्टुम्to see

इच्छामिI desire

तेyour

रूपम्form

ऐश्वरम्lordly, divine

पुरुषोत्तमO best of persons

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Arjuna

Parameśvara (Krishna as the Supreme Lord)

Puruṣottama (Krishna as the Supreme Person)

Aiśvara-rūpa (the divine sovereign form)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

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.

What is happening in the narrative?

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.