Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11 Verse 14 — Visvarupa Darsana Yoga
Sanskrit
ततः स विस्मयाविष्टो हृष्टरोमा धनञ्जयः | प्रणम्य शिरसा देवं कृताञ्जलिरभाषत ||११-१४||
Transliteration
tataḥ sa vismayāviṣṭo hṛṣṭaromā dhanañjayaḥ . praṇamya śirasā devaṃ kṛtāñjalirabhāṣata ||11-14||
Hindi Meaning
।।11.14।। उसके उपरान्त वह आश्चर्यचकित हुआ हर्षित रोमों वाला (जिसे रोमांच का अनुभव हो रहा हो) धनंजय अर्जुन विश्वरूप देव को (श्रद्धा भक्ति सहित) शिर से प्रणाम करके हाथ जोड़कर बोला।।
English Meaning
Then, bewildered and astonished, his hair standing on end, Arjuna bowed his head to offer obeisances and with folded hands began to pray to the Supreme Lord.
Commentary
Once the divine vision is revealed, the relationship between Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna changes immediately. Before, Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna had a relationship based on friendship, but here, after the revelation, Arjuna is offering obeisances with great respect, and with folded hands he is praying to Kṛṣṇa. He is praising the universal form. Thus Arjuna’s relationship becomes one of wonder rather than friendship. Great devotees see Kṛṣṇa as the reservoir of all relationships. In the scriptures there are twelve basic kinds of relationships mentioned, and all of them are present in Kṛṣṇa. It is said that He is the ocean of all the relationships exchanged between two living entities, between the gods, or between the Supreme Lord and His devotees. Here Arjuna was inspired by the relationship of wonder, and in that wonder, although he was by nature very sober, calm and quiet, he became ecstatic, his hair stood up, and he began to offer his obeisances unto the Supreme Lord with folded hands. He was not, of course, afraid. He was affected by the wonders of the Supreme Lord. The immediate context is wonder; his natural loving friendship was overwhelmed by wonder, and thus he reacted in this way.
Hinglish Commentary
Jab divine drishti khulti hai, toh Kṛṣṇa aur Arjuna ke beech ka rishta turant badal jaata hai. Pehle toh dono ka rishta dosti par adharit tha, lekin ab, is revelation ke baad, Arjuna Kṛṣṇa ke saamne bade sammaan ke saath pranaam kar raha hai, haath jod ke Kṛṣṇa se prarthana kar raha hai. Woh Kṛṣṇa ke vishwaroop ki stuti kar raha hai. Is tarah se Arjuna ka rishta ab dosti ki jagah ek adbhut anubhav ban jaata hai. Bade bhakton ka kehna hai ki Kṛṣṇa sabhi rishton ka srot hai. Scriptures mein baarah prakar ke rishton ka zikr hai, aur yeh sab Kṛṣṇa mein maujood hain. Kaha jaata hai ki woh do praniyon ke beech, devon ke beech, ya Supreme Lord aur unke bhakton ke beech sabhi rishton ka samudra hai. Yahan Arjuna is adbhut rishton se prerit hua, aur is adbhut mein, jabki woh swabhav se bahut shant aur sthir tha, uska manobhav badal gaya, uske baalon khade ho gaye, aur usne Supreme Lord ke saamne haath jod kar pranaam karna shuru kar diya. Woh dar se nahi, balki Supreme Lord ke adbhut darshan se prabhavit hua. Yeh pal adbhut ka hai; uski prakritik prem bhari dosti adbhut ke samundar mein doob gayi, aur isi wajah se usne aisa pratikriya di.
Chinmaya Commentary
इस सर्वोत्कृष्ट भव्य दृश्य को देखकर अर्जुन के मन में विस्मय की भावना और शरीर पर हो रहे रोमांच स्पष्ट दिखाई दे रहे थे। यद्यपि संजय घटनास्थल से दूर है फिर भी अपनी दिव्य दृष्टि से न केवल समस्त योद्धाओं के शरीर ही वरन् उनकी मनस्थिति को भी जानने में सक्षम प्रतीत होता है। अर्जुन की विस्मय की भावना उसे उतनी ही स्पष्ट दृष्टिगोचर हो रही है जितने कि उसके रोमांच। शिर से प्रणाम करते हुये दोनों हाथ जोड़कर अर्जुन कुछ कहने के लिए अपना मुख खोलता है। अब तक अर्जुन कुछ नहीं बोला था जो उसके कण्ठावरोध का स्पष्ट सूचक है। प्रथम बार जब उसने उस दृश्य को देखा जो मधुरतापूर्वक साहस तोड़ने वाला प्रतीत होता था तब भावावेश के कारण अर्जुन का कण्ठ अवरुद्ध हो गया था।