Verse 11.4

Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 11.4:

मन्यसे यदि तच् छक्यं मया द्रष्टुम् इति प्रभो ।
योगेश्वर ततो मे त्वं दर्शयात्मानम् अव्ययम् ॥ ४ ॥

manyase yadi tac chakyaṃ mayā draṣṭum iti prabho |
yogeśvara tato me tvaṃ darśayātmānam avyayam || 4 ||

manyase–do think; yadi–if; tat–that; śakyam–is possible; mayā–by me; draṣṭum–to be seen; iti–that; prabho–O Master; yoga-īśvara–O controller of all mystic power; tataḥ–then; me–me; tvam–You; darśaya–show; ātmānam–Yourself; avyayam–unchanging.

O my Master! If You think that it is possible for me to behold that imperishable, all-opulent form, then please, O controller of all mystic powers, reveal that form to me.

Commentary: Sārārtha-Varṣiṇī Ṭīkā

(By Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura; the innermost intention of the commentary named ‘the shower of essential meanings’)

Arjuna says, “Although I am not qualified to see that form, it is possible for me to see it by the influence of Your mystic power, because You are Yogeśvara, the Supreme Mystic.”

Commentary: Sārārtha-Varṣiṇī Prakāśikā-vṛtti

(By Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Gosvāmī Mahārāja; the explanation that illuminates the commentary named Sārārtha-varṣiṇī)

In the previous verse, Arjuna expressed his desire to see Śrī Bhagavān’s form of opulence (aiśvarya). In the present verse, he is seeking His approval. “O Lord! O Master of all! O Yogeśvara! I have expressed my internal desires to You. Although I am unqualified, if You consider me an object of Your mercy, then kindly reveal that universal form (viśvarūpa) to me.”

Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura says, “The jīva is an atomic conscious entity (aṇu-caitanya), and therefore, he cannot properly understand the activities of Śrī Bhagavān, who is the Supreme Infinite Consciousness (vibhu-caitanya). ‘I am a jīva, but even though You have mercifully bestowed upon me the qualification to understand Your form, I am still unable to comprehend Your infinite feature of majesty. This is because it is beyond the conception of the jīva. You are Yogeśvara, the master of all mystic power, and You are my master; therefore please show me Your mystic opulence, which is by nature imperishable and all-spiritual.’”