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Chapter 11<\/a><\/p>\n << Chapter 11 verse 49<\/a><\/p>\n sanjaya uvAcha sanjaya uvAcha – sanjaya said sanjaya said – In this manner, as explained previously krishNa manifested again his nectar like four-shouldered divine form towards arjuna. krishNa who is sathya sankalpa (one who fulfills all his vows) again appeared with beautiful divine form to the frightened arjuna (having seen the viSvarUpam) and also consoled him.<\/p>\n Sa\u00f1jaya now said:<\/span><\/p>\n ‘Speaking thus to Arjuna, V\u0101sudeva did again reveal His wonted<\/a> figure. Donning again the milder-looking guise, the High-Souled (God) comforted him, the dismayed<\/a> (Arjuna).’<\/span><\/p>\n Thus did the son of Vasudeva discourse with the son of P\u0101\u1e47\u1e0du, and once more did display His familiar Four-armed Form. Arjuna had been startled at the unusual vision which he had witnessed; and he was now soothed by the Lord appearing in His accustomed gentler Appearance (as K\u1e5bish\u1e47a)<\/span><\/p>\n Mah\u0101tma<\/em>=(Lit): High-Souled, meaning, He Who is of Indomitable<\/a> Will.<\/span><\/p>\n The manifestation of this Lord of all, \u2014Supreme Spirit and Parabrahma, \u2014in human shape \u2014to bless the world,\u2014 and as son of Vasudeva, \u2014was with Four Arms; but in answer to the prayer of Vasudeva, who was in terror of Ka\u1e43sa, two arms were rendered invisible till the event befel, of Ka\u1e43sa\u2019s death, becoming visible again after that event. Vasudeva prayed thus:\u2014<\/span><\/p>\n \u2018Art Thou Incarnate, O Lord of the lord of lords! bearing the conch, the wheel, the mace? O God! this Figure is Divine; be thou pleased to conceal and conceal it.\u2019[1. Vish: Pur:<\/em> V-3-10; \u2018J\u0101tosi deva-deve\u015ba! \u015ba\u1e47kha-chakra gad\u0101-dhara, divyam r\u016bpamidam Deva! pras\u0101den-opasamhara\u2019.]<\/span><\/p>\n \u2018O World-soul! this Four-Armed appearance etc.\u2019[2. Vish: Pur:<\/em> V-3-12: \u2018Upasamhara Vi\u015bv\u0101tman! r\u016bpam etam chaturbhujam\u2019.]<\/span><\/p>\n This four-armed figure of the son of Vasudeva was what constantly haunted \u015ai\u015bup\u0101la even, the enemy, so it is said:<\/span><\/p>\n \u2018Him Who is of Four Arms, broad and robust, bearing the conch, the discus, the mace etc.\u2019[3. Bh\u0101gavata<\/em> (?). \u2018Ud\u0101ra-p\u012bvara-chatur-b\u0101hum, \u015bankha-chakra-gad\u0101-dharam\u2019. Read also Vish: Pur:<\/em> IV-15, 10 to 15.]<\/span><\/p>\n Hence, P\u0101rtha also similarly exclaimed:<\/span><\/p>\n \u2018With that very same Figure of Four Arms etc\u2019. (Gi:<\/em> XI-46<\/a>). Arjuna now said:<\/span><\/p>\n >> Chapter 11 verse 51<\/a><\/p>\n archived in https:\/\/githa.koyil.org<\/a><\/p>\n pramEyam (goal) \u2013 http:\/\/koyil.org<\/a> SrI:\u00a0 SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:\u00a0 SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:\u00a0 SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 11 << Chapter 11 verse 49 SlOkam \u2013 Original sanjaya uvAcha ithyarjunam vAsudhEvas thathOkthvA svakam rUpam darSayAm Asa bhUya: | ASvAsayAm Asa cha bhItham Enam bhUthvA puna: saumyavapur mahAthmA || word-by-word meaning sanjaya uvAcha – sanjaya said ithi – in this manner arjunam – … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4579","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-chapter-11","category-simple"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4579","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4579"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4579\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15066,"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4579\/revisions\/15066"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4579"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4579"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4579"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}SlOkam \u2013 Original<\/a><\/h3>\n
\nithyarjunam vAsudhEvas thathOkthvA svakam rUpam darSayAm Asa bhUya: |<\/em>
\n ASvAsayAm Asa cha bhItham Enam bhUthvA puna: saumyavapur mahAthmA ||<\/em><\/p>\nword-by-word meaning<\/h3>\n
\nithi – in this manner
\narjunam – towards arjuna
\nvAsudhEva: – krishNa
\nthathA ukthvA – as explained previously
\nsvakam rUpam – his nectar like four-shouldered divine form
\nbhUya: dharSayAm Asa – manifested again.
\nbhItham Enam – arjuna, the frightened one (having seen the viSvarUpam)
\nmahAthmA – krishNa who is sathya sankalpa (one who fulfills all his vows)
\npuna: saumya vapu: bhUthvA – again appeared with beautiful divine form
\nASavAsayAm Asa cha – also consoled him.<\/p>\nSimple Translation<\/h3>\n
Rendering based on ALkoNdavilli gOvindhAchArya swAmy\u2019s English translation of gIthA bhAshyam<\/h3>\n
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