SrI:
Dear BhakthAs of Lord PaarTasArathy :
Today , we will study the ELEVENTH Chapter of
SrImath Bhagvath GeethA .This chapter has
55 slOkams . This chapter is about the vision of
the cosmic form(Viswa Roopam ) of the Lord .
Introduction
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AchArya RaamAnujA says : " Having heard from the Lord
of His divine nature unique to Him , and of the entire universe
as having its proper form , existence and activities (Svaroopa,
sTithi and Pravrutthi) dependent on Him , and being convinced of
the truth of this doctrine , Arjuna (was) still desirous of percieving
the Lord in this way and conveyed his longing to the Lord .
By the grace of the Lord , Arjuna was able to see Him "
in His cosmic form .
The Lord gave Arjuna the divine vision (Dhivya Chakshus)
to see Him in His Viswa Roopam . Arjuna saw the Lord
in His infinite form with countless limbs with no
end , middle or beginning . Arjuna became panic stricken at
the sight of the Lord devouring all the worlds on every side
and saw all the sons of DhrutarAshra entering the fearful
mouth of the Lord and being ground up into powder .
Arjuna observed that these heros rush in to the Lord's
mouth like moths rushing quickly into a raging fire to meet
their death .The terrified Arjuna asks the Lord about
the purpose of taking such a fierce form .
The Lord replied: " O ArjunA , the great bowman!
I am the world-destroying time . Manifesting fully ,
I have begun to destroy the worlds here. Even without you ,
none of these warriors arrayed in the hostile ranks shall
survive ...Therefore arise , win glory . Conquering your foes ,
enjoy a prosperous kingdom . By Me , they( Your foes)
have been slain already . You be merely an instrument " .
The overwhelmed Arjuna fell at the feet of the Lord
and begged to be forgiven for all the trepasses from
treating the Lord as his friend and equal .He eulogized
the Lord and recognized Him as the Lord of all Gods ,
the ancient one (AadhidEvan) and primal (Pursusha:
PurANa: ) .
Beholding the Lord's cosmic form , the overwhelmed
Arjuna saluted the Lord a thousands of times : " NamO
NamastE asthu sahsarakruthva: , punasccha BhUyOapi
namO namastE ". Being ignorant of Your majesty and
valour , I have called You " Oh KrishNA , Oh Yaadhavaa,
Oh Friend " out of friendship and ajn~Anam . Oh ApramEya!
Please forgive all disrespect shown to You by me out of my
blinding ignorance about Your majesty , valour and Vaibhavam
as the Lord of all Gods . Oh Lord of unmatchable greatness !
Thou art the Father of the world . You are the Jagath Guru
worthy of adoration . There is no one equal or superior to You
in all the three worlds .
After seeking the Lord's pardon for earlier trespasses ,
Arjuna begged the Lord now to resume His non-fierce form
(Soumya roopam ) with which he was more familar and comfrotable .
This is the form with four hands and with a dazzling crown , mace
and discus. Lord obliged and took on His human form as
the charioteer of Arjuna .
Swamy AlavanthAr's summary of the 11th chapter
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yEkAdasE svayATAthmya sAkshAthkAra avalOkanam
dhattham uktham vidhiprApthyO: bhakthyEkpaayathA taTA
-- 15th SlOkam of GeethArtha Sangraham
(Meaning ): In the eleventh chapter, Lord blessed Arjuna
with the divine vision to see His cosmic form and stated that
Bhakthi is the only upAyam (means) to see , know and attain
Him .
Swamy Desikan's summary of the 11th Chapter
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yellAm Tanakku uruvAi ilangum vahai Taan- - uraitthu
sollAl aRinthathu sOrAmal kaNDida vENDum yenRa
villALanukku anRu meyk-kaNN kodutthu ithu vERumuNDO
nallArkaL kANpar yenRu navinRAn nangaL NaayakanE
- - - - 12th paasuram of Swamy Desikan's GeethArTa Sangraham
Meaning of the First line of the Paasuram :
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" YellAm Tanakku uruvAi ilangum vahai Taan- - uraitthu"
Arjuna who had recieved upadEsam until now through
the ten chapters made this request to the Lord : I am now
free of doubt about Your status as ParamAthmA , Your
Lordship over chEthanams and achEthanams , Your
indwellership in them all , You are the creator , protector
and dissolver of all creation originating from You ,
You are the abode of infinite auspcious attributes and
your sankalpam is the prime mover of all activities
in this world and your being is the foundation of this universe.
I am convinced of these etrnal truths thru Your upadEsams.
Meaning of the second line of the Paasuram
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" sollAl aRinthathu sOrAmaRk-kaNDida vENDum
yenRa VillAlanukku "
Oh Lord ! Having heard about Your glories through Your
own mouth , I long to see the divine body of Yours , which
is the object of such divine attributes . That cosmic form of
Yours with all its guNams , vibhUthis and forms is an object of
my deep desire for being seen.
Meaning of the Third line of the Paasuram
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" anRu meyk-kaNN kodutthu vERumuNDO "
Our Lord said that Arjuna could not see His cosmic form
with his physical eyes and blessed him with the divine vision to
see that unique form with thousands and thousands of limbs
hosting many worlds and engaged in destroying Arjuna's
enemies in the battle field.
That cosmic form was fierce and blindingly lustrous.
It was adorned with many aabharaNams and looked like
the thousands of Suns that have arisen at the same time.
Arjuna was frightened by that fierce form of the Lord and
asked for pardon for the trespasses made earlier in
his relationship with the Lord as His friend . Arjuna begged
the Lord to take His benovolent form as KrishNa of enchanting
form . The Lord pointed out that the darsanam of His cosmic form
is much desired by the dEvAs and yet is not attainable by them .
He praised Arkuna for having had the good fortune to witness
His cosmic form .
The Lord pointed out further that one wihtout Bhakthi
will not be able to see Him even if he recites VedAs ,
performs tapas , dhAnam , homam and Yaj~nam. Only
thru single minded bhakthi in Him and without seeking any
other phalan , a true Bhakthan alone can see and enjoy
Him said the Lord to Arjuna.
The Meaning of the fourth line of the Paasuram
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"nallOrkaL kaaNbar yenRu navinRAn nagaL NaayakanE "
The Lord of ours instructed Arjuna about those BhAgavathAs
who could succeed in seeing Him and enjoying Him :
1) They perform sakala karmAs prescribed to them
such as VedAdhyayanam as aarAdhanam for the Lord
(2) They recognize the Lord as the Phalan for all karmAs
(3) They can not sustain themselves except thru performing
kaimkaryam to Him (4) They have no attachment to any thing
because of their overabundant love(Bhakthi) for the Lord
(5) They igore the nonlasting and trivial pleasures of SamsAram
and turn their attention to the parama sukham of the Lord
(6) They attribute their sufferings to the sins accumulated
by them (7) They recognize that all the janthus are under
BhagavAn's adheenam (control) and they have no enimity towards
any one of Lord's creation and (8) They totally cut asunder ajn~Anam
as well as ViparItha Jn~Anam to enjoy the Lord fully. These tathtvams
were explained by the Lord to Arjuna in the 11th Chapter .
Some Key slOkams of the 10th Chapter of Bhagavath GeethA
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Thvamaksharam Paramam vEdhithavyam
Thvamasya Visvasya Param nidhAnam
Thvamavyaya: Saasvatha-dharma-gOpthA
SanAthanasthvam PurushO mathO mE
- - - - 18th SlOkam
Oh Lord ! Thou art the imperishable , Supreme One to
be realized . Thou art the supreme foundaton of this
universe . Thou art the unchangable , protector of
the eternal law (Saasvatha dharma gOpthA ). Thou art
understood by me as the everlasting Supreme Being !
Sudarsamidham roopam dhrushtvAnasi yanmama
dEvA apyasya roopasya nithyam darsana-kAnkshiNa:
naaham vEdairna tapasA na dhAnEna na chEjyayA
sakya yEvamvidhO dhrashtum dhrushtavAnasi Maam yaTA
BhakthyA thvananyayA sakya ahamEvam vidhO Arjuna
jn~Atum dhrashtum cha tatthvEna pravEshtum cha Paramtapa
-- - - - SlOkams 52 , 53 & 54
(Meaning ): It is very difficult to witness this form of Mine ,
which You have just seen. Even the dEvAs long forever
to behold this cosmic form of Mine . This form beheld
by you can not be seen by mastery over VedAs , victory over
austeriites or by giving gifts galore or by the performance of
Yaagams . It can only be seen , known and entered into
by single-minded devotion towards Me.
Sarvam KrishNArpaNam asthu ,
Daasan , Oppiliappan KOil VaradachAri SadagOpan
Srimate Sri Laksminrisimha Divya Paduka Sevaka
Srivan Satakopa Sri Narayana Yatindra Mahadesikaya Nama:
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