Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 11, Verse 3
एवमेतद्यथात्थ त्वमात्मानं परमेश्वर । द्रष्टुमिच्छामि ते रूपमैश्वरं पुरुषोत्तम
evametadyathāttha tvamātmānaṃ parameśvara | draṣṭumicchāmi te rūpamaiśvaraṃ puruṣottama
Translation
So it is, as Thou, O Supreme Lord, hast declared Thyself to be. (Still) I desire to see Thy form as Īśvara, O Puruṣa Supreme.
— Alladi Mahadeva Sastri
Word meanings
- evam
- thus
- etat
- this
- yathā
- as
- āttha
- sayest
- tvam
- thou
- ātmānam
- (thy) self
- parameśvara
- O highest Lord
- draṣṭum
- to see
- icchāmi
- (I) desire
- te
- thy
- rūpam
- form
- aiśvaram
- sovereign
- puruṣottama
- O best of beings
Śaṅkarācārya's commentary
Form &c.: that of Viṣṇu, as possessed of (infinite) wisdom, sovereignty, strength, power, prowess and splendour.