BHAGAVAD-GITA 11:1

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BHAGAVAD-GITA 11:1

 

arjuna uvaca

mad-anugrahaya paramam

guhyam adhyatma-samjnitam

yat tvayoktam vacas tena

moho 'yam vigato mama

 

WORD FOR WORD

 

arjunah uvaca--Arjuna said; mat-anugrahaya- just to show me favor;

paramam--supreme; guhyam--confidential subject; adhyatma--spiritual;

samjnitam--in the matter of; yat--what; tvaya--by You; uktam--said;

vacah--words; tena--by that; mohah--illusion; ayam--this; vigatah--is

removed; mama--my.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Arjuna said: By my hearing the instructions You have kindly given me

about these most confidential spiritual subjects, my illusion has now

been dispelled.

 

PURPORT

 

This chapter reveals Krsna as the cause of all causes. He is even the

cause of the Maha-Visnu, from whom the material universes emanate.

Krsna is not an incarnation; He is the source of all incarnations.

That has been completely explained in the last chapter.

 

Now, as far as Arjuna is concerned, he says that his illusion is over.

This means that Arjuna no longer thinks of Krsna as a mere human

being, as a friend of his, but as the source of everything. Arjuna is

very enlightened and is glad that he has such a great friend as Krsna,

but now he is thinking that although he may accept Krsna as the source

of everything, others may not. So in order to establish Krsna's

divinity for all, he is requesting Krsna in this chapter to show His

universal form. Actually when one sees the universal form of Krsna one

becomes frightened, like Arjuna, but Krsna is so kind that after

showing it He converts Himself again into His original form. Arjuna

agrees to what Krsna has several times said: Krsna is speaking to him

just for his benefit. So Arjuna acknowledges that all this is

happening to him by Krsna's grace. He is now convinced that Krsna is

the cause of all causes and is present in everyone's heart as the

Supersoul.

 

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