एवमेतद्यथात्थ त्वमात्मानं परमेश्वर ।द्रष्टुमिच्छामि ते रूपमैश्वरं पुरुषोत्तम ॥
evam etad yathāttha tvam ātmānaṃ parameśvara |draṣṭum icchāmi te rūpam aiśvaraṃ puruṣottama ||
- एवम् · evam
- thus, so
- एतत् · etat
- this
- यथा · yathā
- as
- आत्थ · āttha
- you have declared
- आत्मानम् · ātmānam
- yourself
- परमेश्वर · parameśvara
- O Supreme Lord
- द्रष्टुम् · draṣṭum
- to see
- इच्छामि · icchāmi
- I wish
- रूपम् · rūpam
- form
- ऐश्वरम् · aiśvaram
- sovereign, majestic
- पुरुषोत्तम · puruṣottama
- O Supreme Person
“It is just as you have declared yourself to be, O Supreme Lord — yet I long to see that majestic form of yours, O Supreme Person.”
— Original plain-language translation
Faith accepts the teaching, but love wants to behold. Arjuna does not doubt Krishna's words; he asks for vision to complete them. This verse gives the chapter its motion: from description to direct showing.
— Reader's notes (original)