मन्यसे यदि तच्छक्यं मया द्रष्टुमिति प्रभो ।योगेश्वर ततो मे त्वं दर्शयात्मानमव्ययम् ॥
manyase yadi tac chakyaṃ mayā draṣṭum iti prabho |yogeśvara tato me tvaṃ darśayātmānam avyayam ||
- मन्यसे · manyase
- you think
- यदि · yadi
- if
- शक्यम् · śakyam
- possible
- मया · mayā
- by me
- द्रष्टुम् · draṣṭum
- to be seen
- प्रभो · prabho
- O Lord
- योगेश्वर · yogeśvara
- O master of yoga
- दर्शय · darśaya
- show, reveal
- आत्मानम् · ātmānam
- yourself
- अव्ययम् · avyayam
- imperishable
“If you think it can be seen by me, O Lord, O master of yoga, then reveal to me your imperishable self.”
— Original plain-language translation
Arjuna leaves the decision to Krishna's judgment — a model of devotional asking without demand. The title Yogeshvara hints that what is about to be shown is not a magic trick but the fruit of Krishna's sovereign power of joining.
— Reader's notes (original)