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11.4Arjuna
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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
द्रष्टुम् · draṣṭum
to be seen
प्रभो · prabho
O Lord
योगेश्वर · yogeśvara
O master of yoga
दर्शय · darśaya
show, reveal
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.

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