Gita 11.3
Vishvarupa Darshana Yoga
एवमेतद्यथात्थ त्वमात्मानं परमेश्वर | द्रष्टुमिच्छामि ते रूपमैश्वरं पुरुषोत्तम ||३||
evam etad yathāttha tvam ātmānaṁ parameśvara | draṣṭum icchāmi te rūpam aiśvaraṁ puruṣottama ||3||
In essence: You are as You describe Yourself - now let me SEE what I believe.
A conversation between a seeker and guide to help you feel this verse deeply
Sadhak-Guru Dialogue
Sadhak: "Arjuna says 'you are as you describe' - but how can he know that without seeing? Isn't this blind faith?"
Guru: "What's the alternative? How would you verify Krishna's words before accepting them?"
Sadhak: "I suppose I couldn't... unless I saw for myself. Which is exactly what he's asking for."
Guru: "So is he being blindly faithful or strategically faithful?"
Sadhak: "Both? He accepts the teaching first, then asks for confirmation. But wait - if he needs to see to really believe, how is his acceptance genuine?"
Guru: "Have you ever trusted a doctor's diagnosis before seeing the test results?"
Sadhak: "Yes, if I trust the doctor."
Guru: "The trust lets you proceed. The results confirm or refine. Arjuna's faith in Krishna's character allows him to accept the teaching; the vision will transform acceptance into unshakeable knowing. Both are needed."
Sadhak: "Why does he use such elevated terms - Parameshvara, Purushottama? He's been Krishna's friend for years."
Guru: "When asking to see the Supreme, how should one address the Supreme?"
Sadhak: "With appropriate reverence, I suppose."
Guru: "Arjuna is shifting from friendly intimacy to devotional surrender. The request he's making requires recognizing WHO he's asking. You don't ask a friend to show you the cosmos - you ask God. The shift in address signals his readiness to receive."
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🌅 Daily Practice
Faith-to-experience intention: Begin with whatever spiritual truths you intellectually accept but haven't fully experienced. Name them: 'I believe I am not this body. I believe consciousness underlies all. I believe in ultimate goodness.' Then make Arjuna's request your own: 'May I SEE what I believe. May understanding become realization.'
Parameshvara recognition: Throughout the day, practice seeing 'Parameshvara' - the Supreme Lord - in authority figures, in natural law, in the consequences of actions. Every system that governs reality points to the ultimate Governor. Let this recognition soften your resistance to life's circumstances.
Aishvaram glimpses: Before sleep, recall any moments today when you glimpsed something 'divine' - a sunset, a kindness, a moment of peace, an uncanny synchronicity. These are tiny windows into the aishvaram rupam - the form of divine glory. Acknowledge them as previews of what Arjuna is about to see in full.