Gita 11.4
Vishvarupa Darshana Yoga
मन्यसे यदि तच्छक्यं मया द्रष्टुमिति प्रभो | योगेश्वर ततो मे त्वं दर्शयात्मानमव्ययम् ||४||
manyase yadi tac chakyaṁ mayā draṣṭum iti prabho | yogeśvara tato me tvaṁ darśayātmānam avyayam ||4||
In essence: If You think I am capable - not my assessment, but Yours - then show me the imperishable You.
A conversation between a seeker and guide to help you feel this verse deeply
Sadhak-Guru Dialogue
Sadhak: "Why does Arjuna add 'if you think I can see it'? He's a great warrior, a devoted student - why doubt himself?"
Guru: "Have you ever received information you weren't ready for?"
Sadhak: "Yes... sometimes it was overwhelming. I couldn't process it or even remember it properly."
Guru: "And who would know best whether you're ready - you or your teacher?"
Sadhak: "The teacher, usually. I often think I'm ready when I'm not."
Guru: "Arjuna has learned this. He's requesting, not demanding. He trusts Krishna's assessment over his own eagerness. This is mature discipleship."
Sadhak: "But doesn't this put unnecessary limitation? What if Krishna says no?"
Guru: "Then that 'no' would be a teaching. But notice - the request itself shows readiness. Someone who demands is not ready; someone who asks with openness usually is. The humility IS the qualification."
Sadhak: "Why 'Yogeshvara'? Krishna has been called so many things - why this name here?"
Guru: "What would you need to see the imperishable?"
Sadhak: "Yoga? Union? Some kind of expanded consciousness?"
Guru: "Exactly. Arjuna is essentially saying: 'You are the master of union, the Lord of expanded consciousness - use that mastery to expand MY consciousness so I can see what I'm asking to see.' He's addressing the power he needs Krishna to use."
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🌅 Daily Practice
Yogeshvara invocation: Begin with acknowledging that you cannot expand your own consciousness by mere willpower. Address the inner teacher, the higher Self, the Divine by whatever name resonates: 'If You know I am ready, reveal to me what I need to see today. I trust Your timing over my eagerness.'
Readiness assessment: When opportunities arise - for learning, for challenge, for growth - ask not 'do I want this?' but 'am I ready for this?' If unsure, proceed with humility rather than confidence. Often our wanting outpaces our readiness. Let wisdom, not desire, guide your pace.
Avyayam contemplation: Before sleep, contemplate what remains unchanged through all your days. Your body has changed, your thoughts have changed, your circumstances have changed - yet YOU remain to witness all changes. This unchanging witness-presence is the 'avyayam' - touch it briefly, rest in it.