Bhagavad Gita 11.8 meaningThe vision of everything
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Your eyes can’t see this. I will give you magic eyes.”
What it means
“But you can't see me with your ordinary eyes. I will give you divine sight. Now see my divine power.”
The original Sanskrit
न तु मां शक्यसे द्रष्टुमनेनैव स्वचक्षुषा । दिव्यं ददामि ते चक्षुः पश्य मे योगमैश्वरम् ॥
na tu māṃ śakyase draṣṭumanenaiva svacakṣuṣā divyaṃ dadāmi te cakṣuḥ paśya me yogamaiśvaram
Translations
Literal translation
But you are not able to see Me merely with this eye of yours. I grant you the supernatural eye; bhold My divine Yoga.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
परन्तु तुम अपने इन्हीं (प्राकृत) नेत्रों के द्वारा मुझे देखने में समर्थ नहीं हो; (इसलिए) मैं तुम्हें दिव्यचक्षु देता हूँ, जि ससे तुम मेरे ईश्वरीय 'योग' को देखो।
Swami Tejomayananda
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Keep reading · 11.9Sanjaya tells the blind king: “Having said this, Krishna, the great master of yoga, showed Arjuna his supreme, divine form.”