Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 11, verse 46 · Arjuna
Bhagavad Gita 11.46 · Kiritinam Gadinam
किरीटिनं गदिनं चक्रहस्त-
मिच्छामि त्वां द्रष्टुमहं तथैव ।
तेनैव रूपेण चतुर्भुजेन
सहस्रबाहो भव विश्वमूर्ते ॥
kirīṭinaṃ gadinaṃ cakrahasta-
micchāmi tvāṃ draṣṭumahaṃ tathaiva |
tenaiva rūpeṇa caturbhujena
sahasrabāho bhava viśvamūrte ||
Translation
I wish to see you as before, crowned and holding mace and discus. Take on that four-armed form again, you of a thousand arms, whose body is the universe.
Context
Spoken by Arjuna in chapter 11, Vishvarupa Darshana Yoga — “The Vision of the Universal Form”, which has 55 verses.
Frequently asked questions
What does Bhagavad Gita 11.46 mean?
I wish to see you as before, crowned and holding mace and discus. Take on that four-armed form again, you of a thousand arms, whose body is the universe.
Who speaks Bhagavad Gita 11.46?
Arjuna, in chapter 11, Vishvarupa Darshana Yoga (The Vision of the Universal Form).
Sanskrit text: traditional, public domain. Translation and explanation are our own.