मन्यसे यदि तच्छक्यं मया द्रष्टुमिति प्रभो | योगेश्वर ततो मे त्वं दर्शयात्मानमव्ययम्
manyase yadi tacchakyaṃ mayā draṣṭumiti prabho . yogeśvara tato me tvaṃ darśayātmānamavyayam
O Herr (Prabhu), wenn Du meinst, dass es für mich möglich ist, dies zu schauen, dann, o Herr des Yoga (Yogeśvara), zeige mir Dein unvergängliches Selbst (ātman).
O Lord, if You think that it is possible to be seen by me, then, O Lord of Yoga, You show me Your eternal Self.
Arjuna bittet Krishna demütig um die Vision Seiner kosmischen Form, da er weiß, dass eine solche Schau nur durch göttliche Gnade möglich ist. Er erkennt Krishna als den 'Herrn des Yoga' (Yogeśvara) an, den Meister aller spirituellen Kräfte und den Spender der höchsten Erkenntnis.
Arjuna is very keen and eager to see the Cosmic Form of the Lord. He prays to Him to grant him the vision. This supreme vision can be obtained only through His grace.Yogesvara also means the Lord of Yoga. A Yogi is one who is endowed with the eight psychic powers (Siddhis). The Lord of the Yogins is Yogesvara. And? Yoga is identity of the individual soul with the Absolute. He who is able to bestow this realisation of identity on the deserving spiritual aspirant is Yogesvara.He Who is able to create? preserve? destroy? veil and graciously release is the Lord. (These five actions? Panchakriyas? are known respectively as Srishti? Sthiti? Samhara? Tirodhana and Anugraha.)