Grace

Daivi hy esha guna-mayi mama maya duratyaya, mam eva ye prapadyante mayam etam taranti te

This divine energy of Mine, consisting of the three modes of material nature, is difficult to overcome. But those who surrender unto Me can easily cross beyond it.

Sri bhagavan uvaca: idam tu te guhyatamam pravakshyamy anasuyave, jnanam vijnana-sahitam yaj jnatva mokshyase 'shubhat

The Supreme Lord said: Because you are free from envy, I shall impart to you this most secret wisdom combined with direct realisation. Knowing this, you shall be freed from all misfortune. This royal knowledge is the highest purifier and is directly perceivable by experience.

Ananya-chintayanto mam ye janah paryupasate, tesham nityabhiyuktanam yoga-kshemam vahamy aham

To those who are constantly devoted and worship Me with love, I give the understanding by which they can come to Me.

Sri bhagavan uvaca: bhuya eva maha-baho shrinu me paramam vacah, yat te 'ham priyamanaya vakshyami hita-kamyaya

The Supreme Lord said: O mighty-armed one, listen again to My supreme word which I shall speak to you for your benefit and out of My desire for your welfare. The Lord repeats His teaching out of compassion, ensuring that even the most profound truths are clearly understood by the sincere seeker.

Sri bhagavan uvaca: hanta te kathayishyami divya hy atma-vibhutayah, pradhanyatah kuru-shreshtha nasty anto vistarasya me

The Supreme Lord said: Yes, I will tell you of My splendorous manifestations, but only the principal ones, O best of the Kurus, for there is no end to My extent. The Lord acknowledges the infinity of His vibhutis while graciously offering the most important ones to guide the devotee's contemplation.

Arjuna uvaca: mad-anugrahaya paramam guhyam adhyatma-samjnitam, yat tvayoktam vacas tena moho 'yam vigato mama

Arjuna says: By the supremely confidential spiritual instruction You have given me, my delusion has now been dispelled.

Damshtra-karalam ca te mukham drishtvaiva kalanalasannibham, disho na jane na labhe ca sharma prasida devesa jagan-nivasa

Seeing Your mouths with terrifying tusks, like the blazing fires of dissolution, I lose my sense of direction and find no peace. Be gracious, O Lord of gods, O refuge of the universe.

Tasmāt praṇamya praṇidhāya kāyaṁ prasādaye tvām aham īśham īḍyam, piteva putrasya sakheva sakhyuḥ priyaḥ priyāyārhasi deva soḍhum

Therefore, bowing down and prostrating my body, I seek Your grace, O adorable Lord. As a father tolerates his son, a friend his friend, and a lover his beloved, please tolerate my offenses, O God.

Adṛiṣhṭa-pūrvaṁ hṛiṣhito 'smi dṛiṣhṭvā bhayena cha pravyathitaṁ mano me, tad eva me darshaya deva rūpaṁ prasīda deveśha jagan-nivāsa

I am delighted to have seen what has never been seen before, yet my mind is troubled with fear. O Lord of gods, refuge of the universe, show me that form again. Be gracious.

Mac-chittah sarva-durgani mat-prasadat tarishyasi, atha cet tvam ahankaran na shroshyasi vinankshyasi

If you become conscious of Me, you will pass over all the obstacles of conditioned life by My grace. But if you do not work in such consciousness, but act through ego, you will be lost.

Tam eva śharaṇaṁ gachchha sarva-bhāvena bhārata, tat-prasādāt parāṁ śhāntim sthānaṁ prāpsyasi śhāśhvatam

Surrender exclusively unto Him with your whole being, O Bharata. By His grace, you will attain supreme peace and the eternal abode.

Sarva-dharman parityajya mam ekam sharanam vraja, aham tvam sarva-papebhyo mokshayishyami ma shuchah

Abandon all varieties of dharmas and simply surrender unto Me alone. I shall liberate you from all sinful reactions; do not fear.

Arjuna uvaca: Nashto mohah smritir labdha tvat-prasadan mayacyuta, sthito 'smi gata-sandehah karishye vacanam tava

Arjuna said: O infallible Krishna, my illusion is dispelled, and by Your grace I have regained memory. I am now firm and free from doubt, and am prepared to act according to Your instructions.

vyasa-prasadac chrutavan etad guhyam aham param yogam yogesvarat krishnat saksat kathayatah svayam

By the grace of Vyasa, I have heard this supreme and most secret yoga directly from Krishna, the lord of yoga, who was speaking it himself. Sanjaya attributes his extraordinary vision and hearing to the grace of the sage Vyasa.