Bhagavad Gita 11.47 · Krishna
Shown to you in grace
मया प्रसन्नेन तवार्जुनेदं
रूपं परं दर्शितमात्मयोगात्।
तेजोमयं विश्वमनन्तमाद्यं
यन्मे त्वदन्येन न दृष्टपूर्वम्॥
śrībhagavānuvācamayā prasannena tavārjunedaṃ rūpaṃ paraṃ darśitamātmayogāttejomayaṃ viśvamanantamādyaṃ yanme tvadanyena na dṛṣṭapūrvam
Out of grace, Arjuna, by My own power I showed you this radiant, infinite, first form, which none but you has seen.
Words
- yoga
What it means
Krishna speaks gently. I was pleased with you, Arjuna, so I showed you this. By his own power, his yoga, he revealed the radiant, infinite, primal universal form. No one but Arjuna has ever seen it this way. It wasn't earned. It was given, out of grace and love.
The story
After the vision's intensity, Krishna's first words are tender. This was a gift, he says. Not a test, not a punishment. Arjuna's friend wanted him to see.
In your life
Remember a time someone gave you a chance you hadn't earned, a job, a second chance, a kindness. Pass grace forward this week. Give someone a chance they haven't earned yet.
Grace gives what cannot be earned.