Commentary

Commentary

This verse marks the transition from dialogue to vision. Sanjaya, narrating events on the battlefield to the blind King Dhritarashtra, announces the moment when Krishna’s promise becomes reality. Having declared that He would show Arjuna His cosmic form, Krishna now does exactly that. The words mahaayogeshwarah harih — “the supreme master of all mystic power, Hari” — emphasize that this is no ordinary display. Only the Lord of all yoga, the ultimate source of all mystic energy, could reveal such a form.

The word paramam (supreme) and aishwaram (divine, majestic) indicate that what Arjuna is about to see is not merely an expanded material form but the highest possible manifestation of divine opulence. This is the form that contains all of existence — every galaxy, every being, every dimension of reality gathered into one inconceivable vision.

Sanjaya himself is able to describe these events because Vyasadeva had blessed him with divine vision. Neither Sanjaya nor Dhritarashtra were present on the battlefield in the ordinary sense, yet through the grace of Vyasa, Sanjaya could see everything transpiring between Krishna and Arjuna. This is itself a testament to the power of spiritual grace — the same principle at work when Krishna grants Arjuna divine eyes in the previous verse.

The stage is now set for one of the most awe-inspiring passages in all of scripture — the direct revelation of the Universal Form, which will leave Arjuna trembling with wonder, devotion, and fear.