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Devanagari

सञ्जय उवाच
इत्यर्जुनं वासुदेवस्तथोक्त्वा
स्वकं रूपं दर्शयामास भूय: ।
आश्वासयामास च भीतमेनं
भूत्वा पुन: सौम्यवपुर्महात्मा ॥ ५० ॥

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sañjaya uvāca
ity arjunaṁ vāsudevas tathoktvā
svakaṁ rūpaṁ darśayām āsa bhūyaḥ
āśvāsayām āsa ca bhītam enaṁ
bhūtvā punaḥ saumya-vapur mahātmā

Synonyms

sañjayaḥ uvāca — Sañjaya said; iti — thus; arjunam — unto Arjuna; vāsudevaḥ — Kṛṣṇa; tathā — in that way; uktvā — speaking; svakam — His own; rūpam — form; darśayām āsa — showed; bhūyaḥ — again; āśvāsayām āsa — encouraged; ca — also; bhītam — fearful; enam — him; bhūtvā — becoming; punaḥ — again; saumya-vapuḥ — the beautiful form; mahā-ātmā — the great one.

sañjayaḥ uvāca: Sañjaya dit; iti: ainsi; arjunam: à Arjuna; vāsudevaḥ: Kṛṣṇa, le fils de Vasudeva; tathā: de cette façon; uktvā: parlant; svakam: Sa propre; rūpam: forme; darśayām-āsa: montra; bhūyaḥ: encore; āśvāsayām-āsa: rassura; ca: aussi; bhītam: effrayé; enam: lui; bhūtvā: devenant; punaḥ: encore; saumya-vapuḥ: la belle forme; mahā-ātmā: Lui, si grand.

Translation

Sañjaya said to Dhṛtarāṣṭra: The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, having spoken thus to Arjuna, displayed His real four-armed form and at last showed His two-armed form, thus encouraging the fearful Arjuna.

Sañjaya dit à Dhṛtarāṣṭra: Kṛṣṇa, Dieu, la Personne Suprême, dévoile alors à Arjuna, terrifié, Sa forme à quatre bras, puis reprend Sa forme à deux bras pour le rassurer.

Purport

When Kṛṣṇa appeared as the son of Vasudeva and Devakī, He first of all appeared as four-armed Nārāyaṇa, but when He was requested by His parents, He transformed Himself into an ordinary child in appearance. Similarly, Kṛṣṇa knew that Arjuna was not interested in seeing a four-handed form, but since Arjuna asked to see this four-handed form, Kṛṣṇa also showed him this form again and then showed Himself in His two-handed form. The word saumya-vapuḥ is very significant. Saumya-vapuḥ is a very beautiful form; it is known as the most beautiful form. When He was present, everyone was attracted simply by Kṛṣṇa’s form, and because Kṛṣṇa is the director of the universe, He just banished the fear of Arjuna, His devotee, and showed him again His beautiful form of Kṛṣṇa. In the Brahma-saṁhitā (5.38) it is stated, premāñjana-cchurita-bhakti-vilocanena: only a person whose eyes are smeared with the ointment of love can see the beautiful form of Śrī Kṛṣṇa.

Lorsque Kṛṣṇa Se manifesta comme le fils de Vasudeva et de Devakī, Il Se montra d’abord sous Sa forme à quatre bras, qui est celle de Nārāyaṇa, puis, pour répondre à la demande de Ses parents, Il prit l’apparence d’un enfant ordinaire. Bien qu’Il sache que Sa forme à quatre bras n’intéresse pas vraiment Arjuna, Kṛṣṇa la lui révèle pour répondre à sa demande puis, comme Il le fit avec Ses parents, Il lui montre Sa forme à deux bras. Dans notre verset, les mots saumya-vapuḥ présentent un intérêt particulier: ils désignent une forme de la plus grande beauté. Lorsque Kṛṣṇa était présent sur notre planète, Sa forme à elle seule fascinait tous les êtres. Parce qu’Il est le maître de l’univers, le Seigneur dissipe sans peine la peur d’Arjuna, Son dévot, et lui montre à nouveau Sa belle forme de Kṛṣṇa. La Brahma-saṁhitā (5.38) nous enseigne que seuls les êtres dont les yeux sont oints du baume de l’amour peuvent contempler la merveilleuse forme de Śrī Kṛṣṇa (premāñjana-cchurita-bhakti-vilocanena).