Bhagavad Gita 11.52 meaningThe vision of everything
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Even the gods long to see what you just saw.”
What it means
Krishna says: “The form you have just seen is very hard to see. Even the gods long to see it.”
The original Sanskrit
श्रीभगवानुवाच । सुदुर्दर्शमिदं रूपं दृष्टवानसि यन्मम । देवा अप्यस्य रूपस्य नित्यं दर्शनकाङ्क्षिणः ॥
śrībhagavānuvāca sudurdarśamidaṃ rūpaṃ dṛṣṭavānasi yanmama devā apyasya rūpasya nityaṃ darśanakāṅkṣiṇaḥ
Translations
Literal translation
The Blessed Lord said: This form of Mine which you have seen is very difficult to see; even the gods are ever desirous of a vision of this form.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
श्रीभगवान् ने कहा -- मेरा यह रूप देखने को मिलना अति दुर्लभ है, जिसको कि तुमने देखा है। देवतागण भी सद ा इस रूप के दर्शन के इच्छुक रहते हैं।
Swami Tejomayananda
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