Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 11, Verse 52

Sanskrit Verse

श्री भगवानुवाच

सुदुर्दर्शमिदं रूपं दृष्टवानसि यन्मम।

देवा अप्यस्य रूपस्य नित्यं दर्शनकाङ्क्षिणः।।11.52।।

Transliteration

śhrī-bhagavān uvācha

su-durdarśham idaṁ rūpaṁ dṛiṣhṭavān asi yan mama

devā apy asya rūpasya nityaṁ darśhana-kāṅkṣhiṇaḥ

Word meanings

śhrī-bhagavān uvācha—the Supreme Lord said; su-durdarśham—exceedingly difficult to behold; idam—this; rūpam—form; dṛiṣhṭavān asi—that you are seeing; yat—which; mama—of mine; devāḥ—the celestial gods; api—even; asya—this; rūpasya—form; nityam—eternally; darśhana-kāṅkṣhiṇaḥ—aspiring to see;

Swami Sivananda's translation

The Blessed Lord said, “It is very hard indeed to see this form of Mine which thou hast seen; even the gods are ever longing to behold it.”

Chapter link: Gita Chapter 11