श्रीभगवानुवाच
11.52 सुदुर्दर्शमिदं रूपं दृष्टवानसि यन्मम। देवा अप्यस्य रूपस्य नित्यं दर्शनकाङ्क्षिणः
śrī bhagavān uvāca
sudurdarśam
Word meanings
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
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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The Bhagavat said, "This form of Mine, which you have just observed, is extremely difficult to behold; even the gods are ever eager to behold it."
Lord Shri Krishna replied: It is hard to see this vision of Me that thou hast seen. Even the most powerful have longed for it in vain.
The Lord said It is very hard to behold this form of Mine which you have seen. Even the gods ever long to behold this form.
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.
Very hard indeed it is to see this form of Mine which thou hast seen. Even the gods are ever longing to behold it.
11.54 भक्त्या त्वनन्यया शक्यमहमेवंविधोऽर्जुन। ज्ञातुं दृष्टुं च तत्त्वेन प्रवेष्टुं च परंतप
bhaktyā tv
Word meanings
bhaktyā—by devotion;tu—alone;ananyayā—unalloyed;śhakyaḥ—possible;aham—I;evam-vidhaḥ—like this;arjuna—Arjun;jñātum—to be known;draṣhṭum—to be seen;cha—and;tattvena—truly;praveṣhṭum—to enter into (union with me);cha—and;parantapa—scorcher of foes
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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But, through an unwavering devotion, it is possible to know, observe, and even enter into Me, O Arjuna! O scorcher of foes!
Only by tireless devotion can I be seen and known; only thus can a man become one with Me, O Arjuna!
But by single-minded devotion, O Arjuna, it is possible to truly know, to see and to enter into Me, who am of this form, O harasser of foes.
But, O Arjuna, by single-minded devotion am I-in this form-able to be known and seen in reality, and also be entered into, O destroyer of foes.
But by single-minded devotion can I, of this form, be known and seen in reality and also entered into, O Arjuna!
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विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग
Chapter 11: The Cosmic Vision
viśvarūpadarśanayoga
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11.53 नाहं वेदैर्न तपसा न दानेन न चेज्यया। शक्य एवंविधो द्रष्टुं दृष्टवानसि मां यथा
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Word meanings
na—never;aham—I;vedaiḥ—by study of the Vedas;na—never;tapasā—by serious penances;na—never;dānena—by charity;na—never;cha—also;ijyayā—by worship;śhakyaḥ—it is possible;evam-vidhaḥ—like this;draṣhṭum—to see;dṛiṣhṭavān—seeing;asi—you are;mām—me;yathā—as
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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Neither by reciting the Vedas, nor by observing austerity, nor by giving gifts, nor by performing sacrifice, can I be seen in this way as you have seen Me now.
Not by study of the scriptures, or by austerities, not by gifts or sacrifices, is it possible to see Me as thou hast done.
Sri Krsna says Not by the Vedas, nor by austerities, nor by gifts, nor by sacrifice, can I be seen in such a form as You have seen Me.
Not through the Vedas, not by austerity, not by gifts, nor even by sacrifice can I be seen in this form as you have seen Me.
Neither by the Vedas, nor by austerity, nor by gift, nor by sacrifice, can I be seen in this form as thou hast seen Me (so easily).
