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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11, Verse 52

The Universal Form

श्री भगवानुवाच सुदुर्दर्शमिदं रूपं दृष्टवानसि यन्मम। देवा अप्यस्य रूपस्य नित्यं दर्शनकाङ्क्षिणः

śhrī-bhagavān uvācha su-durdarśham idaṁ rūpaṁ dṛiṣhṭavān asi yan mama devā apy asya rūpasya nityaṁ darśhana-kāṅkṣhiṇaḥ

What does Bhagavad Gita 11.52 mean?

The Blessed Lord said: This form of Mine which you have seen is exceedingly difficult to behold; even the gods are ever longing to see this form.

Word-by-word meaning

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 ·

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