Bhagavad Gita 11.52श्री 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

Sanskrit recitation

11.51 11.53

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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."

Hindi translation

श्रीभगवान् बोले -- मेरा यह जो रूप तुमने देखा है, इसके दर्शन अत्यन्त ही दुर्लभ हैं। इस रूपको देखनेके लिये देवता भी नित्य लालायित रहते हैं।

Meaning

Lord Krishna says to Arjuna Though the gods long to behold the Cosmic Form yet they have not seen it as you have done. THey can never behold it.Just as the Chataka (a bird) longs for a drop of rain, eagerly turning its eyes towards the clouds, so also do gods yearn to behold the Cosmic Form but their wishes have not been gratified even in their dreams. Such is that marvellous vision which thou hast easily seen.

After Swami Sivananda

After awe — devotion· 11.35–11.55→

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Word-by-word→

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

Bhagavad Gita 11.52श्री भगवानुवाच सुदुर्दर्शमिदं रूपं दृष्टवानसि यन्मम।देवा अप्यस्य रूपस्य नित्यं दर्शनकाङ्क्षिणः ॥

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