Word meanings
- śrī-bhagavān uvāca
- the Supreme Lord said
- su-durdarśam
- exceedingly difficult to behold
- idam
- this
- rūpam
- form
- dṛṣṭavān asi
- that you are seeing
- yat
- which
- mama
- of mine
- devāḥ
- the celestial gods
- api
- even
- asya
- this
- rūpasya
- form
- nityam
- eternally
- darśana-kāṅkṣiṇaḥ
- aspiring to see
Translations
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."
Lord Shri Krishna replied: It is difficult to see the vision of Me that thou hast seen. Even the most powerful have longed for it in vain.
The Blessed Lord said, "This form of Mine, which you have seen, is very difficult to behold; even the gods are ever desirous of a vision of this form."
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।Commentary
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.