11. Beholding the Form of God

Viśhwarūp Darśhan Yog

BG 11.12

If a thousand suns were to blaze forth together, it would be but a faint reflection of the radiance of that almighty being.

दिवि सूर्यसहस्रस्य भवेद्युगपदुत्थिता
यदि भाः सदृशी सा स्याद्भासस्तस्य महात्मनः

  • divi — in the sky

  • sūrya-sahasrasya — thousand suns

    • sūrya — sun

    • sahasrasya — thousand

  • bhaved — were

  • yugapad — simultaneously

  • utthitā — rising

  • yadi — if

  • bhāḥ — splendor

  • sadṛiśhī — like

  • — that

  • syād — would be

  • bhāsas — splendor

  • tasya — of them

  • mahātmanaḥ — the great personality
    mahā-ātmanaḥ—the great personality

...11.8

Sanjaya said: Having thus spoken, my king, the great Lord of Yoga revealed to Arjuna his divine form.

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There were countless eyes, mouths, and mystic forms, with divine ornaments and celestial weapons.

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Crowned with heavenly garlands, anointed with divine perfumes, he showed himself as the resplendent, marvelous, boundless, and omnipotent one.

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If a thousand suns were to blaze forth together, it would be but a faint reflection of the radiance of that almighty being.

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There, in the body of the Supreme God, Arjuna saw the entire universe resting in a single spot.

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Then, overcome with amazement, his hairs standing on end, he bowed his head to Krishna and spoke with folded hands.

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Chapter 11, Verse 12