Bhagavad Gita · Vishvarupa Darshana YogaChapter 11, Shloka 52 (11.52)
Original Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
श्रीभगवानुवाच
सुदुर्दर्शमिदं रूपं दृष्टवानसि यन्मम
देवा अप्यस्य रूपस्य नित्यं दर्शनकाङ्क्षिणः
॥ 11.52 ॥
sudurdarśamidaṃ rūpaṃ dṛṣṭavānasi yanmama
devā apyasya rūpasya nityaṃ darśanakāṅkṣiṇaḥ
Translation
The Blessed Lord said: "This form of mine that you have seen is extremely hard to see; even the gods always long for the sight of this form."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. suṣṭhu duḥkhena darśanam asya iti sudurdarśam; devāḥ api … nityaṃ sarvadā darśanakāṅkṣiṇaḥ darśanepsavo'pi na tvam iva dṛṣṭavantaḥ, na drakṣyanti ca iti abhiprāyaḥ.
Acharya Ramanuja — which form? mama idaṃ sarvasya praśāsane avasthitaṃ sarvāśrayaṃ sarvakāraṇabhūtaṃ rūpaṃ yat dṛṣṭavān asi — the form you saw, which governs all and is the refuge and cause of all.
AI-assisted draft translation — under review.