Chapter 11, Verse 12 (Bhagavad Gita 11.12)
Chapter 11: Viśhwarūp Darśhan Yog – Yoga through Beholding the Cosmic Form of God
Sanskrit Shloka
दिवि सूर्यसहस्रस्य भवेद्युगपदुत्थिता। यदि भाः सदृशी सा स्याद्भासस्तस्य महात्मनः
Transliteration
divi sūrya-sahasrasya bhaved yugapad utthitā yadi bhāḥ sadṛiśhī sā syād bhāsas tasya mahātmanaḥ
Word Meanings
divi—in the sky; sūrya—suns; sahasrasya—thousand; bhavet—were; yugapat—simultaneously; utthitā—rising; yadi—if; bhāḥ—splendor; sadṛiśhī—like; sā—that; syāt—would be; bhāsaḥ—splendor; tasya—of them; mahā-ātmanaḥ—the great personality
Translation
If the splendour of a thousand suns were to blaze out simultaneously in the sky, that would be the splendour of that mighty being.
Meaning & Commentary
In this profound moment of the Vishwarupa-darshana, Bhagwan Shri Krishna reveals the terrifying yet magnificent limitlessness of His cosmic form to Arjuna. This celestial light symbolizes the blinding brilliance of the Absolute Truth, which transcends the material limitations of human perception. Shri Krishna shows that He is the ultimate source of all luminosity, encompassing both the destructive and creative forces of the universe. By witnessing this, Arjuna transcends his human perspective, realizing that his charioteer is the eternal Lord of all existence. For the seeker, this signifies the necessity of divine grace to behold the transcendental nature of Shri Krishna, leading one away from the illusion of the material world toward eternal liberation.