श्रीभगवानुवाच | सुदुर्दर्शमिदं रूपं दृष्टवानसि यन्मम | देवा अप्यस्य रूपस्य नित्यं दर्शनकाङ्क्षिणः ||११-५२||
śrībhagavānuvāca . sudurdarśamidaṃ rūpaṃ dṛṣṭavānasi yanmama . devā apyasya rūpasya nityaṃ darśanakāṅkṣiṇaḥ ||11-52||
Chapter 11 · Verse 52
Vishwarupa Darsana Yoga
विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग
In plain words
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.
Translation
11.52 The Lord said It it very hard to behold this form of Mine which you have seen. Even the gods ever long to behold this form.
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.
Word by word
सुदुर्दर्शम् very hard to see इदम् this रूपम् form दृष्टवानसि thou hast seen यत् which मम My देवाः gods अपि also अस्य (of) this रूपस्य of form नित्यम् ever दर्शनकाङ्क्षिणः (are) desrious to behold.