Illustration for Bhagavad Gita chapter 11 verse 52
Chapter 11 · Vishvarupa Darshana Yoga

Rare Grace · Longed for by the Highest Beings

श्रीभगवानुवाच । सुदुर्दर्शमिदं रूपं दृष्टवानसि यन्मम । देवा अप्यस्य रूपस्य नित्यं दर्शनकाङ्क्षिणः ॥

śrī bhagavān uvāca. sudurdarśam idaṁ rūpaṁ dṛṣṭavān asi yan mama, devā apy asya rūpasya nityaṁ darśanakāṅkṣiṇaḥ.

Meaning

"The Supreme Lord said: This form of Mine that you have seen is extremely difficult to behold; even the gods are ever longing for a vision of this form."

Explanation

What Arjuna experienced was something even the most exalted beings continually long for but rarely receive.

Today's Life Lesson

Recognize today's rare blessings as truly special, even ones others might quietly long for.

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