श्रीभगवानुवाच ।सुदुर्दर्शमिदं रूपं दृष्टवानसि यन्मम ।देवा अप्यस्य रूपस्य नित्यं दर्शनकाङ्क्षिणः ॥
śrībhagavān uvāca |su-durdarśam idaṃ rūpaṃ dṛṣṭavān asi yan mama |devā apy asya rūpasya nityaṃ darśana-kāṅkṣiṇaḥ ||
- सुदुर्दर्शम् · su-durdarśam
- very hard to behold
- दृष्टवान् असि · dṛṣṭavān asi
- you have seen
- देवाः अपि · devāḥ api
- even the gods
- नित्यम् · nityam
- ever, constantly
- दर्शनकाङ्क्षिणः · darśana-kāṅkṣiṇaḥ
- longing for the sight
“The Blessed Lord said: This form of mine that you have seen is very hard to behold — even the gods ever long for its sight.”
— Original plain-language translation
Krishna reframes Arjuna's privilege: celestials themselves yearn for what the warrior saw. Human devotion is thus ranked above mere celestial status — a recurring Gita elevation of the loving mortal.
— Reader's notes (original)