Chapter 11, Verse 12
Part of 11: Viśhwarūp Darśhan Yog — विश्वरूपदर्शनयोगदिवि सूर्यसहस्रस्य भवेद्युगपदुत्थिता। यदि भाः सदृशी सा स्याद्भासस्तस्य महात्मनः॥
Transliteration
divi sūrya-sahasrasya bhaved yugapad utthitā yadi bhāḥ sadṛiśhī sā syād bhāsas tasya mahātmanaḥ
Meaning
If the splendour of a thousand suns were to blaze out simultaneously in the sky, that would be the splendour of that mighty being.
Word-by-word meaning
divi — in the skysūrya — sunssahasrasya — thousandbhavet — wereyugapat — simultaneouslyutthitā — risingyadi — ifbhāḥ — splendorsadṛiśhī — likesā — thatsyāt — would bebhāsaḥ — splendortasya — of themmahā-ātmanaḥ — the great personality
Commentary
Divi here means in the Antariksha or the sky. Mahatma here refers to the great Soul or the mighty Being, the Cosmic Form.
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What is the meaning of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11, Verse 12?▼
If the splendour of a thousand suns were to blaze out simultaneously in the sky, that would be the splendour of that mighty being.
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This is verse 12 of Chapter 11 (Viśhwarūp Darśhan Yog — Yoga through Beholding the Cosmic Form of God) of the Bhagavad Gita, a scripture of 18 chapters and 700 verses spoken by Lord Krishna to Arjuna.