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Bhagavad Gita 11.52 · Krishna

Even the gods long to see this

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सुदुर्दर्शमिदं रूपं दृष्टवानसि यन्मम।

देवा अप्यस्य रूपस्य नित्यं दर्शनकाङ्क्षिणः॥

śrībhagavānuvācasudurdarśamidaṃ rūpaṃ dṛṣṭavānasi yanmamadevā apyasya rūpasya nityaṃ darśanakāṅkṣiṇaḥ

This form of Mine that you have seen is very hard to see. Even the gods forever long for a sight of it.

What it means

Krishna tells Arjuna how precious this was. The form he just saw is extremely hard to see. Even the gods, he says, are always longing for a glimpse of it. Arjuna has been given what heaven itself waits for.

The story

Arjuna, shaken and humbled, might feel small. Krishna lifts him up. You saw what even gods long for. Treasure it.

In your life

Imagine a once-in-a-lifetime moment, the northern lights, the birth of a child, a perfect evening with someone now gone. Write one of those moments down tonight, so you never forget it.

Treasure the rare moments you're given.