śrī-bhagavān uvāca
sudurdarśam idaṃ rūpaṃ dṛṣṭavān asi yan mama
devā apy asya rūpasya nityaṃ darśana-kāṅkṣiṇaḥ
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śrī-bhagavān (the glorious Lord) uvāca (he spoke),
[
tvam]
(you) mama (my) yat idam su-durdarśam rūpam (that form which is very difficult to behold) dṛṣṭavān (one who saw) asi (you are).
devāḥ api (even the divinities) nityam (always) asya rūpasya (of this form) darśana-kāṅkṣiṇaḥ (desiring to see) [
santi]
(they are).
śrī-bhagavān |
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śrī-bhagavant 1n.1 m.; TP: śriyā yukto bhagavān iti – the Lord united with majesty (from: śrī – lustre, majesty, fortune; √bhaj – to share, to love, to rejoice, to worship, bhaga – a share, good fortune, opulence; -mant / -vant – suffix denoting one who possesses, bhagavant – who possesses opulence); |
uvāca |
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√vac (to speak) Perf. P 1v.1 – he spoke; |
sudurdarśam |
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su-dur-darśa 2n.1 n. – very difficult to behold (from: su – prefix: good, excellent, beautiful, virtuous; dur / dus – prefix: difficult, bad, hard; √dṛś – to see, darśa – view, appearance); |
idam |
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idam 2n.1 n. – this; |
rūpam |
– |
rūpa 2n.1 n. – shape, figure, beauty (from: √rūp – to form); |
dṛṣṭavān |
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dṛṣṭavant (√dṛś – to see) PP 1n.1 m. – one who saw; |
asi |
– |
√as (to be) Praes. P 2v.1 – you are; |
yat |
– |
yat sn. 2n.1 n. – that which; |
mama |
– |
asmat sn. 6n.1 – my; |
devāḥ |
– |
deva 1n.3 m. – the gods, divinities (from: √div – to shine, to play); |
api |
– |
av. – although, moreover, besides, even; |
asya |
– |
idam sn. 6n.1 n. – of this; |
rūpasya |
– |
rūpa 6n.1 n. – of shape, of figure (from: √rūp – to form); |
nityam |
– |
av. – constantly, eternally (from: nitya – continual, eternal); |
darśana-kāṅkṣiṇaḥ |
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darśana-kāṅkṣin 1n.3 m.; TP: darśanaṁ kāṅkṣiṇa iti – desiring to see (from: √dṛś – to see, darśana – seeing, observing, vision; √kāṅkṣ – to desire, to expect; kāṅkṣin – desiring); |
sudurdarśam → sudarśanam / durdarśanam (good to see / bad to see);
nityaṁ darśana-kāṅkṣiṇaḥ → nityaṁ vaṁdana-kāṅkṣiṇaḥ / nitya-darśana-kāṅkṣiṇaḥ (always desiring to adore / desiring to see constantly);
sudurdarśaṃ suṣṭhu duḥkhena darśanam asyeti sudurdarśam | idaṃ rūpaṃ dṛṣṭavān asi yan mama, devā apy asya mama rūpasya nityaṃ sarvadā darśana-kāṅkṣiṇaḥ | darśanepsavo’pi na tvam iva dṛṣṭavantaḥ, na drakṣyanti cety abhiprāyaḥ
mama idaṃ sarvasya praśāsane ‚vasthitaṃ sarvāsrayaṃ sarvakāraṇabhūtaṃ rūpaṃ yad dṛṣṭavān asi, tat sudurdarśaṃ na kenāpi draṣṭuṃ śakyam / asya rūpasya devā api nityaṃ darśanakāṅkṣiṇaḥ, na tu dṛṣṭavantaḥ
svakṛtasyānugrahasyātidurlabhatvaṃ darśayana bhagavān uvāca sudurdarśam iti | yan mama viśva-rūpaṃ tvaṃ dṛṣṭavān asi | idaṃ sudurdarśam atyantaṃ draṣṭum aśakyam | yato devā apy asya rūpasya nityaṃ sarvadā darśanam icchanti kevalam | na punar idaṃ paśyanti
sva-kṛtasyānugrahasyātidurlabhatvaṃ darśayan śrī-bhagavān uvāca sudurdarśam iti caturbhiḥ | mama yad rūpam idānīṃ tvaṃ dṛṣṭavān asi, idaṃ viśva-rūpaṃ sudurdarśam atyantaṃ draṣṭum aśakyam | yato devā apy asya rūpasya nityaṃ sarvadā darśana-kāṅkṣiṇo na tu tvam iva pūrvaṃ dṛṣṭavanto na vāgre drakṣyantīty abhiprāyaḥ | darśanākāṅkṣāyā nityatvokteḥ
darśitasya svarūpasya māhātmyam āha sudurdarśam iti tribhiḥ | devatā api asya darśanākāṅkṣiṇa eva na tu darśanaṃ labhante | tvaṃ tu naivedam api spṛhayasi | man-mūla-svarūpa-narākāra-mahā-mādhurya-nityāsvādine tvac-cakṣuse katham etad coratām ? ataeva mayā divyaṃ dadāmi te cakṣuḥ iti divyaṃ cakṣur dattam | kintu divya-cakṣur iva divyaṃ mano na dattam ataeva divya-cakṣuṣāpi tvayā na samyaktayā rocitaṃ man-mānuṣa-rūpa-mahā-mādhuryaika-grāhi-manaskatvāt | yadi divyaṃ mano ‚pi tubhyam adāsyaṃ tadā deva-loka iva bhavān apy etad viśvarūpa pūruṣa-svarūpam arocayiṣyad eveti bhāvaḥ
mayā pradarśitaṃ na veda-yajñādhyayaniḥ ity ādinā ślāghitaṃ ca sahasra-śiraskaṃ mad-rūpaṃ śraddadhāno mat-priya-sakho ‚rjuno manuṣya-bhāva-bhāvite śrī-kṛṣṇe mayi kadācid viślatha-bhāvo mābhūd iti bhāvena svaka-rūpasya parama-puruṣārthatām upadiśati sudurdarśam iti | sahasra-śiraskaṃ mad-rūpaṃ durdarśam eva | idaṃ ca mama kṛṣṇa-rūpaṃ sudurdarśam | nāhaṃ prakāśaḥ sarvasya ity ukteḥ | yat tvaṃ sucirād dṛṣṭavān asi katham evaṃ praty emīti cet tatrāha devā apy asyeti | etac ca daśamādau garbha-stuty-ādinā prasiddham eva