Chapter 11, Verse 12
Vishwaroopa Darshana Yoga — Sanskrit shloka, transliteration, word meanings, English translation, and commentary.
Original Sanskrit verse
Transliteration
Word meanings
divi—in the sky; sūrya—suns; sahasrasya—thousand; bhavet—were; yugapat—simultaneously; utthitā—rising; yadi—if; bhāḥ—splendor; sadṛiśhī—like; sā—that; syāt—would be; bhāsaḥ—splendor; tasya—of them; mahā-ātmanaḥ—the great personality
English translation
If the splendour of a thousand suns were to blaze out simultaneously in the sky, that would be the splendour of that mighty being.
— Swami Sivananda
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Commentary
Divi here means in the Antariksha or the sky. Mahatma here refers to the great Soul or the mighty Being; the Cosmic Form.
Commentary by Swami Sivananda
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