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Bhagavad Gita 11.12 — Divi Surya-Sahasrasya

Bhagavad Gita 11.12 — Divi Surya-Sahasrasya in English · English

🕉️ hindu·📿 11× repetitions·🕐 Morning meditation, at sunrise, or while contemplating the cosmic vastness of God·📜 Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11, Verse 12

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हिन्दी / देवनागरी తెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀEnglishසිංහල 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

✦ Meaning

This celebrated verse from the eleventh chapter describes the overwhelming radiance of Krishna's Vishvarupa, the Universal Form revealed to Arjuna. Its blazing splendour, says Sanjaya, would equal a thousand suns rising together in the sky. The image conveys the boundless majesty and light of the Supreme, inspiring awe and surrender, and reminding the devotee that the Lord's true form is infinite glory beyond all measure.

Origin & Story

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11, Verse 12 · Sage Veda Vyasa (Mahabharata, Bhishma Parva) · Ancient (text compiled c. 5th–2nd century BCE)

In the eleventh chapter, the Yoga of the Vision of the Universal Form (Vishwarupa Darshana Yoga), Arjuna asks to behold Krishna's cosmic form. Granted divine sight, he sees the whole universe within the Lord. This verse describes the unimaginable radiance of that vision — a brilliance like a thousand suns blazing forth together in the heavens.

✦ As told in scripture

Sanjaya relates that the brilliance of the Universal Form was so overwhelming that even Arjuna, the mightiest of warriors, trembled and bowed his head; the verse has since stood as the scripture's measure of divine splendour — the light of a thousand suns rising as one.

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The Mantra

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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 forth all at once in the sky, that might resemble the splendour of that great Being (the Universal Form).

Word-by-Word Meaning

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divi🔊in the sky

sūrya🔊suns

sahasrasya🔊of a thousand

bhavet🔊were to be

yugapat🔊simultaneously, all at once

utthitā🔊risen, blazing forth

yadi🔊if

bhāḥ🔊splendour, radiance

sadṛiśhī🔊like, resembling

sā🔊that

syāt🔊would be

bhāsaḥ🔊the splendour

tasya🔊of that (Being)

mahā-ātmanaḥ🔊of the great personality (the Supreme)

Benefits of Chanting Bhagavad Gita 11.12 — Divi Surya-Sahasrasya

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Evokes awe and reverence for the boundless majesty of the Universal Form

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Inspires humility and surrender before the infinite splendour of God

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Lifts the mind toward the vision of the Lord as limitless light

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Deepens devotion through one of the Gita's most majestic images

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Stills the restless mind by directing it to a single, radiant focus

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Strengthens faith in Krishna as the Supreme Being beyond all measure

How to Chant Bhagavad Gita 11.12 — Divi Surya-Sahasrasya

Repetitions11times

Best TimeMorning meditation, at sunrise, or while contemplating the cosmic vastness of God

Chant this verse slowly and let the image fill your inner sight — a thousand suns blazing forth together as a glimpse of the Lord's true splendour. Allow the sheer immensity of it to dissolve the small concerns of the mind into awe and surrender. It is a powerful contemplation for cultivating reverence, best chanted with eyes closed, picturing the boundless light of the Universal Form.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Bhagavad Gita 11.12 — Divi Surya-Sahasrasya written in the English script — the same Sanskrit/Hindi verses, transliterated character-by-character so you can read and chant comfortably. Tap any line (or the ▶ button) to hear it recited aloud.

Yes — only the script changes; the words and their meaning are the original. The verse-by-verse meaning, benefits and how-to-chant guidance on this page apply exactly the same.

It describes the dazzling radiance of Krishna's Universal Form (Vishvarupa): if a thousand suns were to rise together in the sky, their combined light would resemble the splendour of that great Being. The verse conveys the limitless majesty and glory of the Supreme.

It is spoken by Sanjaya (or, in the flow of the chapter, expresses the vision granted to Arjuna) when Krishna reveals his cosmic Universal Form. Arjuna, given divine eyes, beholds the whole universe within the Lord, and this verse captures the overwhelming brilliance of that sight.

The Vishvarupa is Krishna's all-encompassing cosmic form, in which the entire universe — all gods, beings, worlds and time itself — is seen contained within him. It is one of the most awe-inspiring revelations in all of scripture, displaying the Lord's infinite power and presence.

Use it as a contemplation of God's vastness, especially at sunrise or under a starry sky. Picturing a thousand suns blazing as one helps lift the mind out of petty worries into reverence and surrender before the boundless glory of the Divine.