Chapter 11: Viśvarūpa-darśana-yoga:: Verse 12
दिवि सूर्यसहस्रस्य भवेद्युगपदुत्थिता ।
यदि भा: सदृशी सा स्याद्भासस्तस्य महात्मन: ॥
divi sūrya-sahasrasya bhaved-yuga-pad-utthitā
yadi bhā: sadṛśī sā syād-bhāsas-tasya mahātmana: – 11.12
The radiance from the Great person of the Lord is such that it may resemble the brilliance in the sky of a thousand suns if they were to blaze together!
Chapter 11: Viśvarūpa-darśana-yoga: - Verse 12
Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha
Sanjaya is narrating the event on the tenth day of the battle. He was not able to forbear the sight of great Bheeshma falling from the chariot. So he ran up to King Dhritarashtra to report. Vyasadeva had given him a special power to witness all war instances unhurt and unseen. He was thus proximate to Arjuna and Krishna during their conversation.
Like Arjuna, Sanjaya too could experience what Arjuna saw and felt. Viśvarūpa-vision was thus not unique to Arjuna alone. Vyasadeva or another like him empowering any other like Sanjaya would also have witnessed the same glorious scene. Seekers and students must think more pragmatically about Bhagavad Gita dialogue to imbibe its message more realistically.
Normal eyes cannot stand the brilliance of a thousand suns together. Naturally some divine favour must be gained to enable oneself to see the matchless effulgence unhurt, without fear or doubt! The vision is internal, not external.
