Chapter 11: Vishwaroopa Darshana Yoga, verse 12
दिवि सूर्यसहस्रस्य भवेद्युगपदुत्थिता।
यदि भाः सदृशी सा स्याद्भासस्तस्य महात्मनः ॥
Say itdivi sūrya-sahasrasya bhaved yugapad utthitā
yadi bhāḥ sadṛiśhī sā syād bhāsas tasya mahātmanaḥ
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
Should the effulgence of a thousand suns blaze forth simultaneously in the sky, that might be akin to the radiance of that exalted One.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
If a thousand suns were to rise at once in the sky, the resulting splendour would be like the splendour of that mighty One.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
If the splendour of a thousand suns were to burst forth at once in the sky, would that be equal to the splendour of that Mighty Self?
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
Could a thousand suns blaze forth together, it would be but a faint reflection of the radiance of the Lord God.
Shri Purohit Swami
अगर आकाशमें एक साथ हजारों सूर्य उदित हो जायँ, तो भी उन सबका प्रकाश मिलकर उस महात्मा-(विराट् रूप परमात्मा-) के प्रकाशके समान शायद ही हो।
Swami Ramsukhdas
आकाश में सहस्र सूर्यों के एक साथ उदय होने से उत्पन्न जो प्रकाश होगा, वह उस (विश्वरूप) परमात्मा के प्रकाश के सदृश होगा।
Swami Tejomayananda
Classical commentariesFor deeper study. Most are in the original Sanskrit.
Advaita
Non-dual: the self and the absolute are one.
Vishishtadvaita
Qualified non-dual: souls are real parts of the divine.
Dvaita
Dual: the soul and God are eternally distinct.
Shuddhadvaita
Pure non-dual, centred on grace and devotion.
Kashmir Shaivism
The Gita read through Trika Shaiva philosophy.
Modern teachers
20th-century teachers writing for today's readers.