Chapter 11: The Universal Form

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Bhagavad-gītā As It Is 11.24

nabhaḥ-spṛśaḿ dīptam aneka-varṇaḿ

vyāttānanaḿ dīpta-viśāla-netram

dṛṣṭvā hi tvāḿ pravyathitāntar-ātmā

dhṛtiḿ na vindāmi śamaḿ ca viṣṇo

SYNONYMS

nabhaḥ-spṛśam — touching the sky; dīptam — glowing; aneka — many; varṇam — colors; vyātta — open; ānanam — mouths; dīpta — glowing; viśāla — very great; netram — eyes; dṛṣṭvā — seeing; hi — certainly; tvām — You; pravyathita — perturbed; antaḥ — within; ātmā — soul; dhṛtim — steadiness; na — not; vindāmiI have; śamam — mental tranquillity; ca — also; viṣṇoO Lord Viṣṇu.

TRANSLATION

O all-pervading Viṣṇu, seeing You with Your many radiant colors touching the sky, Your gaping mouths, and Your great glowing eyes, my mind is perturbed by fear. I can no longer maintain my steadiness or equilibrium of mind.

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