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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11, Verse 24

The Universal Form

नभःस्पृशं दीप्तमनेकवर्णं व्यात्ताननं दीप्तविशालनेत्रम्। दृष्ट्वा हि त्वां प्रव्यथितान्तरात्मा धृतिं न विन्दामि शमं च विष्णो

nabhaḥ-spṛiśhaṁ dīptam aneka-varṇaṁ vyāttānanaṁ dīpta-viśhāla-netram dṛiṣhṭvā hi tvāṁ pravyathitāntar-ātmā dhṛitiṁ na vindāmi śhamaṁ cha viṣhṇo

What does Bhagavad Gita 11.24 mean?

When I see You, touching the heavens, glowing with color, with open mouth and wide, fiery eyes, I am terrified. O my Lord! My courage and peace of mind abandon me.

Word-by-word meaning

nabhaḥ-spṛiśham—touching the sky · dīptam—effulgent · aneka—many · varṇam—colors · vyātta—open · ānanam—mouths · dīpta—blazing · viśhāla—enormous · netram—eyes · dṛiṣhṭvā—seeing · hi—indeed · tvām—you · pravyathitāntar-ātmā—my heart is trembling with fear · dhṛitim—firmness · na—not · vindāmi—I find · śhamam—mental peace · cha—and · viṣhṇo—Lord Vishnu

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