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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11, Verse 45

The Universal Form

अदृष्टपूर्वं हृषितोऽस्मि दृष्ट्वा भयेन च प्रव्यथितं मनो मे। तदेव मे दर्शय देव रूपं प्रसीद देवेश जगन्निवास

adṛiṣhṭa-pūrvaṁ hṛiṣhito ’smi dṛiṣhṭvā bhayena cha pravyathitaṁ mano me tad eva me darśhaya deva rūpaṁ prasīda deveśha jagan-nivāsa

What does Bhagavad Gita 11.45 mean?

I rejoice that I have seen what no man has ever seen before; yet, O Lord! I am overwhelmed with fear. Please take on the form I know. Be merciful, O Lord! You who are the home of the entire universe.

Word-by-word meaning

adṛiṣhṭa-pūrvam—that which has not been seen before · hṛiṣhitaḥ—great joy · asmi—I am · dṛiṣhṭvā—having seen · bhayena—with fear · cha—yet · pravyathitam—trembles · manaḥ—mind · me—my · tat—that · eva—certainly · me—to me · darśhaya—show · deva—Lord · rūpam—form · prasīda—please have mercy · deva-īśha—God of gods · jagat-nivāsa—abode of the universe

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