Bhagavad Gita 11.24 meaningThe vision of everything
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“My heart is shaking. I can’t find courage or peace.”
What it means
“Seeing you touching the sky, blazing in many colours, mouths wide open, huge eyes burning — my heart is shaking. I can find no courage and no peace.”
The original Sanskrit
नभःस्पृशं दीप्तमनेकवर्णं व्यात्ताननं दीप्तविशालनेत्रम् । दृष्ट्वा हि त्वां प्रव्यथितान्तरात्मा धृतिं न विन्दामि शमं च विष्णो ॥
nabhaḥspṛśaṃ dīptamanekavarṇaṃ vyāttānanaṃ dīptaviśālanetram dṛṣṭvā hi tvāṃ pravyathitāntarātmā dhṛtiṃ na vindāmi śamaṃ ca viṣṇo
Translations
Literal translation
O Visnu, verily, seeing Your form touching heaven, blazing, with many colours, open-mouthed, with fiery large eyes, I, becoming terrified in my mind, do not find steadiness and peace.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
हे विष्णो! आका श के साथ स्पर्श किये हुए देदीप्यमान अनेक रूपों से युक्त तथा विस्तरित मुख और प्रकाशमान विशाल नेत्रों से युक्त आपको देखकर भयभीत हुआ मैं धैर्य और शान्ति को नहीं प्राप्त हो रहा हूँ।
Swami Tejomayananda
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