Bhagavad Gita 11.45 meaningThe vision of everything
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“I’m thrilled — but scared. Please show me your gentle form again.”
What it means
“I am thrilled to have seen what no one has seen before, but my mind is shaken with fear. Please show me your familiar form again. Be kind, Lord of gods, home of the universe.”
The original Sanskrit
अदृष्टपूर्वं हृषितोऽस्मि दृष्ट्वा भयेन च प्रव्यथितं मनो मे । तदेव मे दर्शय देव रूपं प्रसीद देवेश जगन्निवास ॥
adṛṣṭapūrvaṃ hṛṣito.asmi dṛṣṭvā bhayena ca pravyathitaṃ mano me tadeva me darśaya deva rūpaṃ prasīda deveśa jagannivāsa
Translations
Literal translation
I am delighted by seeing something not seen heretofore, and my mind is stricken with fear. O Lord, show me that very form; O supreme God, O Abode of the Universe, be gracious!
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
मैं आपके इस अदृष्टपूर्व रूप को देखकर हर्षित हो रहा हूँ और मेरा मन भय से अतिव्याकुल भी हो रहा हैं। इसलिए हे देव! आप उस पूर्वकाल को ही मुझे दिखाइये। हे देवेश! हे जगन्निवास! आप प्रसन्न होइये।
Swami Tejomayananda
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