Bhagavad Gita 11.49 meaningThe vision of everything
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Don’t be afraid. Look, here is my familiar face again.”
What it means
“Don't be afraid or confused by seeing my terrifying form. Free from fear and with a glad heart, look again at my familiar form.”
The original Sanskrit
मा ते व्यथा मा च विमूढभावो दृष्ट्वा रूपं घोरमीदृङ्ममेदम् । व्यपेतभीः प्रीतमनाः पुनस्त्वं तदेव मे रूपमिदं प्रपश्य ॥
mā te vyathā mā ca vimūḍhabhāvo dṛṣṭvā rūpaṃ ghoramīdṛṅmamedam vyapetabhīḥ prītamanāḥ punastvaṃ tadeva me rūpamidaṃ prapaśya
Translations
Literal translation
May you have no fear, and may not there be bewilderment by seeing this form of Mine so terrible Becoming free from fear and gladdened in mind again, see this very earlier form of Mine.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
इस प्रकार मेरे इस घोर रूप को देखकर तुम व्यथा और मूढ़भाव को मत प्राप्त हो। निर्भय और प्रसन्नचित्त होकर तुम पुन: मेरे उसी (पूर्व के) रूप को देखो।
Swami Tejomayananda
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Keep reading · 11.50Sanjaya says: “Having said this, Krishna showed Arjuna his own form again. The great one became gentle in form once more and comforted the frightened Arjuna.”