Bhagavad Gita 11.51 meaningThe vision of everything
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Seeing your kind face again, I feel calm.”
What it means
Arjuna says: “Seeing your gentle human form again, Krishna, my mind is calm and I am myself again.”
The original Sanskrit
अर्जुन उवाच । दृष्ट्वेदं मानुषं रूपं तव सौम्यं जनार्दन । इदानीमस्मि संवृत्तः सचेताः प्रकृतिं गतः ॥
arjuna uvāca dṛṣṭvedaṃ mānuṣaṃ rūpaṃ tava saumyaṃ janārdana idānīmasmi saṃvṛttaḥ sacetāḥ prakṛtiṃ gataḥ
Translations
Literal translation
Arjuna said: O Janardana, having seen this serene human form of Yours, I have now become calm in mind and restored to my own nature.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
अर्जुन ने कहा -- हे जनार्दन! आपके इस सौम्य मनुष्य रूप को देखकर अब मैं शांतचित्त हुआ अपने स्वभाव को प्राप्त हो गया हूँ।
Swami Tejomayananda
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Keep reading · 11.52Krishna says: “The form you have just seen is very hard to see. Even the gods long to see it.”