BG 11.24

Bhagavad-gita As It Is (1983+) - Chapter 11: The Universal Form

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 24

नभःस्पृशं दीप्तमनेकवर्णं

व्यात्ताननं दीप्तविशालनेत्रम् ।

दृष्ट्वा हि त्वां प्रव्यथितान्तरात्मा

धृतिं न विन्दामि शमं च विष्णो ॥२४॥

nabhaḥ-spṛśaṁ dīptam aneka-varṇaṁ

vyāttānanaṁ dīpta-viśāla-netram

dṛṣṭvā hi tvāṁ pravyathitāntar-ātmā

dhṛtiṁ na vindāmi śamaṁ ca viṣṇo

SYNONYMS

nabhaḥ-spṛśam—touching the sky; dīptam—glowing; aneka—many; varṇam—colors; vyātta—open; ānanam—mouths; dīpta—glowing; viśāla—very great; netram—eyes; dṛṣṭvā—seeing; hi—certainly; tvām—You; pravyathita—perturbed; antaḥ—within; ātmā—soul; dhṛtim—steadiness; na—not; vindāmi—I have; śamam—mental tranquillity; ca—also; viṣṇo—O Lord Viṣṇu.

TRANSLATION

O all-pervading Viṣṇu, seeing You with Your many radiant colors touching the sky, Your gaping mouths, and Your great glowing eyes, my mind is perturbed by fear. I can no longer maintain my steadiness or equilibrium of mind.

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