Chapter 11, Verse 49
Text
मा ते व्यथा मा च विमूढभावो दृष्ट्वा रूपं घोरमीदृङ्ममेदम् | व्यपेतभीः प्रीतमनाः पुनस्त्वं तदेव मे रूपमिदं प्रपश्य ||११-४९||
Transliteration
mā te vyathā mā ca vimūḍhabhāvo dṛṣṭvā rūpaṃ ghoramīdṛṅmamedam . vyapetabhīḥ prītamanāḥ punastvaṃ tadeva me rūpamidaṃ prapaśya ||11-49||
Translations
In English by Swami Sivananda
11.49 Be not afraid, nor bewildered on seeing such a teriible form of Mine as this; with thy fear dispelled and with a gladdened heart, now behold again this former form of Mine.
In English by Swami Sivananda
11.49 मा not, ते thee, व्यथा fear, मा not, च and, विमूढभावः bewildered state, दृष्ट्वा having seen, रूपम् form, घोरम् terrible, ईदृक् such, मम My, इदम् this, व्यपेतभीः with (thy) fear dispelled, प्रीतमनाः with gladdened heart, पुनः again, त्वम् thou, तत् that, एव even, मे My, रूपम् form, इदम् this, प्रपश्य behold.Commentary Former form is the form with four hands with conch, discus, club or mace and lotus.The Lord was Arjuna in a state of terror. Therefore, He withdrew the Cosmic Form and assumed His usual gentle form. He consoled Arjuna and spoke sweet, loving words.