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Verse 11.49

Speaker: Krishna

Sanskrit

मा ते व्यथा मा च विमूढभावो दृष्ट्वा रूपं घोरमीदृङ्ममेदम् | व्यपेतभीः प्रीतमनाः पुनस्त्वं तदेव मे रूपमिदं प्रपश्य ||४९||

Transliteration (IAST)

mā te vyathā mā ca vimūḍha-bhāvo dṛṣṭvā rūpaṁ ghoram īdṛṅ mamedam | vyapeta-bhīḥ prīta-manāḥ punas tvaṁ tad eva me rūpam idaṁ prapaśya ||49||

Word-by-Word Meanings

mā te vyathā-let there be no distress for you

mā vimūḍha-bhāvaḥ-nor bewilderment

ghoram-terrible

īdṛk-such as this

vyapeta-bhīḥ-free from fear

prīta-manāḥ-with a pleased mind

tat eva-that same

prapaśya-behold

Translation

Do not be distressed or bewildered by seeing this terrible form of Mine. Free from fear and with a pleased mind, behold again this same form of Mine.

Commentary

Krishna compassionately reassures Arjuna, commanding him to release his fear. The phrase 'prīta-manāḥ' (with a pleased mind) indicates that the Lord wishes His devotee to experience joy, not terror. Madhva notes that this verse demonstrates the Lord's tender concern for His devotee's emotional well-being.

Themes

bhaktisurrender