नभ:स्पृशं दीप्तमनेकवर्णं
व्यात्ताननं दीप्तविशालनेत्रम् |
दृष्ट्वा हि त्वां प्रव्यथितान्तरात्मा
धृतिं न विन्दामि शमं च विष्णो || 24||
nabhaḥ-spṛiśhaṁ dīptam aneka-varṇaṁ
vyāttānanaṁ dīpta-viśhāla-netram
dṛiṣhṭvā hi tvāṁ pravyathitāntar-ātmā
dhṛitiṁ na vindāmi śhamaṁ cha viṣhṇo
nabhaḥ-spṛiśham—touching the sky; dīptam—effulgent; aneka—many; varṇam—colors; vyātta—open; ānanam—mouths; dīpta—blazing; viśhāla—enormous; netram—eyes; dṛiṣhṭvā—seeing; hi—indeed; tvām—you; pravyathitāntar-ātmā—my heart is trembling with fear; dhṛitim—firmness; na—not; vindāmi—I find; śhamam—mental peace; cha—and; viṣhṇo—Lord Vishnu
Translation:
When I look upon Thy blazing form reaching to the skies and shining in many colours, when I see Thee with Thy mouths opened wide and Thy great eyes glowing bright, my inmost soul trembles in fear, and I find neither courage nor peace, Ο Vishnu!
Commentary:
SWAMI VIVEKANANDA ON THE PLAGUE
When the gruesome epidemic of plague was rampant in Bengal, seeing the great suffering all around, Swami Vivekananda writhed in pain, and he had a vision of the cosmic Kali. He wrote a poem, ‘Kali, The Mother’, in which he says, “Mother is dancing the dance of death.” He also states that only those who worship the terrible can transcend the terrible.
Come, Mother, come!
For Terror is Thy name,
Death is in Thy breath,
And every shaking step
Destroys a world for e’er
Thou “Time”, the All-Destroyer!
Come, O Mother, come!
Who dares misery love,
And hug the form of Death,
Dance in Destruction’s dance,
To him, the Mother comes
Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda, Volume 4
(Source: Srimad Bhagavad Gita – Elixir of Eternal Wisdom | Vol 1)
MOTHER YASHODA’S COSMIC VISION In the Bhagavata, there is a beautiful anecdote from Krishna’s life. One day, Balarama, the elder brother of Krishna, comes to Yashoda and complains that her darling Krishna has eaten mud. Yashoda catches hold of Krishna and asks, “Did you eat mud?”
He replies, “No, mother. Who told you this?”
She said, “Balarama told me.”
“It is a lie, mother. Why should I eat mud when you give me tasty, tasty butter?”
Then Yashoda said, “O truthful boy, if you are telling the truth, open your mouth.” Krishna opens his mouth. In that dainty little mouth, she expects to see only some mud, but there she sees the entire earth and the sky above. Not only this, there was also the Sun, the Moon, the planets and the entire solar system, and beyond that, many other solar systems and the entire universe as well. There, suddenly she sees Vrindavan. She sees her beloved Krishna standing, and she too is standing nearby with a stick, asking him to open his mouth. All this happens in a trice. She is bewildered and cries out, “What is happening! What is happening!” When she is about to recognise his divine nature, Krishna starts weeping, ‘Mother, give me milk, give me milk,’ and she forgets the vision. The curtain of delusion falls upon her intellect. She becomes agitated that something ominous is happening to her child, and she even performs the customary rituals to ward off the evil eye.
The point to note is that if the Lord decides, He can unsettle anyone by His terrifying form. There is none who cannot be unsettled by Him. (Source: Srimad Bhagavad Gita – Elixir of Eternal Wisdom | Vol 1)
Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 11 🔻 (55 Verses)
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