Speaker: Arjuna
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
Word for word (synonyms)
- nabhaḥ spṛśam
- touching the sky
- dīptam
- glowing
- aneka
- many
- varṇam
- color
- vyāttā
- open
- ānanam
- mouth
- dīpta
- glowing
- viśāla
- very great
- netram
- eyes
- dṛṣṭvā
- by seeing
- hi
- certainly
- tvām
- You
- pravyathitā
- perturbed
- antaḥ
- within
- ātmā
- soul
- dhṛtim
- steadiness
- na
- no
- vindāmi
- and have
- śamam
- mental tranquility
- ca
- also
- viṣṇo
- O Lord Viṣṇu
Translation
O all-pervading Viṣṇu, I can no longer maintain my equilibrium. Seeing Your radiant colors fill the skies and beholding Your eyes and mouths, I am afraid.
What this verse teaches
Arjuna’s description of Kālā-rūpa, the form of time – no origin, middle or end, spread everywhere with unlimited strength as the demigods offered prayers. Arjuna becomes fearful.
- Themes
- The Five Topics
In thematic compilations 1
- Arjuna describes the kāla-rupa of Kṛṣṇa (11.19-25)
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