Chapter 11 · Verse 21 · Vishwaroopa Darshana Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 11.21
Sanskrit
अमी हि त्वां सुरसङ्घाः विशन्ति केचिद्भीताः प्राञ्जलयो गृणन्ति। स्वस्तीत्युक्त्वा महर्षिसिद्धसङ्घाः स्तुवन्ति त्वां स्तुतिभिः पुष्कलाभिः।।11.21।।
Transliteration
amī hi tvāṁ sura-saṅghā viśhanti kechid bhītāḥ prāñjalayo gṛiṇanti svastīty uktvā maharṣhi-siddha-saṅghāḥ stuvanti tvāṁ stutibhiḥ puṣhkalābhiḥ
In plain words
When you're trembling—afraid, small, uncertain of your place in this vast world—you're actually touching something real. The lesson for you: even the celestial beings, even the perfected ones, bow in awe before the mystery that moves through everything. Your fear is not a failure; it's your soul recognizing that you are held by something far greater than your worry, your doubt, your desperate need to control. In that recognition, your grip loosens. And in that loosening, you find your actual strength.
Word by Word
In this moment, Arjuna witnesses the entire cosmos trembling in awe before Krishna's infinite form—the celestial beings, great sages, and perfected souls all bow in recognition of the divine transcendence they cannot fully comprehend. Even fear becomes a gateway to reverence when we encounter the sacred mystery that moves through all existence.
When we stand before something far greater than ourselves—whether in prayer, in nature, or in genuine spiritual encounter—we touch the same recognition: that we are not the center, but humble participants in an infinitely intelligent dance. This surrender of ego-centeredness is not weakness; it is the beginning of true strength.
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Bhagavad Gita 11.21 — BG 11.21
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