Chapter 11 · Verse 25 · Vishwaroopa Darshana Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 11.25
Sanskrit
दंष्ट्राकरालानि च ते मुखानि दृष्ट्वैव कालानलसन्निभानि। दिशो न जाने न लभे च शर्म प्रसीद देवेश जगन्निवास।।11.25।।
Transliteration
danṣhṭrā-karālāni cha te mukhāni dṛiṣhṭvaiva kālānala-sannibhāni diśho na jāne na labhe cha śharma prasīda deveśha jagan-nivāsa
Word by Word
Arjuna stands at the threshold of divine revelation, confronted by the cosmic form's terrible majesty—teeth like the fire of annihilation, mouths consuming all directions. In this moment of terror, he discovers what the Upanishads whisper: that true surrender begins when the small self recognizes its utter helplessness before the infinite.
When you encounter life's overwhelming forces—loss, change, mortality itself—this verse teaches you to stop fighting the vision and instead ask for grace, knowing that the very fear that unmakes your illusions is the door to peace.
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Bhagavad Gita 11.25 — BG 11.25
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