Chapter 11 · Verse 45 · Vishwaroopa Darshana Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 11.45
Sanskrit
अदृष्टपूर्वं हृषितोऽस्मि दृष्ट्वा भयेन च प्रव्यथितं मनो मे। तदेव मे दर्शय देव रूपं प्रसीद देवेश जगन्निवास।।11.45।।
Transliteration
adṛiṣhṭa-pūrvaṁ hṛiṣhito ’smi dṛiṣhṭvā bhayena cha pravyathitaṁ mano me tad eva me darśhaya deva rūpaṁ prasīda deveśha jagan-nivāsa
Word by Word
Arjuna has glimpsed the infinite, terrifying form of Krishna—a vision that shatters all previous understanding and floods him with both ecstasy and existential dread. This is the paradox of genuine revelation: the mind cannot contain what the soul recognizes as truth.
He asks for mercy, requesting the familiar form of Krishna because human consciousness needs a bridge between the infinite and the knowable. For us, this speaks to how transformation always arrives with discomfort—we must ask for grace to integrate what we've been shown about reality, about ourselves, and about what truly matters.
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Bhagavad Gita 11.45 — BG 11.45
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