नभःस्पृशं दीप्तमनेकवर्णं व्यात्ताननं दीप्तविशालनेत्रम् । दृष्ट्वा हि त्वां प्रव्यथितान्तरात्मा धृतिं न विन्दामि शमं च विष्णो ॥ २४ ॥
nabhaḥ-spṛiśhaṁ dīptam aneka-varṇaṁ vyāttānanaṁ dīpta-viśhāla-netram dṛiṣhṭvā hi tvāṁ pravyathitāntar-ātmā dhṛitiṁ na vindāmi śhamaṁ cha viṣhṇo
Translation
Seeing You touching the sky, blazing in many colours, mouths gaping, with huge flaming eyes, my inmost self is shaken, and I find neither steadiness nor peace, O Vishnu.
Hindi Meaning (हिंदी अर्थ)
हे विष्णो! आकाश को छूते, अनेक रंगों से दीप्त, फैले हुए मुखों और विशाल प्रज्वलित नेत्रों वाले आपको देखकर मेरा अंतरात्मा भयभीत है; मुझे न धैर्य मिलता है, न शांति।
Commentary
Arjun names what he has lost: dhriti (steadiness) and shama (calm). These are exactly the qualities the Gita has praised as the marks of a wise person. It is an honest verse. Being overwhelmed by the divine is presented as a real experience, not a failure.
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