Shloka 49

Puruṣottama-yoga

The Discipline of the Supreme Person) — Chapter 15 (Bhagavadgītā

Devanagari script

मा ते व्यथा मा च विमूढभावो दृष्टवा रूपं घोरमीदृड़ममेदम्‌ । व्यपेतभी: प्रीतमना: पुनस्त्व॑ तदेव मे रूपमिदं प्रपश्य

Transliteration

mā te vyathā mā ca vimūḍhabhāvo dṛṣṭvā rūpaṁ ghoram īdṛg mamedam | vyapetabhīḥ prītamanāḥ punas tvaṁ tad eva me rūpam idaṁ prapaśya ||

Translation

मेरे इस प्रकार के विकराल रूप को देखकर तुम्हें व्यथा नहीं होनी चाहिए और न ही मोह में पड़ना चाहिए। भय से रहित होकर, प्रसन्नचित्त बनकर, अब तुम मेरे उसी शंख-चक्र-गदा-पद्मयुक्त चतुर्भुज रूप को फिर देखो।

Word by Word

• {'mā': 'do not (prohibitive particle)', 'te': 'to you/your', 'vyathā': 'distress, agitation, pain', 'ca': 'and', 'vimūḍhabhāvaḥ': 'bewildered state, delusion, mental confusion', 'dṛṣṭvā': 'having seen', 'rūpam': 'form, appearance', 'ghoram': 'terrible, awe-inspiring, fearsome', 'īdṛk': 'such as this, of this kind', 'mama': 'of me, my', 'idam': 'this', 'vyapetabhīḥ': 'with fear departed

• fearless', 'prītamanāḥ': 'with a pleased/joyful mind', 'punaḥ': 'again', 'tvam': 'you', 'tad eva': 'that very (same)', 'prapaśya': 'behold, look upon clearly'}

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna
• Krishna (the Lord/Vishnu-form)
• the terrible (viśvarūpa-like) form
• the four-armed form
• śaṅkha (conch)
• cakra (discus)
• gadā (mace)
• padma (lotus)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Awe of the divine should mature into steady, fearless devotion. The Lord’s revelation is not meant to crush the devotee with terror; it is balanced by compassion, restoring clarity and a form that supports sustained dharmic action.

What is happening in the narrative?

After Arjuna has seen the overwhelming, fearsome divine manifestation, the Lord calms him: do not be shaken or confused; become fearless and joyful, and look again upon the familiar four-armed form with conch, discus, mace, and lotus.