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,मेरे इस प्रकारके इस विकराल रूपको देखकर तुझको व्याकुलता नहीं होनी चाहिये और मूढ़भाव भी नहीं होना चाहिये। तू भयरहित और प्रीतियुक्त मनवाला होकर उसी मेरे इस शंख-चक्र-गदा-पद्मयुक्त चतुर्भुज रूपको फिर देख

Transliteration

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

Translation

ನನ್ನ ಈ ಭೀಕರ ರೂಪವನ್ನು ನೋಡಿ ನೀನು ವ್ಯಥೆಪಡಬಾರದು, ಮರುಳಾಗಬಾರದು. ಭಯವನ್ನು ತೊರೆದು, ಪ್ರೀತಿಭರಿತ ಮನಸ್ಸಿನಿಂದ, ಈಗ ನನ್ನ ಅದೇ ಶಂಖ-ಚಕ್ರ-ಗದಾ-ಪದ್ಮಧಾರಿಯಾದ ಚತುರ್ಭುಜ ರೂಪವನ್ನು ಮತ್ತೆ ನೋಡು.

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.