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Bhagavad Gita 11.23

Chapter 11: Vishvarupa Darshana Yoga (The Cosmic Form) · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग

रूपं महत्ते बहुवक्त्रनेत्रंमहाबाहो बहुबाहूरुपादम् ।बहूदरं बहुदंष्ट्राकरालंदृष्ट्वा लोकाः प्रव्यथितास्तथाऽहम् ॥

rūpaṃ mahatte bahuvaktranetraṃmahābāho bahubāhūrupādam |bahūdaraṃ bahudaṃṣṭrākarālaṃdṛṣṭvā lokāḥ pravyathitāstathā'ham ||

Meaning of Gita 11.23 in English

Arjuna says that seeing this vast form with many mouths, eyes, arms, thighs and feet, and many fearsome teeth, the worlds are shaken, and so is he.

गीता 11.23 का हिंदी अर्थ

अर्जुन कहते हैं कि अनेक मुखों, आँखों, भुजाओं, जाँघों और पैरों वाले, भयानक दाढ़ों वाले आपके इस विशाल रूप को देखकर सब लोक व्याकुल हैं, और मैं भी।

fearoverwhelmcosmic form

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