Chapter 11 • Verse 35

Visvarupa Darsana Yoga

The Yoga of the Vision of the Universal Form

Sanskrit Verse

Sañjaya uvācha: etach chrutvā vachanam keśhavasya kṛitāñjalir vepamānaḥ kirīṭī, namaskṛitvā bhūya evāha kṛiṣhṇaṁ sa-gadgadaṁ bhīta-bhītaḥ praṇamya

Translation & Meaning

Sanjaya said: Having heard Krishna's words, the crowned Arjuna with joined palms, trembling, bowed down once more, and with a choked voice, overwhelmed with fear, spoke to Krishna.

Key Teachings

  • •The divine word produces immediate transformation
  • •Arjuna's trembling shows the depth of his experience
  • •Reverence intensifies after understanding God's revelation

Topics

Sanjayatremblingbowingchoked voicefear and reverence
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