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Chapter 11
Link :- Lord Krsna in the next verse orders Arjuna to behold His divine gentle form in order to remove his fear.
ma te vyatha ma ca vimudhabhavo drstva rupam ghoramidrnmamedam
vyapetabhih pritamanah punastvam tadeva me rupamidam prapasya
On seeing such a frightening form of Mine, be neither afraid nor bewildered. With a fearless and complacent mind, behold once again the same four-armed form of Mine. 49
Comment:-
Ma to vyatha ma ca vimadhabhavo drstva rupam ghoramidrnmamedam:- Lord Krsna, says to Arjuna that seeing His dreadful form, with mouths terrible with teeth, in which the chief warriors are rushing headlong, and some are seen sticking in the gaps between the teeth, with their heads crushed, and He, devouring all the worlds with His flaming mouths, licking them on all sides, he should neither be afraid nor bewildered, and he should rather be pleased. It means, that it was proper on his part to feel delighted, as he had felt (11/45) by thinking of the grace, instead of being bewildered.
Arjuna had said 'I am terror-struck' (11/23) and 'I am terrified at heart' (11/24). So in response to Arjuna's feeling of terror, Lord Krsna says, "Don't be terrified."
The Lord, revealed to him His cosmic form by being kind to him, so he should not be bewildered. Secondly, He was already pleased with him, so his request to seek His pleasure, was nothing _ else besides delusion; he should renounce this delusion. Thirdly, he said that his delusion had disappeared (11/1) but actually it had not disappeared. So he should renounce his delusion, and being fearless and pleased, should behold His divine form. As, there was no change[1] in Him, in all the circumstances, while driving his horses, or talking or revealing the cosmic form, he should also, not undergo any change, after beholding His cosmic form.
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