Geetanjali

Bhagavad Geeta 11.45

Sanskrit

अदृष्टपूर्वं हृषितोऽस्मि दृष्ट्वा भयेन च प्रव्यथितं मनो मे। तदेव मे दर्शय देव रूपं प्रसीद देवेश जगन्निवास।।11.45।।

adṛiṣhṭa-pūrvaṁ hṛiṣhito ’smi dṛiṣhṭvā bhayena cha pravyathitaṁ mano me tad eva me darśhaya deva rūpaṁ prasīda deveśha jagan-nivāsa

Meaning

When facing the unknown, acknowledge both curiosity and fear as natural responses, then seek guidance from those with greater perspective to navigate uncertainty with wisdom.

Translation

I am delighted by seeing something I have not seen before, and my mind is stricken with fear. O Lord, show me that very form; O Supreme God, O Abode of the Universe, be gracious!

Related Topics

This verse relates to the following principles from the Bhagavad Geeta: