Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 11, Verse 23

Arjuna said
रूपं महत्ते बहुवक्त्रनेत्रं महाबाहो बहुबाहूरुपादम्।बहूदरं बहुदंष्ट्राकरालं दृष्ट्वा लोकाः प्रव्यथितास्तथाऽहम् ॥11.23॥

rūpaṃ mahatte bahuvaktranetraṃ mahābāho bahubāhūrupādambahūdaraṃ bahudaṃṣṭrākarālaṃ dṛṣṭvā lokāḥ pravyathitāstathā'ham

Meaning

Arjuna says: O mighty-armed one, seeing your vast form with many mouths and eyes, many arms, thighs and feet, many bellies and terrible fangs, the worlds are shaken, and so am I.

हिंदी में अर्थ

अर्जुन कहते हैं: हे महाबाहु, आपके इस विशाल रूप को, जिसमें अनेक मुख और नेत्र, अनेक भुजाएँ, जाँघें और पैर, अनेक उदर और भयानक दाढ़ें हैं, देखकर सभी लोक व्याकुल हैं, और मैं भी।

Practise it today

Admit one fear honestly to yourself or a trusted person today, saying 'I am also shaken by this', without pretending to be strong.

Reflect tonight

Which fear did you admit today, and to whom? Did saying it make it smaller or bigger?

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