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"name":"Bg. 11.24", "h1":"Bg. 11.24", "label":"Text 24", "title":"Bhagavad-gītā As It Is 11.24", "description":"O all-pervading Viṣṇu, I can no longer maintain my equilibrium. Seeing Your radiant colors fill the skies and beholding Your eyes and mouths, I am afraid."
} —
Bg. 11.24
नभःस्पृशं दीप्तमनेकवर्णं
व्यात्ताननं दीप्तविशालनेत्रम् ।
दृष्ट्वा हि त्वां प्रव्यथितान्तरात्मा
धृतिं न विन्दामि शमं च विष्णो ॥२४॥
Text
nabhaḥ-spṛśaṁ dīptam aneka-varṇaṁ
vyāttānanaṁ dīpta-viśāla-netram
dṛṣṭvā hi tvāṁ pravyathitāntar-ātmā
dhṛtiṁ na vindāmi śamaṁ ca viṣṇo
Synonyms
nabhaḥ spṛśam—touching the sky; dīptam—glowing; aneka—many; varṇam—color; vyāttā—open; ānanam—mouth; dīpta—glowing; viśāla—very great; netram—eyes; dṛṣṭvā—by seeing; hi—certainly; tvām—You; pravyathitā—perturbed; antaḥ—within; ātmā—soul; dhṛtim—steadiness; na—no; vindāmi—and have; śamam—mental tranquility; ca—also; viṣṇo—O Lord Viṣṇu.
Translation
O all-pervading Viṣṇu, I can no longer maintain my equilibrium. Seeing Your radiant colors fill the skies and beholding Your eyes and mouths, I am afraid.