Bhagavad Gita 11.45
अदृष्टपूर्वं हृषितोऽस्मि दृष्ट्वा भयेन च प्रव्यथितं मनो मे। तदेव मे दर्शय देव रूपं प्रसीद देवेश जगन्निवास॥
adṛiṣhṭa-pūrvaṁ hṛiṣhito ’smi dṛiṣhṭvā bhayena cha pravyathitaṁ mano me tad eva me darśhaya deva rūpaṁ prasīda deveśha jagan-nivāsa
Translation
I have seen that which none hath seen before, My heart is glad, yet faileth me for fear; Show me, O God, Thine other Form again— Mercy, O God of Gods, home of all worlds—
What it means
Having seen what no one has seen before, I am glad, yet my mind trembles with fear; show me Your other form; be gracious, Lord of gods, home of the worlds. Joy and dread coexist. Arjuna asks for the face he can live with.
Try this today
Joy and terror in one sentence: the gift was real, and it was too much. Arjuna asks for the face he knew.
Something to reflect on
What have I been given that was real and also too much?
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