Do not be distressed or confused by this fierce form of mine. Free from fear and calm-minded, look again upon this very form of mine.
— Krishna
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Bhagavad Gita · 11.49
Hindi · हिन्दी
यह इस प्रकारका मेरा घोररूप देखकर तेरेको व्यथा नहीं होनी चाहिये और मूढ़भाव भी नहीं होना चाहिये । अब निर्भय और प्रसन्न मनवाला होकर तू फिर उसी मेरे इस चतुर्भुज रूपको अच्छी तरह देख ले ॥
The verse in reading order — each Sanskrit word with its meaning beneath. Hover a word to focus on it.
माdo notतेyourव्यथाdistressमाdo notचandविमूढभावःconfused stateदृष्ट्वाhaving seenरूपम्formघोरम्fierceईदृक्suchममmyइदम्thisव्यपेतभीःfear goneप्रीतमनाःwith pleased mindपुनःagainत्वम्youतदेवthat veryमेmyरूपम्formइदम्thisप्रपश्यlook upon
Read literallydo not · your · distress · do not · and · confused state · having seen · form · fierce · such · my · this · fear gone · with pleased mind · again · you · that very · my · form · this · look upon
Understanding the verse
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It shifts the response from panic to composed seeing, so the mind can receive what is being shown.
Krishna tells Arjuna not to panic after seeing the terrifying form. Fear and confusion should fall away, and Arjuna should look again with a calm, glad mind.
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On the battlefield
Context & commentary
On the battlefield, Arjuna has just seen Krishna's terrible cosmic form and is shaken. Krishna immediately soothes him, telling him not to lose his mind or fear. This verse turns the vision from terror back into relationship.
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In your life
Why this verse still matters
You read a message that changes everything, and your chest tightens before you can think. The first task is not analysis — it is to steady the mind enough to see clearly.
The takeaway
“Even overwhelming awe can become steady when fear drops away.”
Krishna tells Arjuna not to panic after seeing the terrifying form. Fear and confusion should fall away, and Arjuna should look again with a calm, glad mind.
Who speaks Bhagavad Gita 11.49?
Krishna speaks this verse, on the battlefield of Kurukshetra, in the chapter titled "Vishvarupa Darshana Yoga" (The Universal Form).
Which chapter of the Bhagavad Gita contains verse 11.49?
Verse 49 sits in Chapter 11 of the Bhagavad Gita — Vishvarupa Darshana Yoga, "The Universal Form". The chapter has 55 verses in total.
Why does Bhagavad Gita 11.49 matter today?
You read a message that changes everything, and your chest tightens before you can think. The first task is not analysis — it is to steady the mind enough to see clearly.
It shifts the response from panic to composed seeing, so the mind can receive what is being shown.
What this verse means
Krishna tells Arjuna not to panic after seeing the terrifying form. Fear and confusion should fall away, and Arjuna should look again with a calm, glad mind.
Context & commentary
On the battlefield, Arjuna has just seen Krishna's terrible cosmic form and is shaken. Krishna immediately soothes him, telling him not to lose his mind or fear. This verse turns the vision from terror back into relationship.
Why this verse still matters
You read a message that changes everything, and your chest tightens before you can think. The first task is not analysis — it is to steady the mind enough to see clearly.
“Even overwhelming awe can become steady when fear drops away.”
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