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Divine is Bound By The Love Of His Devotees
दंष्ट्राकरालानि च ते मुखानि
दृष्ट्वैव कालानलसन्निभानि |
दिशो न जाने न लभे च शर्म
प्रसीद देवेश जगन्निवास || 11.25||
danṣhṭrā-karālāni cha te mukhāni
dṛiṣhṭvaiva kālānala-sannibhāni
diśho na jāne na labhe cha śharma
prasīda deveśha jagan-nivāsa|| 11.25||
Shloka Translation
BG – Ch. 11- Ver. 25:
I forget where I am and don’t know where to go after seeing Your many mouths bearing Your terrible teeth, which resemble the raging fire at the time of annihilation. You, Lord of Lords, are the universe’s refuge; please have mercy on me.
Explanation
The universal shape that Arjuna sees is only another facet of Shree Krishna’s personality, and it is indistinguishable from him. Nonetheless, the sight of it has drained Arjun’s previous feelings of friendship toward Shree Krishna, and he is terrified. Arjuna is terrified after witnessing the Lord’s numerous wondrous and terrifying forms, and believes that Shree Krishna is displeased with him. As a result, he begs for compassion.
Verse & what we can learn
Arjuna is confronted with a cross roads. He can’t “follow the directions,” can’t figure out where to escape from here. All of his plans to do this or that have suddenly fallen through. Many persons who are confronted with their mortality may have ideas similar to those expressed by Arjuna.
When we recognize that we are ultimately weak in the face of the grand scheme of things, our ego abandons all pretenses and surrenders to Ishvara in prayer. Individuality must be completely surrendered in order for prayer to be feasible. As a result, Arjuna prays to Shri Krishna, pleading with him to return to his original form. Shri Krishna, on the other hand, isn’t finished yet.
To acquire knowledge and to implement that knowledge in life one needs to be mentally and physically active and healthy and for that daily meditation is a great tool.
There are various types of meditation like Buddhist meditation, heartfulness meditation, mindfulness meditation, meditation for stress, and each meditation benefits are countless. There is also numerous meditation techniques for beginners which help in practicing daily meditation so go ahead and start your journey towards a peaceful and balanced life.
In the next shloka we will see that this continues
Let’s learn to live with “The Gita” via Meditation Affinity…