Sanskrit · Devanagari
नभःस्पृशं दीप्तमनेकवर्णं व्यात्ताननं दीप्तविशालनेत्रम्। दृष्ट्वा हि त्वां प्रव्यथितान्तरात्मा धृतिं न विन्दामि शमं च विष्णो ॥
Sanskrit · IAST
nabhaḥspṛśaṃ dīptamanekavarṇaṃ vyāttānanaṃ dīptaviśālanetram dṛṣṭvā hi tvāṃ pravyathitāntarātmā dhṛtiṃ na vindāmi śamaṃ ca viṣṇo
English witness
Kashinath Trimbak Telang, 1882Seeing you O Viṣṇu ! touching the skies radiant possessed of many hues with a gaping mouth and with large blazing eyes I am much alarmed in my inmost self and feel no courage
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Śaṅkarācārya
।।11.24।। --,नभःस्पृशं द्युस्पर्शम् इत्यर्थः? दीप्तं प्रज्वलितम्? अनेकवर्णम् अनेके वर्णाः भयंकराः नानासंस्थानाः यस्मिन् त्वयि तं त्वाम् अनेकवर्णम्? व्यात्ताननं व्यात्तानि विवृतानि आननानि मुखानि यस्मिन् त्वयि तं त्वां व्यात्ताननम्? दीप्तविशालनेत्रं दीप्तानि प्रज्वलितानि विशालानि विस्तीर्णानि नेत्राणि यस्मिन् त्वयि तं त्वां दीप्तविशालनेत्रं दृष्ट्वा हि त्वां प्रव्यथितान्तरात्मा प्रव्यथितः प्रभीतः अन्तरात्मा मनः यस्य मम सः अहं प्रव्यथितान्तरात्मा सन् धृतिं धैर्यं न विन्दामि न लभे शमं च उपशमनं मनस्तुष्टिं हे विष्णो।।कस्मात् --,
dafd77803a83…Rāmānuja
11.24 The term 'Nabhas' denotes the Supreme Heaven (Parama-Vyoman), which is beyond the Prakrti composed of the three Gunas as established by the Sruti passages such as: 'That is in the Imperishable Supreme Heaven' (Ma. Na. U., 1.2), 'Him, sun-coloured and beyond Tamas' (Sve., 3.8) 'The dweller beyond the Rajas' (Rg. S., 2.6.25.5) and 'He who is the president in the Supreme Heaven' (Rg. S., 8.9.17.7). This can be understood as implied in the statement that 'the form touches the Supreme Heaven.' It expresses the idea that it is the foundation of all - of the principle of the Prakrti with its conditions, and of the individual selves in all states. It has also been initially declared: 'For by You alone are pervaded the interspace of heaven and earth ৷৷.' (11.20). 'Beholding Your form shining, multicoloured, and with yawning mouths and large and resplendent eyes, my inner being trembles in fear. I am unable to find support, namely, I am unable to find support for the body. I am unable to get peace of mind and of the senses. O Visnu, namely, O Pervader, beholding You pervading everything, incomparable in magnitude, extremely wonderful and terrible, I find my limbs ivering and my senses agitated.' Such is the meaning.
7a378ed0cc9b…Swami Sivananda
11.24 नभःस्पृशम् touching the sky? दीप्तम् shining? अनेकवर्णम् in many colours? व्यात्ताननम् with mouths wide open? दीप्तविशालनेत्रम् with larve fiery eyes? दृष्ट्वा having seen? हि verily? त्वाम् Thee? प्रव्यथितान्तरात्मा terrified at heart? धृतिम् courage? न not? विन्दामि (I) find? शमम् peace? च and? विष्णो O Vishnu.Commentary Dhriti also means patience and strength. Sama also means control.The vision of the Cosmic Form has frightened Arjuna considerably.
872a866cd2a6…These supplied texts come from the pinned VedicScriptures dataset under GPL-3.0 and await independent alignment review.