Chapter 11: Viśvarūpa-darśana-yoga:: Verse 25
दंष्ट्राकरालानि च ते मुखानि
दृष्ट्वैव कालानलसन्निभानि ।
दिशो न जाने न लभे च शर्म
प्रसीद देवेश जगन्निवास ॥
daṃṣṭrā-karālāni ca te mukhāni
dṛṣṭvaiva kālānala-sannibhāni
diśo na jāne na labhe ca śarma
prasīda deveśa jagan-nivāsa – 11.25
Looking at Your gaping mouths with fiercely protruding teeth resembling the blazing fire of deluge, I have lost all sense of direction, I have no peace or composure. Be gracious (to me), O Lord of the devas, refuge of the Universe!
Chapter 11: Viśvarūpa-darśana-yoga: - Verse 25
Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha
Arjuna’s reaction is mounting seeing the fierce form. To see something like this in the person of his beloved Krishna is, by all stretch of imagination, totally unsettling and overpowering!
What such a form can be up to, he wonders with utter fear and dismay. By the stunning vision, he has lost all sense of direction. How conflicting is the sight, compared to the Universal form he hoped to glimpse with interest, and at most, surprise or wonder! What has gone wrong, where? Instead of strengthening his spirit the sight has taken away his much needed peace and composure!
