#411 Bhagavad-gita Chapter 11,Śloka 24 & 25-Kartikeya das

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नभ:स्पृशं दीप्‍तमनेकवर्णं
व्यात्ताननं दीप्‍तविशालनेत्रम् ।
दृष्ट्वा हि त्वां प्रव्यथितान्तरात्मा
धृतिं न विन्दामि शमं च विष्णो ॥ २४ ॥

nabhaḥ-spṛśaṁ dīptam aneka-varṇaṁ
vyāttānanaṁ dīpta-viśāla-netram
dṛṣṭvā hi tvāṁ pravyathitāntar-ātmā
dhṛtiṁ na vindāmi śamaṁ ca viṣṇo

O all-pervading Viṣṇu, seeing You with Your many radiant colors touching the sky, Your gaping mouths, and Your great glowing eyes, my mind is perturbed by fear. I can no longer maintain my steadiness or equilibrium of mind.

दंष्ट्राकरालानि च ते मुखानि
दृष्ट्वैव कालानलसन्निभानि ।
दिशो न जाने न लभे च शर्म
प्रसीद देवेश जगन्निवास ॥ २५ ॥

daṁṣṭrā-karālāni ca te mukhāni
dṛṣṭvaiva kālānala-sannibhāni
diśo na jāne na labhe ca śarma
prasīda deveśa jagan-nivāsa

O Lord of lords, O refuge of the worlds, please be gracious to me. I cannot keep my balance seeing thus Your blazing deathlike faces and awful teeth. In all directions I am bewildered.

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[janakinistala]

Hare Krishna Prabhuji
Arjuna on seeing Krishnas universal effulgent form in many colors, blazing eyes, wide mouths trembles with fear and asks for mercy

[karthikshenoy]

Hare Krishna prabhuji,
Arjuna is bewildered and perturbed by fear in seeing the Universal form.

[mrudularavindran]

Hare Krishna
Arjuna is no more in wonder, he is terror struck now. Calling out for Vishnu - Visate iti Vishnu- all pervading. He is describing the terrible universal form and also his pity condition. Wide open mouth and terrible teeth are making him scared. For the second time he is losing his steadiness in the battlefield.