Bhagavad Gita 11.35
Sanskrit
एतच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं केशवस्य
कृताञ्जलिर्वेपमानः किरीटी।
नमस्कृत्वा भूय एवाह कृष्णं
सगद्गदं भीतभीतः प्रणम्य
Transliteration
etach chhrutvā vachanaṁ keśhavasya
kṛitāñjalir vepamānaḥ kirīṭī
namaskṛitvā bhūya evāha kṛiṣhṇaṁ
sa-gadgadaṁ bhīta-bhītaḥ praṇamya
Synonyms
arjunaḥ uvāca: Arjuna said;
sthāne: rightly;
hṛṣīka: īśa — O master of all senses;
tava: Your;
prakīrtyā: by the glories;
jagat: the entire world;
prahṛṣyati: is rejoicing;
anurajyate: is becoming attached;
ca: and;
rakṣāṁsi: the demons;
bhītāni: out of fear;
diśaḥ: in all directions;
dravanti: are fleeing;
sarve: all;
namasyanti: are offering respects;
ca: also;
siddha: saṅghāḥ — the perfect human beings .;
English Meaning
Arjuna said: O master of the senses, the world becomes joyful upon hearing Your name, and thus everyone becomes attached to You. Although the perfected beings offer You their respectful homage, the demons are afraid, and they flee here and there. All this is rightly done.
Life Theme
Perspective and Humility
Life Application
Realizing how small our ego is when we see the bigger picture of life.