Too bright to look at

kirīṭinaṃ gadinaṃ cakriṇaṃ ca tejorāśiṃ sarvato dīptimantampaśyāmi tvāṃ durnirīkṣyaṃ samantād dīptānalārkadyutimaprameyam

I see You crowned, with mace and discus, a mass of radiance blazing everywhere, hard to look at, bright as fire and sun, beyond measure.

What it means

Arjuna recognises familiar signs, the crown, the mace, the spinning discus, emblems of Vishnu. But they're lost in a blaze of light. Tejo-rashi, a mass of radiance, shining in every direction. Like fire and the sun together. So bright he can hardly look. Beyond any measure.

The story

Arjuna sees Krishna's familiar symbols, then they dissolve into pure light. It's as if his friend's face became the sun. Beautiful and overwhelming at once.

In your life

Think of stepping out of a dark room into blazing sunlight, squinting, unable to see at first. Some truths take time to look at. Be patient with things too big to take in at once.