Bhagavad Gita 11.20 · Arjuna
The worlds tremble
द्यावापृथिव्योरिदमन्तरं हि
व्याप्तं त्वयैकेन दिशश्च सर्वाः।
दृष्ट्वाद्भुतं रूपमुग्रं तवेदं
लोकत्रयं प्रव्यथितं महात्मन्॥
dyāvāpṛthivyoridamantaraṃ hi vyāptaṃ tvayaikena diśaśca sarvāḥdṛṣṭvādbhutaṃ rūpamugraṃ tavedaṃ lokatrayaṃ pravyathitaṃ mahātman
The space between heaven and earth and every direction is filled by You alone. Seeing Your wondrous, fierce form, the three worlds tremble, Great One.
What it means
Arjuna sees Krishna filling everything, the space between heaven and earth, every direction. The form is adbhutam, wondrous, and ugram, fierce. The three worlds tremble at the sight. This is awe in its fullest sense, beauty and power so great that it makes everything shake.
The story
Arjuna wanted to see Krishna's cosmic form. Now he's seeing it, and he's realising it isn't gentle like a sunset. It's vast enough to shake worlds.
In your life
Think of standing near a huge waterfall or thunderstorm, thrilled and a little scared. That's the old meaning of awe. Seek out one awe-inspiring experience in nature this month.
True awe holds wonder and trembling together.