Bhagavad Gita 11.49 · Krishna
Don't be afraid
मा ते व्यथा मा च विमूढभावो
दृष्ट्वा रूपं घोरमीदृङ्ममेदम्।
व्यपेतभीः प्रीतमनाः पुनस्त्वं
तदेव मे रूपमिदं प्रपश्य॥
mā te vyathā mā ca vimūḍhabhāvo dṛṣṭvā rūpaṃ ghoramīdṛṅmamedamvyapetabhīḥ prītamanāḥ punastvaṃ tadeva me rūpamidaṃ prapaśya
Do not be afraid or confused at seeing this fierce form of Mine. Free from fear, glad at heart, see My familiar form again.
What it means
Krishna comforts Arjuna. Ma te vyatha. Don't be afraid. Don't be bewildered by this fierce form. Let go of fear, he says, and with a glad heart, look again. And he begins to return to the form Arjuna knows and loves.
The story
Krishna doesn't leave Arjuna in terror. Like a parent after a thunderstorm, he holds him and says, it's alright, I'm still here. The same friend, the same face.
In your life
Think of a parent holding a child after a nightmare, saying, I'm here, you're safe. Say those words to someone who needs them this week, or to yourself.
Don't be afraid. Love is still here.