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Bhagavad Gita 11.50 · Sanjaya

His gentle face returns

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इत्यर्जुनं वासुदेवस्तथोक्त्वा

स्वकं रूपं दर्शयामास भूयः।

आश्वासयामास च भीतमेनं

भूत्वा पुनः सौम्यवपुर्महात्मा॥

ityarjunaṃ vāsudevastathoktvā svakaṃ rūpaṃ darśayāmāsa bhūyaḥāśvāsayāmāsa ca bhītamenaṃ bhūtvā punaḥ saumyavapurmahātmā

Saying this, Krishna showed his own form again. The Great One, gentle in form once more, comforted the frightened Arjuna.

What it means

Sanjaya describes the relief. Krishna returns to his own form, saumya, gentle and pleasant. The great soul comforts his frightened friend. The infinite God who fills the universe is again the familiar charioteer, smiling, holding the reins.

The story

The blind king hears that Krishna, who just revealed the whole cosmos, now sits again as a humble charioteer, comforting a shaken friend. Both are the same Krishna.

In your life

Think of seeing your mother's face after a frightening hospital stay. The relief floods everything. Be the comforting face for someone frightened this week.

The infinite comes back as a friend.