Illustration for Bhagavad Gita chapter 11 verse 51
Chapter 11 · Vishvarupa Darshana Yoga

Return to Calm · Relief After Intensity

अर्जुन उवाच । दृष्ट्वेदं मानुषं रूपं तव सौम्यं जनार्दन । इदानीमस्मि संवृत्तः सचेताः प्रकृतिं गतः ॥

arjuna uvāca. dṛṣṭvedaṁ mānuṣaṁ rūpaṁ tava saumyaṁ janārdana, idānīm asmi saṁvṛttaḥ sacetāḥ prakṛtiṁ gataḥ.

Meaning

"Arjuna said: O Janardana, seeing this gentle, human form of Yours, I have now returned to my normal state, my mind composed once more."

Explanation

There's real relief in returning to familiar, gentle ground after being stretched by something vast and intense.

Today's Life Lesson

Give yourself permission today to feel relief when you return to calm after something intense.

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