मा ते व्यथा मा च विमूढभावो दृष्ट्वा रूपं घोरमीदृङ्ममेदम्। व्यपेतभीः प्रीतमनाः पुनस्त्वं तदेव मे रूपमिदं प्रपश्य।।11.49।।
mā te vyathā mā cha vimūḍha-bhāvo dṛiṣhṭvā rūpaṁ ghoram īdṛiṅ mamedam vyapeta-bhīḥ prīta-manāḥ punas tvaṁ tad eva me rūpam idaṁ prapaśhya
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A Reading - Rantideb
Why: Krishna reassures Arjuna not to be afraid or bewildered by having seen this terrible form, with fear dispelled and a glad heart, he can now see his former, familiar shape again, offering direct reassurance rather than leaving Arjuna alone with the fear.
In life: someone who has just been through something overwhelming often needs direct, explicit reassurance afterward, not just a return to normal circumstances left unaddressed.
Teaching: when someone close to you has just been through something overwhelming, offer direct, explicit reassurance afterward, the way Krishna does here, rather than assuming the return to normal circumstances alone will be sufficient comfort.