रूपं महत्ते बहुवक्त्रनेत्रं महाबाहो बहुबाहूरुपादम्। बहूदरं बहुदंष्ट्राकरालं दृष्ट्वा लोकाः प्रव्यथितास्तथाऽहम्।।11.23।।
rūpaṁ mahat te bahu-vaktra-netraṁ mahā-bāho bahu-bāhūru-pādam bahūdaraṁ bahu-danṣhṭrā-karālaṁ dṛiṣhṭvā lokāḥ pravyathitās tathāham
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A Reading - Rantideb
Why: seeing Krishna's great form, with many mouths and eyes, many arms, thighs, and feet, many bellies, and many terrible teeth, the worlds tremble, and so do I, Arjuna admits directly and personally that he himself is now trembling.
In life: it's genuinely honest, not shameful, to admit directly when something has actually frightened you, rather than performing composure you don't currently feel.
Teaching: when something has genuinely frightened or overwhelmed you, admit that directly, the way Arjuna does here, rather than performing a composure that isn't actually true to your present state.