Chapter 11 • Verse 35

सञ्जय उवाच। एतच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं केशवस्य कृताञ्जलिर्वेपमानः किरीटी। नमस्कृत्वा भूय एवाह कृष्णं सगद्गदं भीतभीतः प्रणम्य॥

sañjaya uvācha etach chhrutvā vachanaṁ keśhavasya kṛitāñjalir vepamānaḥ kirīṭī namaskṛitvā bhūya evāha kṛiṣhṇaṁ sa-gadgadaṁ bhīta-bhītaḥ praṇamya

Meaning

Sanjaya said: Having heard these words of Keshava, Arjuna, trembling and with joined palms, bowed down again, and with a faltering voice, overwhelmed with fear, spoke to Krishna.

Sanjaya narrates Arjuna's condition: trembling, hands joined, bowing repeatedly, voice choking, overwhelmed by fear. The direct encounter with Time-Death shakes even the great warrior. Humility before the infinite is natural.

Strength Reflection

"Even the greatest warrior trembles before infinite reality. Humility is wisdom."

Devotional Surrender

O Lord, like Arjuna, I tremble and bow before Your overwhelming presence.