1 Gita Sloka every day - Chapter 11 - Viswarupa Darsana Yoga - Sloka 50

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The Wonted Serene Form 50-51

1 Gita Sloka  every day - Chapter 11 - Viswarupa Darsana Yoga - Sloka 50

Sanjaya Uvacha

Iti arjunam vasudevah tatha uktva svakam rupam darshayam asa bhuyah I

Ashvasa ayam asa cha bhitam enam bhutva punah soumya vapuh mahatma II sloka 50

संजय उवाच

इति अर्जुनं वासुदेवः तथा उक्त्वा स्वकं रूपं दर्शयाम आस भूयः I

आशवास अयाम आस च भीतं एनं भूत्वा पुनः सौम्य वपुः महात्मा II श्लोक 50

Sanjaya said

Having spoken to Arjuna thus to Arjuna, Vasudeva showed again his form; and the great souled One assuming His gentle form consoled him who was terrified. 

Vasudeva is the son of Vasudeva and Devaki. While being born as their son, He showed his benign and soul captivating form to his parents, who were then in imprisonment. The Lord strikes terror only to the extent necessary to tame the strayed into the right path. He is Mahatma  because of this noble act of reclamation.