B.G 11.20

द्यावापृथिव्योरिदमन्तरं हि व्याप्तं त्वयैकेन दिशश्च सर्वाः। दृष्ट्वाऽद्भुतं रूपमुग्रं तवेदं लोकत्रयं प्रव्यथितं महात्मन् ॥२०॥

dyāvāpṛthivyoridamantaraṁ hi vyāptaṁ tvayaikena diśaśca sarvāḥ. dṛṣṭvā'dbhutaṁ rūpamugraṁ tavedaṁ lokatrayaṁ pravyathitaṁ mahātman ॥20॥

[द्यौ (dyau) - heaven; पृथिव्योः (pṛthivyoḥ) - and earth; इदम् (idam) - this; अन्तरम् (antaram) - space; हि (hi) - indeed; व्याप्तम् (vyāptam) - is pervaded; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; एकेन (ekena) - alone; दिशः (diśaḥ) - the directions; च (ca) - and; सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wondrous; रूपम् (rūpam) - form; उग्रम् (ugram) - terrible; तव (tava) - your; इदम् (idam) - this; लोकत्रयम् (lokatrayam) - three worlds; प्रव्यथितम् (pravyathitam) - are agitated; महात्मन् (mahātman) - O great-souled one;]

The space between heaven and earth is indeed pervaded by you alone, and all the directions. Having seen your wondrous and terrible form, the three worlds are agitated, O one great-being.

Gīta Bhāshya 11.20

It is the same Lord who is present within father and earth, who pervades the space between earth and heaven. Lord's form is not necessarily fear-giving always. Based on one's capacity, some are pleased at the sight of his form, other's fears on His proximity.

"मातापित्रोरन्तरगः स एकरूपेण चान्यैः सर्वगतः स एकः।"

"mātāpitrorantaragaḥ sa ekarūpeṇa cānyaiḥ sarvagataḥ sa ekaḥ."

[मातापित्रोः (mātāpitror) - between mother and father; अन्तरगः (antaragaḥ) - residing within; सः (saḥ) - he; एकरूपेण (ekarūpeṇa) - in one form; च (ca) - and; अन्यैः (anyaiḥ) - by others; सर्वगतः (sarvagataḥ) - all-pervading; सः (saḥ) - he; एकः (ekaḥ) - one;]

"He who resides within mother and father in one form is also the one who is all-pervading in others."

इति वारुणश्रुतेः एकेनैव द्यावापृथिव्योः अन्तरं व्याप्तो भवति।

iti vāruṇaśruteḥ ekenaiva dyāvāpṛthivyoḥ antaraṁ vyāpto bhavati.

[इति (iti) - thus; वारुणश्रुतेः (vāruṇaśruteḥ) - of the Vāruṇa scripture; एकेनैव (ekenaiva) - by one alone; द्यावापृथिव्योः (dyāvāpṛthivyoḥ) - of heaven and earth; अन्तरम् (antaram) - the space; व्याप्तः (vyāptaḥ) - is pervaded; भवति (bhavati) - becomes;]

Stated thus in the Vāruṇa Vedic testimonial. Accordingly, it is that same person only who pervades the space between heaven and earth.

"पश्य मे पार्थ रूपाणि"

"paśya me pārtha rūpāṇi"

[पश्य (paśya) - behold; मे (me) - my; पार्थ (pārtha) - O Pārtha; रूपाणि (rūpāṇi) - forms;]

"Behold my forms, O Pārtha."

इति बहूनि रूपाणि प्रतिज्ञातानि। मातापितरौ च पृथिवीद्यावौ-

iti bahūni rūpāṇi pratijñātāni. mātāpitarau ca pṛthivīdyāvau-

[इति (iti) - thus; बहूनि (bahūni) - many; रूपाणि (rūpāṇi) - forms; प्रतिज्ञातानि (pratijñātāni) - have been promised; मातापितरौ (mātāpitarau) - mother and father; च (ca) - and; पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - earth; द्यावौ (dyāvau) - and heaven;]

- stating thus many forms have been promised. The mother and father are the earth and heaven.

"मानो माता पृथिवी दुर्मतौ धात्", "मधु द्यौरस्तु नः पिता"

"māno mātā pṛthivī durmatau dhāt", "madhu dyaurastu naḥ pitā"

[मा (mā) - do not; नो (no) - us; माता (mātā) - mother; पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - earth; दुर्मतौ (durmatau) - in the wicked-minded; धात् (dhāt) - place; मधु (madhu) - sweet; द्यौः (dyauḥ) - heaven; अस्तु (astu) - may be; नः (naḥ) - our; पिता (pitā) - father;]

"Let the earth not be the mother in the wicked-minded", "May the heaven be our sweet father".

इत्यादिप्रयोगात्। न तु नियमतो भयप्रदं तत्स्वरूपम्। नारदस्य तदभावात्। केषाञ्चित् तथा दर्शयति भगवान्।

ityādiprayogāt. na tu niyamato bhayapradaṁ tatsvarūpam. nāradasya tadabhāvāt. keṣāñcit tathā darśayati bhagavān.

[इत्यादि (ityādi) - such as these; प्रयोगात् (prayogāt) - from usages; न (na) - not; तु (tu) - but; नियमतः (niyamataḥ) - necessarily; भयप्रदम् (bhayapradam) - fear-giving; तत् (tat) - that; स्वरूपम् (svarūpam) - form; नारदस्य (nāradasya) - of Nārada; तदभावात् (tadabhāvāt) - due to its absence; केषाञ्चित् (keṣāñcit) - to some; तथा (tathā) - thus; दर्शयति (darśayati) - shows; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the Lord;]

From such usages, we come to realize that form is not necessarily fear-giving always. Since it (such fear) is absent for Nārada, the Lord shows it thus to some.

"प्रीयन्ति केचित् तस्य रूपस्य दृष्टौ बिभेति कश्चिदभ्यसे सर्वतृप्तिः।"

"prīyanti kecit tasya rūpasya dṛṣṭau bibheti kaścidabhyase sarvatṛptiḥ."

[प्रीयन्ति (prīyanti) - are pleased; केचित् (kecit) - some; तस्य (tasya) - of his; रूपस्य (rūpasya) - form; दृष्टौ (dṛṣṭau) - at the sight; बिभेति (bibheti) - fears; कश्चित् (kaścit) - someone; अभ्यसे (abhyase) - on proximity; सर्वतृप्तिः (sarvatṛptiḥ) - complete satisfaction;]

"Some are pleased at the sight of his form; someone fears on proximity; for some there is complete satisfaction."

इति वारुणशाखायाम्।

iti vāruṇaśākhāyām.

[इति (iti) - thus; वारुणशाखायाम् (vāruṇaśākhāyām) - in the Vāruṇa branch;]

- stated thus in the Vedic testimonial of Vāruṇa branch.

न तु तं सर्वे पश्यन्ति। अदृष्ट्वापि तन्निरूप्य भये द्रष्टुः तथा प्रतिभाति। तथा च गौतमखिलेषु-

na tu taṁ sarve paśyanti. adṛṣṭvāpi tannirūpya bhaye draṣṭuḥ tathā pratibhāti. tathā ca gautamakhileṣu-

[न (na) - not; तु (tu) - but; तं (taṁ) - him; सर्वे (sarve) - all; पश्यन्ति (paśyanti) - see; अदृष्ट्वा (adṛṣṭvā) - not having seen; अपि (api) - even; तत् (tat) - that; निरूप्य (nirūpya) - describing; भये (bhaye) - in fear; द्रष्टुः (draṣṭuḥ) - of the observer; तथा (tathā) - thus; प्रतिभाति (pratibhāti) - appears; तथा (tathā) - thus; च (ca) - and; गौतमखिलेषु (gautamakhileṣu) - in the teachings of Gautama;]

But not all see Him. Even without seeing, some observers perceive and describe it as fearsome it. So are the teachings in Gautama portion of Vedic testimonial:

"दृष्ट्वा देवं मोदमाना अदृष्ट्वाऽप्येतद्भयात् बिभ्यतो दृष्टवत् ते। पश्यन्ति ते न्यस्तचक्षुर्मुखांस्तु तस्मिन्नेवैते मनसो गतत्वात्॥"

"dṛṣṭvā devaṁ modamānā adṛṣṭvā'pyetadbhayāt bibhyato dṛṣṭavat te. paśyanti te nyastacakṣurmukhāṁstu tasminnevāite manaso gatatvāt॥"

[दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; देवं (devaṁ) - the god; मोदमानाः (modamānāḥ) - rejoicing; अदृष्ट्वा (adṛṣṭvā) - not having seen; अपि (api) - even; एतत् (etat) - this; भयात् (bhayāt) - out of fear; बिभ्यतः (bibhyataḥ) - fearing; दृष्टवत् (dṛṣṭavat) - as if having seen; ते (te) - they; पश्यन्ति (paśyanti) - see; ते (te) - they; न्यस्तचक्षुः (nyastacakṣuḥ) - with eyes withdrawn; मुखान् (mukhān) - faces; तु (tu) - but; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in him; एव (eva) - only; एते (ete) - these; मनसः (manasaḥ) - of the mind; गतत्वात् (gatatvāt) - due to having gone;]

"Some rejoice having seen the god; others fear even without seeing, as if they had. They see Him only with eyes withdrawn, since their minds have gone to Him.

इति ॥२०॥

iti ॥20॥

[इति (iti) - thus; ॥२०॥ (20) - verse 20;]

- stated thus.