Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 11: The Vision of the Cosmic Form
Bhagavad Gita 11.36
स्थाने हृषीकेश तव प्रकीर्त्या
जगत् प्रहृष्यत्यनुरज्यते च ।
रक्षांसि भीतानि दिशो द्रवन्ति
सर्वे नमस्यन्ति च सिद्धसङ्घाः ॥
sthāne hṛṣīkeśa tava prakīrtyā jagat prahṛṣyatyanurajyate ca | rakṣāṃsi bhītāni diśo dravanti sarve namasyanti ca siddhasaṅghāḥ ||
It is right, Krishna, that the world rejoices and delights in praising you. The demons flee in fear in all directions, and all the hosts of the perfected bow to you.
Modern context
Arjuna's hymn begins with a simple judgment: it is right. It is fitting that the world rejoices in praising you, that what is evil flees, that the wise bow. After the terror, he finds his bearings by recognising that this power is good. Fear has not disappeared, but it is now joined to trust. The same power that frightens also protects.