Arjuna confesses the complete collapse of his mental stability. Addressing Krishna as Vishnu (the all-pervading one), he says: Indeed, upon seeing You (dṛṣṭvā hi tvāṃ) touching the very sky/heavens (nabhaḥ-spṛśaṃ), blazing and radiant (dīptam) with innumerable colors (aneka-varṇaṃ), with gaping, wide-open mouths (vyāttānanaṃ) and massive, fiercely glowing eyes (dīpta-viśāla-netram), my innermost soul and mind are deeply shaken and terrified (pravyathitāntarātmā). O Vishnu, I can no longer find or maintain (na vindāmi) my courage and steadiness (dhṛtiṃ), nor my internal peace and mental equilibrium (śamaṃ ca).