Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 11: The Vision of the Cosmic Form

Bhagavad Gita 11.14

tataḥ sa vismayāviṣṭo hṛṣṭaromā dhanañjayaḥ | praṇamya śirasā devaṃ kṛtāñjalirabhāṣata ||

Then Arjuna, filled with amazement, his hair standing on end, bowed his head to the Lord, joined his palms, and spoke.

Modern context

Arjuna's response is physical before it is verbal: amazement, hair standing on end, head bowed, palms joined. Real awe shows in the body. People who have stood before a vast mountain, a great work of art or a newborn child know the shiver and the instinct to bow. Only after that does Arjuna speak. Words come second to reverence.