Arjuna said:
By this supreme Secret called Adhyatma, which you have spoken, out of compassion for me, my present delusion is gone.
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O Lotus eyed, origination and destruction of beings from you have in fact, been heard by me in detail as also your imperishable glory.
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O Supreme God, Just as You have declared your self to be, I desire to see that omni penetrative form of yours.
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O Lord of Yogas, If You think it is possible for me to see that, show me then your imperishable Form.
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Sri Bhagavan said:
O Partha, behold my forms a hundred and thousand fold, multiple patterned, multi colored and multi shaped.
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O Bharata, behold the twelve Adityas, the eight Vasus, the eleven Rudras, the two Asvins and the forty nine Maruts; behold many wonders never seen before.
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O Gudakesha, behold here today in my body the whole Universe, static and dynamic, standing together in one place, and whatever else you desire to see.
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But you cannot see me with this, your vision, I shall therefore, give you the divine eye. Behold my sovereign Omnipotence.
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Sanjaya said:
Having thus spoken, O King the Supreme Lord of Yoga, Hari, then showed to Arjuna His Supreme and Divine Form.
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The form with many mouths and eyes of many marvelous appearances and configurations, with many divine ornaments and upraised weapons, wearing divine garlands and vestures, anointed with divine sandal pastes, the embodiment of all marvels, boundless, with face turned in all directions.
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If the effulgence of thousand suns were to blaze fort simultaneously in the sky, that might resemble the splendor of that exalted being.
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There the Pandava saw the whole universe with its manifold divisions each lying in some one part of the body of the supreme Deity.
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Then, he, Dhananjaya, overpowered by astonishment, his hair standing on end, bowed his head to the Lord and with folded hands spoke thus:
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Arjuna said:
O Lord, I behold in your body all the gods, all classes of beings, Brahma, the four faced, Rudra seated on the lap of Brahma, the Risis and the celestial serpents.
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I behold you with many arms, bellies, faces and eyes every where infinite in form; O Lord of the Universe. Of form Universal I do not see either your end or middle or beginning.
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I behold you with crown mace, and discus, mass of splendor shining everywhere impossible to gaze at dazzling on all sides with radiance of flaming fire, and sun immeasurable.
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You are supreme Akshara, supreme object of knowledge, the highest support of this universe, imperishable, the guardian of eternal Dharma, I consider You as the Eternal Purushottama.
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I see you as one without beginning or middle or end, of infinite power, of infinite arms, with the moon and the sun as your eyes, I see Your mouth as the blazing sacrificial fire whose radiance consumes this universe.
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The space between heaven and earth and also cardinal directions is pervaded by you alone. O Mahatma, seeing this wonderful and awful form of yours I see that all the three worlds are greatly alarmed.
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These hosts of released gods enter you; some of them out of fear praise you with folded hands and groups of great sages and siddhas sing the best of hymns in praise of you.
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Rudras, Adityas, Vasus, Sadhyas, Visvedevas, Asvins, Maruts, Pitrs, hosts of Ghandharvas, Yakshas, Asuras, Siddhas all are looking at you and go on marveling.
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O Mighty Armed, seeing Your great form of many mouths and eyes, of many arms, thighs and feet, of many bellies, terrible with fearful teeth, the world is struck with terror and so am I.
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O Vishnu, having seen you, touching the sky, blazing and of many colors, with mouths wide open, shining with large radiant eyes, my inmost soul trembles in fear and I cannot have peace of mind.
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Seeing your mouths, terrible with fearful teeth, resembling the flames at the time of dissolution, I fail to distinguish the directions nor can I find comfort. O Lord of the gods, the abode of the world, be merciful and show me your grace.
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The sons of Dhrtarastra, together with the hosts of kings, Bhishma and Kerna along with the foremost warriors on our side, also, are rushing fast into your mouths having terrible teeth; some are seen caught between your teeth with their heads pounded.
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Just as the rapid water currents of rivers, run only towards the sea, so these warriors of the mortal world are rushing to your flaming mouths.
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Just as moths rush with great speed to the blazing fire to their destruction, so also all these people enter into Your mouths with great speed for their own destruction.
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Devouring all the worlds on every side with your flaming mouths, You are licking them again and again; O Vishnu, Your fiery rays burn the whole Universe filling it with light.
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Tell me who You are with a form so terrible. I bow down to You, O foremost Deity, have mercy on me. I wish to know You who are the primal Being for I do not understand the course of your actions.
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Sri Bhabavan Said:
I am Kala, the destroyer of the world, I am engaged here in destroying all these people; excepting you all the warriors standing arrayed in the opposing armies will cease to be.
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Therefore arise and gain glory conquering the enemies, and enjoy the realm filled with wealth. These warriors are already slain by Me. O Arjuna, you become the nominal instrument in destroying them.
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Slay, Drona, Bhishma, Jayadrata, Karna and other great warriors who are already slain by Me, fear not, fight, you will surely conquer the enemies in battle.
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Sanjaya said:
Having heard these words of Keshava, with folded hands and trembling, Arjuna bowed again and prostrated himself with great fear and spoke to krishna in a faltering voice.
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Arjuna said:
O Hrsikesha, it is but meet that all good souls are delighted in chanting the glory of your name; Rakshasas are fleeing in terror in all directions and Siddhas are all bowing down before You.
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O Exalted Soul, why would they not bow down to you, who are the Most exalted and greater than Brahma, the creator. O Infinite, God of Gods, abode of worlds, you are the Akshara and far higher than the Universe which is of the nature of being and non-being.
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You are the first of gods, ancient person, the Ultimate resort of this universe; You are the knower and the object to be known and supreme goal. By you is pervaded this universe. O God of infinite forms.
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You are Vayu, Yama, Agni, Moon Varuna and Prajapati, and the great gransire of all; I bow to You a thousand times, again and again I bow to you.
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O Perfect One I bow before and behind You and on all sides. You are of infinite powers and immeasurable might, you have pervaded everything and therefore, You are All.
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Taking you as friend while calling you O Krishna, O Yadava, O Friend, whatever I might have spoken without reverence and not knowing Your glory, out of negligence or through love, and whatever disrespect I might have shown You in jest or at play, in bed or seated or at meals, either alone or in the presence of others although you are the unique master of everything, O Achuta the immeasurable, I pray and beg your pardon and forgiveness for them all.
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You are the father of the moving and the unmoving world. You are the unmoving world. You are the worshipful and supreme venerable teacher of this world; there is none equal to you; how then could there be one greater than You in three worlds, O Thou of matchless glory ?
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Therefore, bowing down and prostrating before you, I pray to you, the ruler for your grace. O God be pleased to bear with me as a father with his son, a friend with his friend, a lover with his beloved.
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I am rejoiced at having seen Your Form never seen before and my heart shakes with fear; O Lord of gods, support of the universe, show me now that other familiar form of yours and be gracious.
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I wish to see you as before, with Your crown, mace and discuss in hand. Please assume again Your four armed form, O thousand armed, O perfect One.
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Sri Bhagavan said:
O Arjuna, by my grace and power this supreme form has been shown to you by me; this form of mine, which is radiant, perfect, unlimited by time and space and primal has not been seen before by anyone other than yourself.
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O foremost of Kurus, neither by the study of vedas, nor sacrifices, nor by gifts nor by ceremonial rites nor by severe austerity, such form of mine is possible to be seen in this world of men by anyone else but you.
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Beholding such a fearful form of mine as this, do not be afraid or bewildered; with a fearless and joyful heart behold again my form, familiar to you.
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Sanjaya said:
Vasudeve having thus spoken to Arjuna, showed him again his own form. The highsouled Krishna having assumed again the gentle form comforted the terrified Arjuna.
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Arjuna said:
Beholding again this, Your gentle human form, O Janardhana, I am now calm and self-possessed and I am restored to my original condition.
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Sri Bhagavan said:
This form of mine which you have behold and which even the gods long to behold is hard to see.
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I cannot be seen in the form now seen by you, either by the study of vedas or by means of austerities, gifts and sacrifices.
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But O Partha by unswerving devotion to me, alone I may be seen this wise truly known and reached.
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He who does duties to me, to whom I am the supreme being, who is my devotee, who is free from attachment to fruits of action and who is no enemy to other beings come on to me, O Pandava.
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Thus ends the eleventh chapter of the Bhagavad Gita entitled the Yoga of Vishvarupa Darshana
(Vision of universal form).
