Chapter 11
Vishvarupa Darshana Yoga
The Vision of the Universal Form
- Verse 11.1In consequence of the excellent and mysterious words concerning the relation of the supreme and individual soul,,…
- Verse 11.2O you whose eyes are like lotus leaves! I have heard from you at large about the production and dissolution of things,…
- Verse 11.3O highest lord! what you have said about yourself is so. I wish, O best of beings! to see your divine form.
- Verse 11.4If, O lord! you think that it is possible for me to look upon it, then, O lord of the possessors of mystic power! show…
- Verse 11.5In hundreds and in thousands see my forms, O son of Prithâ! various, divine, and of various colours and shapes.
- Verse 11.6See the Âdityas, Vasus, Rudras, the two Asvins, and Maruts likewise. And O descendant of Bharata! see wonders, in…
- Verse 11.7Within my body, O Gudâkesa! see to-day the whole universe, including (everything) movable and immovable, (all) in one,…
- Verse 11.8But you will not be able to see me with merely, this eye of yours. I give you an eye divine. (Now) see my divine…
- Verse 11.9Having spoken thus, O king! Hari, the great lord of the possessors of mystic power, then showed to the son of Prithâ…
- Verse 11.10having many mouths and eyes, having (within it) many wonderful sights, having many celestial ornaments, having many…
- Verse 11.11having many mouths and eyes, having (within it) many wonderful sights, having many celestial ornaments, having many…
- Verse 11.12If in the heavens, the lustre of a thousand suns burst forth all at once, that would be like the lustre of that mighty…
- Verse 11.13There the son of Pându then observed in the body of the god of gods the whole universe (all) in one, and divided into…
- Verse 11.14Then Dhanañgaya filled with amazement, and with hair standing on end, bowed his head before the god, and spoke with…
- Verse 11.15O god! I see within your body the gods, as also all the groups of various beings; and the lord Brahman seated on (his)…
- Verse 11.16I see you, who are of countless forms, possessed of many arms, stomachs, mouths, and eyes on all sides. And, O lord of…
- Verse 11.17I see you bearing a coronet and a mace and a discus--a mass of glory, brilliant on all sides, difficult to look at,…
- Verse 11.18You are indestructible, the supreme one to be known. You are the highest support of this universe. You are the…
- Verse 11.19I see you void of beginning, middle, end--of infinite power, of unnumbered arms, having the sun and moon for eyes,…
- Verse 11.20For this space between heaven and earth and all the quarters are pervaded by you alone. Looking at this wonderful and…
- Verse 11.21For here these groups of gods are entering into you. Some being afraid are praying with joined hands, and the groups…
- Verse 11.22The Rudras, and Âdityas, the Vasus, the Sâdhyas, the Visvas, the two Asvins, the Maruts, and the Ushmapas, and the…
- Verse 11.23Seeing your mighty form, with many mouths and eyes, with many arms, thighs, and feet, with many stomachs, and fearful…
- Verse 11.24Seeing you, O Vishnu! touching the skies, radiant, possessed of many hues, with a gaping mouth, and with large blazing…
- Verse 11.25And seeing your mouths terrible by the jaws, and resembling the fire of destruction, I cannot recognise the (various)…
- Verse 11.26And all these sons of Dhritarâshtra, together with all the bands of kings, and Bhîshma and Drona, and this…
- Verse 11.27And all these sons of Dhritarâshtra, together with all the bands of kings, and Bhîshma and Drona, and this…
- Verse 11.28As the many rapid currents of a river's waters run towards the sea alone, so do these heroes of the human world enter…
- Verse 11.29As butterflies, with increased velocity, enter a blazing fire to their destruction, so too do these people enter your…
- Verse 11.30Swallowing all these people, you are licking them over and over again from all sides, with your blazing mouths. Your…
- Verse 11.31Tell me who you are in this fierce form. Salutations be to thee, O chief of the gods! Be gracious. I wish to know you,…
- Verse 11.32I am death, the destroyer of the worlds, fully developed, and I am now active about the overthrow of the worlds. Even…
- Verse 11.33Therefore, be up, obtain glory, and vanquishing (your) foes, enjoy a prosperous kingdom. All these have been already…
- Verse 11.34Drona, and Bhîshma, and Gayadratha, and Karna, and likewise other valiant warriors also, whom I have killed, do you…
- Verse 11.35Hearing these words of Kesava, the wearer of the coronet, trembling, and with joined hands, bowed down; and sorely…
- Verse 11.36It is quite proper, O Hrishîkesa! that the universe is delighted and charmed by your renown, that the demons run away…
- Verse 11.37And why, O high-souled one! should they not bow down to you (who are) greater than Brahman, and first cause? O…
- Verse 11.38You are the primal god, the ancient being, you are the highest support of this universe. You are that which has…
- Verse 11.39You are the wind, Yama, fire, Varuna, the moon, you Pragâpati, and the great grandsire. Obeisance be to thee a…
- Verse 11.40In front and from behind obeisance to thee! Obeisance be to thee from all sides, O you who are all! You are of…
- Verse 11.41Whatever I have said contemptuously,--for instance, 'O Krishna!' 'O Yâdava!' 'O friend!'--thinking you to be (my)…
- Verse 11.42Whatever I have said contemptuously,--for instance, 'O Krishna!' 'O Yâdava!' 'O friend!'--thinking you to be (my)…
- Verse 11.43You are the father of the world-movable and immovable,--you its great and venerable master; there is none equal to…
- Verse 11.44Therefore I bow and prostrate myself, and would propitiate you, the praiseworthy lord. Be pleased, O god! to pardon…
- Verse 11.45I am delighted at seeing what I had never seen before, and my heart is also alarmed by fear. Show me that same form, O…
- Verse 11.46I wish to see you bearing the coronet and the mace, with the discus in hand, just the same (as before). O you of…
- Verse 11.47O Arguna! being pleased (with you), I have by my own mystic power shown you this supreme form, full of glory,…
- Verse 11.48I cannot be seen in this form by any one but you, (even) by (the help of) the study of the Vedas, or of sacrifices,…
- Verse 11.49Be not alarmed, be not perplexed, at seeing this form of mine, fearful like this. Free from fear and with delighted…
- Verse 11.50Having thus spoken to Arguna, Vâsudeva again showed his own form, and the high-souled one becoming again of a mild…
- Verse 11.51O Ganardana! seeing this mild, human form of yours, I am new in my right mind, and have come to my normal state. The…
- Verse 11.52Even the gods are always desiring to see this form of mine, which it is difficult to get a sight of, and which you…
- Verse 11.53I cannot be seen, as you have seen me, by (means of) the Vedas, not by penance, not by gift, nor yet by sacrifice.
- Verse 11.54But, O Arguna! by devotion to me exclusively, I can in this form be truly known, seen, and assimilated with, O terror…
- Verse 11.55He who performs acts for (propitiating) me, to whom I am the highest (object), who is my devotee, who is free from…