Sree Bhagavan said:-Oh! Partha! Behold My different forms in hundreds and thousands, different kinds, in a variety of divine colours, sizes and shapes .Behold the Adityas(the twelve sons of Aditi) the eight Vasus, the eleven Rudras, the twin physician-gods known as Aswins, and the forty-nine wind-gods known as Maruthas. Oh! Descendant of Bharata! Behold many other wonders also, which no one has seen before. Oh! Defeater of sloth! You can now see the entire universe with all animate and inanimate beings in it, as one single entity within this body of Mine. You can also see whatever else that you desire to see.But you cannot see Me in this fashion with your external human eyes. I shall, therefore, give you the divine eyes through which you may see My divine Yoga. (XI-5 to 8)
Sanjaya said(to Dhritarashtra):-Oh! King!Having said these words, Sree Hari, the Lord of all Yogas, revealed to Arjuna , His supremely glorious divine form. And in that most wonderful resplendant, boundless,ubiquitous divine form, Arjuna saw the Lord as having innumerable mouths and eyes, adorned with countless number of divine ornaments, brandishing all kinds of heavenly weapons, wearing celestial garlands and divine garments, anointed with perfumes of heavenly fragrance, and faces on all sides.If a thousand suns should rise together into the sky, their combined brightness would be hardly comparable to the majestic radiance of this Supreme Person. At that very moment, Arjuna beheld the entire universe in all its multitudinous diversity as having been encased as one single being in the the body of this supreme God of all gods. Overcome with wonder, with hair standing on end, Arjuna bowed his head in adoration to the divine Lord and with joined palms spoke to Him .(XI-9 to 14)
Arjuna said:-Oh Lord! I behold in your body all gods and a host of other divine beings including Lord Brahma seated on his lotus-seat,Lord Shiva, all Rishis and celestial serpents. I see a large number of arms, bellies, mouths and eyes in your endless universal form pervading every where, and I am unable see its beginning, middle or end. You wear crowns on your heads, hold clubs and discusses in Your hands, a mass of splendour is glowing around You, I can hardly gaze at Your radiance because it is immeasurable and surpasses that of blazing fire and the sun. I now understand that You are that indestructible Supreme Being that has to be known, and the ultimate refuge of this universe. You are also the protector of eternal Dharma ,and the primeval imperishable Purusha, who sustains the world.(XI-15 to 18)
I am unable to see Your beginning, middle or end, Your prowess has no limits, Your arms are countless,the sun and the moon are Your eyes, blazing fire is Your mouth and I find that with Your immense radiance you are scorching the entire universe .The whole space between heaven and earth is entirely pervaded by You alone. Oh ! Great Soul! All the three worlds are greatly alarmed at the sight of this wonderful and terrible form of Yours.I can see the groups of celestial beings entering in You; some of them with their palms joined together as a result of fear. Great sages and attained souls pronouncing auspicious sounds, praise Your glories by means of beautiful hymns.(XI-19 to 21)
All the eleven Rudras, twelve Adityas, , eight Vasus, Sadhyas, Viswedevas, Aswins( the twin physician-gods), forty-nine Marutas, the manes, a host of Gandharvas, Yakshas, Asuras and Sidhas -all of them gaze upon You in amazement. At the sight of this stupendous and dreadful form of Yours, possessing innumerable mouths and eyes, countless arms, thighs and feet, numerous bellies and terrible fangs,Oh! Supreme Lord!,all the worlds are fear-struck; so am I.
Oh! the Omnipresent Vishnu! when I see You shouldering the sky, in multi-coloured radiance, with Your mouths wide open and Your flaming eyes staring, my inner self is disturbed, my peace is gone and my courage is lost.Now I see Your mouths, resembling the fierce fire that burns the universe at the time of its dissolution, with their frightful fangs gnashing; and this sight makes me dizzy; I cannot recognise my surroundings and I am all confused. Oh! God of all gods, Abode of the universe, have mercy on me. (XI-22to 25)
Now I see the sons of Dhritarashtra and all those kings,with Bhishma, Drona, Karna along with our own chief warriors also entering hurriedly into Your wide-fanged and fierce mouths and some of them getting their heads crushed and stuck up between Your teeth. (XI-26,27)
Like rivers flowing into the ocean in great speed, these leaders of mortal men are rushing into Your blazing mouths. Just as the moths plunge into flaming fire and meet with destruction, these people are entering into Your mouths with great rapidity to become perished.Oh! Vishnu! while devouring all the worlds through Your burning mouths, You lick them from all sides; Your immense radiance envelopes the whole universe and Your fiery rays scorch it.Oh! God of gods! I am unable to understand Your ways. Kindly take my homage and be pleased to tell me who You really are, appearing in this terrible form . I also wish to know from where is Your beginning.(XI-28 to 31)
Sree Bhagavan said:- I am the Time, the destroyer of the worlds; now my mission is to destroy these people.Even without you ( even if you do not fight and kill them) , none of the warriors participating in this war will survive. All of them have already been killed by Me. Therefore, oh! Arjuna, ambidextrous bowman!Stand up and fight as an instrument in My hands; earn fame for defeating your enemies and enjoy the affluent kingdom. You can easily win Drona, Bhishma , Jayadratha, Karna and many other formidable warriors who stand killed by Me before-hand. You fight your enemies without fear and win the battle.(XI-32 to 34)
Sanjaya said:-Hearing these words of Lord Keshava, Arjuna with his palms joined together, trembling all over with fear, prostrated again before Krishna and spoke these words in a choking voice.(XI-35)
Arjuna said:Oh! Master of senses! It is quite appropriate that the world delights in singing Your names and glories; terrified demons scatter away in all directions and all groups of Sidhas bow to You in adoration.Oh! the Mightiest! How can they refrain from paying homage to You who are greater than the greatest and the progenitor of Brahma, the Creator? Oh! Infinite God of gods! The abode of the worlds! You are Sat(existent), Asat (non-existent) and also that which transcends both.You are the first among all gods; the most ancient Spirit;You are the ultimate resting place of his universe;You are the one who knows and also that which is to be known; and the supreme goal of all .You pervade the whole universe in a diversity of endless forms.(XI-36to 38)
You are the wind-god, the god of death, the god of fire and the god of waters; You are the moon, You are Prajapati, the god of creation; and also his fore father.Hail, hail to You a thousand times;
salutations and salutations to You over and over again.Salutations to You on the front side, on the back side and on all sides.Oh! Lord of infinite prowess! You pervade everywhere ; nay You are everything indeed.(XI-39,40)
Taking You as a mere friend , I had inadvertently addressed You as Krishna, Yadava ,Friend and so on without knowing Your greatness. I have spoken to you slightly for the sake of fun while taking food, at the time of recreation and at bed time both when we were alone and also in the midst of others.I repent for my foolishness and beg Your forgiveness for all my sins.(XI-41,42)
You are the father of all beings in this universe; You are the one that deserves worship; You are greater than the greatest. Oh! Lord of incomparable might! there is none equal to You in all the three worlds ; then how can there be any one superior to You.Therefore, Oh! Lord! I prostrate my body at Your feet and pray; be pleased with me;You are the ruler and the master; it behoves You to bear with me as a father does with his son, a friend with another friend and a husband with his beloved wife.(XI-43,44)
Having seen this terrible form which I have never seen before, I am thrilled on one side of my mind while I tremble with fear on the other side. Therefore, oh! God of gods and the abode of universe! Be gracious to me and reveal to me Your gentle form as before. I wish to see You wearing Your crown and holding the mace and the discuss in Your hands. Oh! Lord of thousand arms! Kindly change this Universal form and appear before me in Your four-armed form of Lord Vishnu.(XI-45,46)
Sree Bhagavan said:-Having been pleased with you, I have revealed to you through My power Yoga, this effulgent,primal and infinite cosmic form which none other than you has ever seen before.Arjuna! the hero of Kurus! In this mortal world of humans, no one other than you can see Me in this shape, through study of Vedas, sacrifices, austerities, alms-giving or any other rituals. Don't get agitated, or bewildered at the sight of this dreadful form. Be fearless and composed in your mind and see My four-armed form as desired by you.(XI-47,48,49)
After speaking these consoling words to the frightened Arjuna,the all-pervading Lord Vasudeva,the great souled one, appeared before Arjuna in His four-armed form of Vishnu for a moment and then assumed His original form as the gentle and smiling Sree Krishna.(XI- 50)
Arjuna said:- Oh! Janardhana!(one who dispels the woes of people) On seeing Your gentle human form, all I have pulled myself together and regained my normal self.(XI-51)
Sree Bhagavan said:-This four-armed form of Mine that you have just now seen is very difficult to behold; even the gods in heaven are eagerly longing to see it. Arjuna! Neither by study of Vedas, nor by austerities,nor by giving alms, nor by rituals can I be seen by any one as you have seen Me. Oh! Destroyer of foes! But single-minded and intense devotion to Me enables one to see Me in this manner, know the essence of My being, and even to enter into Me.(XI-52,53,54)
Oh! Son of Pandu! Whosoever performs all his actions on My behalf, regards Me as his ultimate refuge, is intensely devoted to me, is totally detached from all worldly desires, and has no hatred towards any one , will surely attain Me(XI-55)
You are the wind-god, the god of death, the god of fire and the god of waters; You are the moon, You are Prajapati, the god of creation; and also his fore father.Hail, hail to You a thousand times;
salutations and salutations to You over and over again.Salutations to You on the front side, on the back side and on all sides.Oh! Lord of infinite prowess! You pervade everywhere ; nay You are everything indeed.(XI-39,40)
Taking You as a mere friend , I had inadvertently addressed You as Krishna, Yadava ,Friend and so on without knowing Your greatness. I have spoken to you slightly for the sake of fun while taking food, at the time of recreation and at bed time both when we were alone and also in the midst of others.I repent for my foolishness and beg Your forgiveness for all my sins.(XI-41,42)
You are the father of all beings in this universe; You are the one that deserves worship; You are greater than the greatest. Oh! Lord of incomparable might! there is none equal to You in all the three worlds ; then how can there be any one superior to You.Therefore, Oh! Lord! I prostrate my body at Your feet and pray; be pleased with me;You are the ruler and the master; it behoves You to bear with me as a father does with his son, a friend with another friend and a husband with his beloved wife.(XI-43,44)
Having seen this terrible form which I have never seen before, I am thrilled on one side of my mind while I tremble with fear on the other side. Therefore, oh! God of gods and the abode of universe! Be gracious to me and reveal to me Your gentle form as before. I wish to see You wearing Your crown and holding the mace and the discuss in Your hands. Oh! Lord of thousand arms! Kindly change this Universal form and appear before me in Your four-armed form of Lord Vishnu.(XI-45,46)
Sree Bhagavan said:-Having been pleased with you, I have revealed to you through My power Yoga, this effulgent,primal and infinite cosmic form which none other than you has ever seen before.Arjuna! the hero of Kurus! In this mortal world of humans, no one other than you can see Me in this shape, through study of Vedas, sacrifices, austerities, alms-giving or any other rituals. Don't get agitated, or bewildered at the sight of this dreadful form. Be fearless and composed in your mind and see My four-armed form as desired by you.(XI-47,48,49)
After speaking these consoling words to the frightened Arjuna,the all-pervading Lord Vasudeva,the great souled one, appeared before Arjuna in His four-armed form of Vishnu for a moment and then assumed His original form as the gentle and smiling Sree Krishna.(XI- 50)
Arjuna said:- Oh! Janardhana!(one who dispels the woes of people) On seeing Your gentle human form, all I have pulled myself together and regained my normal self.(XI-51)
Sree Bhagavan said:-This four-armed form of Mine that you have just now seen is very difficult to behold; even the gods in heaven are eagerly longing to see it. Arjuna! Neither by study of Vedas, nor by austerities,nor by giving alms, nor by rituals can I be seen by any one as you have seen Me. Oh! Destroyer of foes! But single-minded and intense devotion to Me enables one to see Me in this manner, know the essence of My being, and even to enter into Me.(XI-52,53,54)
Oh! Son of Pandu! Whosoever performs all his actions on My behalf, regards Me as his ultimate refuge, is intensely devoted to me, is totally detached from all worldly desires, and has no hatred towards any one , will surely attain Me(XI-55)
Thus ends the eleventh chapter of Sreemad Bhagavad Gita entitled Viswaroopadarshana Yoga( The yoga of the vision of universal form of God)
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