Bhagavadgita Parayana - Chapter 11 - Grantha

The eleventh chapter of the Bhagavad Gita, called 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌶𑌨𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌃 or Vishvarupa Darshana 𑌯𑍋𑌗, stands as one of the most breathtaking moments in the entire 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌭𑌾𑌰𑌤. The setting is still the battlefield of 𑌕𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰, where the armies of the 𑌪𑌾𑌂𑌡𑌵𑌾𑌃 and 𑌕𑍌𑌰𑌵𑌾𑌃 face each other. In the heart of this chaos, a profound dialogue continues between 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣 and 𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨.

In the previous chapter, 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣 unfolded 𑌵𑌿𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌿𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌃, describing the divine glories and manifestations through which his presence may be recognized throughout the world. These teachings left 𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨 both awed and curious, and he now longs to see the universal form directly.

Looking ahead, the next chapter will return to the path of devotion, exploring how to approach the divine with love and humility even after witnessing such an overwhelming vision. The focus will shift from cosmic spectacle to the quiet, steady practice of 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿-𑌯𑍋𑌗, reminding us that the ultimate goal is not just to see the divine, but to live in harmony with it every day.

𑌓𑌂 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃
𑌅𑌥 𑌏𑌕𑌾𑌦𑌶𑍋𑌽𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯𑌃
𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌸𑌂𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌶𑌨𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌃

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Salutations to the Supreme Self. Now begins the eleventh chapter, titled 'The Yoga of the Vision of the Universal Form.'

𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨 𑌉𑌵𑌾𑌚
𑌮𑌦𑌨𑍁𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌹𑌾𑌯 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌂 𑌗𑍁𑌹𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌸𑌂𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌿𑌤𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌯𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌵𑌚𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇𑌨 𑌮𑍋𑌹𑍋𑌽𑌯𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌗𑌤𑍋 𑌮𑌮 ॥1॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Arjuna said: Because you have spoken these most profound and secret teachings about the true nature of the Self, out of kindness toward me, my confusion has now been dispelled.

𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌯𑌯𑍌 𑌹𑌿 𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌤𑍌 𑌵𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌰𑌶𑍋 𑌮𑌯𑌾 ।
𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌃 𑌕𑌮𑌲𑌪𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷 𑌮𑌾𑌹𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌪𑌿 𑌚𑌾𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌯𑌮𑍍 ॥2॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O lotus-eyed Lord, I have heard from you in detail about the origin and dissolution of all beings, and also about your unchanging and limitless greatness.

𑌏𑌵𑌮𑍇𑌤𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌥𑌾𑌽𑌽𑌤𑍍𑌥 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍍 𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰 ।
𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍁𑌮𑌿𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌤𑍇 𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌮𑍍 𑌐𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌂 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌮 ॥3॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O Supreme Lord, just as you have described yourself, so it truly is. Still, O greatest of persons, I wish to see your divine, majestic form.

𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍇 𑌯𑌦𑌿 𑌤𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌕𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌮𑌯𑌾 𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍁𑌮𑌿𑌤𑌿 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌭𑍋 ।
𑌯𑍋𑌗𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰 𑌤𑌤𑍋 𑌮𑍇 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌶𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌮𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌯𑌮𑍍 ॥4॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O Lord, if you consider it possible for me to witness, then, O Master of Yoga, please reveal to me your eternal and unchanging form.

𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌭𑌗𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌵𑌾𑌚
𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯 𑌮𑍇 𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥 𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌾𑌣𑌿 𑌶𑌤𑌶𑍋𑌽𑌥 𑌸𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌰𑌶𑌃 ।
𑌨𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌵𑌿𑌧𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌦𑌿𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌨𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌾𑌕𑍃𑌤𑍀𑌨𑌿 𑌚 ॥5॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
The Blessed Lord said: Arjuna, look upon My forms, appearing in hundreds and thousands, each unique, divine, and displaying a wide range of colors and shapes.

𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌵𑌸𑍂𑌨𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌅𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌨𑍌 𑌮𑌰𑍁𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌥𑌾 ।
𑌬𑌹𑍂𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌦𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌣𑌿 𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌣𑌿 𑌭𑌾𑌰𑌤 ॥6॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
See here, Arjuna, the Adityas, Vasus, Rudras, the twin Asvins, and the Maruts. Behold as well countless other marvels, wonders you have never witnessed before.

𑌇𑌹𑍈𑌕𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌂 𑌜𑌗𑌤𑍍𑌕𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍍𑌨𑌂 𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌯 𑌸𑌚𑌰𑌾𑌚𑌰𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌮𑌮 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑍇 𑌗𑍁𑌡𑌾𑌕𑍇𑌶 𑌯𑌚𑍍𑌚𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍍 𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍁𑌮𑌿𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌸𑌿 ॥𑍭॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Right here and now, Arjuna, look at the entire universe, both living and nonliving, all brought together in one place within my body. Also, see anything else you wish to witness.

𑌨 𑌤𑍁 𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌶𑌕𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍇 𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍁𑌮𑍍 𑌅𑌨𑍇𑌨𑍈𑌵 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌚𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍁𑌷𑌾 ।
𑌦𑌿𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌦𑌦𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌤𑍇 𑌚𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍁𑌃 𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯 𑌮𑍇 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌮𑍈𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌮𑍍 ॥𑍮॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
But you cannot see My true form with your ordinary eyes. Therefore, I grant you a divine vision. Now, witness My supreme, wondrous power.

𑌸𑌂𑌜𑌯 𑌉𑌵𑌾𑌚
𑌏𑌵𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌤𑌤𑍋 𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌨𑍍 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌯𑍋𑌗𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍋 𑌹𑌰𑌿𑌃 ।
𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌶𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌸 𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌯 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌂 𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌮𑍈𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌮𑍍 ॥𑍯॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Sanjaya said: O King, after speaking these words, Krishna, the great master of Yoga and remover of ignorance, revealed to Arjuna his supreme, divine form.

𑌅𑌨𑍇𑌕𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌨𑌯𑌨𑌮𑍍 𑌅𑌨𑍇𑌕𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌭𑍁𑌤𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌶𑌨𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌅𑌨𑍇𑌕𑌦𑌿𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌭𑌰𑌣𑌂 𑌦𑌿𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍇𑌕𑍋𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌾𑌯𑍁𑌧𑌮𑍍 ॥10॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
That form had countless faces and eyes, displayed many astonishing and marvelous aspects, was decorated with numerous celestial ornaments, and held many divine weapons raised and ready.

𑌦𑌿𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌾𑌲𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂𑌬𑌰𑌧𑌰𑌂 𑌦𑌿𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌗𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌲𑍇𑌪𑌨𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌯𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌮𑍍 𑌅𑌨𑌂𑌤𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍋𑌮𑍁𑌖𑌮𑍍 ॥11॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Wearing celestial garlands and garments, anointed with divine fragrances, the wondrous and radiant Lord appeared, infinite in form and displaying faces in every direction.

𑌦𑌿𑌵𑌿 𑌸𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌸𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌭𑌵𑍇𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌗𑌪𑌦𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌾 ।
𑌯𑌦𑌿 𑌭𑌾𑌃 𑌸𑌦𑍃𑌶𑍀 𑌸𑌾 𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍 𑌭𑌾𑌸𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌃 ॥12॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
If the brilliance of a thousand suns were to rise together in the sky, even that might resemble the radiance of that supreme being.

𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍈𑌕𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌂 𑌜𑌗𑌤𑍍𑌕𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍍𑌨𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌮𑌨𑍇𑌕𑌧𑌾 ।
𑌅𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌦𑍍𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌶𑌰𑍀𑌰𑍇 𑌪𑌾𑌂𑌡𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌦𑌾 ॥13॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
At that moment, Arjuna saw the entire universe, with all its diverse forms and divisions, unified in a single place within the body of the Supreme Lord, the God of gods.

𑌤𑌤𑌃 𑌸 𑌵𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌯𑌾𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌃 𑌹𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌰𑍋𑌮𑌾 𑌧𑌨𑌂𑌜𑌯𑌃 ।
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌣𑌮𑍍𑌯 𑌶𑌿𑌰𑌸𑌾 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌂 𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌾𑌂𑌜𑌲𑌿𑌰𑌭𑌾𑌷𑌤 ॥14॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Then Arjuna, overwhelmed with amazement and with his hair standing on end, bowed his head to the Lord, joined his palms in reverence, and began to speak.

𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨 𑌉𑌵𑌾𑌚
𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌾𑌂𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌵 𑌦𑍇𑌵 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑍇 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌂𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌥𑌾 𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍇𑌷𑌸𑌂𑌘𑌾𑌨𑍍 ।
𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌣𑌮𑍀𑌶𑌂 𑌕𑌮𑌲𑌾𑌸𑌨𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌮𑍍 𑌋𑌷𑍀𑌂𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌰𑌗𑌾𑌂𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌦𑌿𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍍 ॥15॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Arjuna said: O Lord, within your cosmic form I see all the gods, as well as hosts of different kinds of beings. I also see Brahma, the creator, seated on a lotus, along with all the sages and radiant celestial serpents.

𑌅𑌨𑍇𑌕𑌬𑌾𑌹𑍂𑌦𑌰𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍋𑌽𑌨𑌂𑌤𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌨𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌂 𑌨 𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌨 𑌪𑍁𑌨𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌵𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌂 𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍂𑌪 ॥16॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
I see you with countless arms, bellies, mouths, and eyes, displaying infinite forms everywhere. O Lord of the universe, O cosmic form, I cannot perceive your end, your middle, or your beginning.

𑌕𑌿𑌰𑍀𑌟𑌿𑌨𑌂 𑌗𑌦𑌿𑌨𑌂 𑌚𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌣𑌂 𑌚 𑌤𑍇𑌜𑍋𑌰𑌾𑌶𑌿𑌂 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍋 𑌦𑍀𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌮𑌂𑌤𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌂 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍀𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌸𑌮𑌂𑌤𑌾𑌤𑍍 𑌦𑍀𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌲𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌕𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌤𑌿𑌮𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍇𑌯𑌮𑍍 ॥1𑍭॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
I see you crowned, holding a mace and a discus, radiating intense brilliance everywhere. Your form shines from all sides, making it hard to look at, like the dazzling light of blazing fire and the sun, and it is beyond all measure.

𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌰𑌂 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌂 𑌵𑍇𑌦𑌿𑌤𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌪𑌰𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌧𑌾𑌨𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌯𑌃 𑌶𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌤𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌗𑍋𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌾 𑌸𑌨𑌾𑌤𑌨𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑍋 𑌮𑌤𑍋 𑌮𑍇 ॥1𑍮॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
You are the imperishable, the highest reality that must be known. You are the ultimate foundation of this universe. You are unchanging, the guardian of the eternal order, and the timeless cosmic person-this is how I understand you.

𑌅𑌨𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌮𑌨𑌂𑌤𑌵𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍 𑌅𑌨𑌂𑌤𑌬𑌾𑌹𑍁𑌂 𑌶𑌶𑌿𑌸𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌨𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌂 𑌦𑍀𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌹𑍁𑌤𑌾𑌶𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍇𑌜𑌸𑌾 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌮𑌿𑌦𑌂 𑌤𑌪𑌂𑌤𑌮𑍍 ॥1𑍯॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
I see you as having no beginning, middle, or end, possessing limitless power and countless arms. Your eyes are the sun and the moon, your mouth blazes like fire, and by your own brilliance, you heat and energize this entire universe.

𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌪𑍃𑌥𑌿𑌵𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌰𑌿𑌦𑌮𑌂𑌤𑌰𑌂 𑌹𑌿 𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌯𑍈𑌕𑍇𑌨 𑌦𑌿𑌶𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌃 ।
𑌦𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌭𑍁𑌤𑌂 𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌮𑍁𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌤𑌵𑍇𑌦𑌂 𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑍍 ॥20॥ [𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌮𑌿𑌦𑌂 𑌤𑌵𑍋𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌂]

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
The entire space between heaven and earth, as well as all directions, is filled by you alone. Seeing this astonishing and fearsome form of yours, O great soul, the three worlds are deeply shaken.

𑌅𑌮𑍀 𑌹𑌿 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌸𑌂𑌘𑌾 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌕𑍇𑌚𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌭𑍀𑌤𑌾𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌂𑌜𑌲𑌯𑍋 𑌗𑍃𑌣𑌂𑌤𑌿 ।
𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍀𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌮𑌹𑌰𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌸𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌸𑌂𑌘𑌾𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌵𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌤𑌿𑌭𑌿𑌃 𑌪𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌕𑌲𑌾𑌭𑌿𑌃 ॥21॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
These hosts of gods are entering into You; some, filled with fear, praise You with hands folded in reverence. Groups of great sages and perfected beings, after wishing for well-being, honor You with rich and elaborate hymns.

𑌰𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌵𑌸𑌵𑍋 𑌯𑍇 𑌚 𑌸𑌾𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌃 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌽𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌨𑍌 𑌮𑌰𑍁𑌤𑌶𑍍𑌚𑍋𑌷𑍍𑌮𑌪𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌚 ।
𑌗𑌂𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌸𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌸𑌂𑌘𑌾𑌃 𑌵𑍀𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌂𑌤𑍇 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌚𑍈𑌵 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍇 ॥22॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
The Rudras, Adityas, Vasus, Sadhyas, Visvedevas, Ashvins, Maruts, Usmapas, and the hosts of Gandharvas, Yakshas, Asuras, and Siddhas are all gazing at you in utter amazement.

𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌂 𑌮𑌹𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌬𑌹𑍁𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌨𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌬𑌾𑌹𑍋 𑌬𑌹𑍁𑌬𑌾𑌹𑍂𑌰𑍁𑌪𑌾𑌦𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌬𑌹𑍂𑌦𑌰𑌂 𑌬𑌹𑍁𑌦𑌂𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌕𑌰𑌾𑌲𑌂 𑌦𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌾𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌥𑌾𑌽𑌹𑌮𑍍 ॥23॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O mighty-armed one, seeing your vast form with countless mouths and eyes, with many arms, thighs, and feet, with numerous bellies, and frightening with so many fierce teeth, all beings are overwhelmed with fear, and I too am deeply shaken.

𑌨𑌭𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌪𑍃𑌶𑌂 𑌦𑍀𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌮𑌨𑍇𑌕𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌂 𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌨𑌂 𑌦𑍀𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌵𑌿𑌶𑌾𑌲𑌨𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌦𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌹𑌿 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾 𑌧𑍃𑌤𑌿𑌂 𑌨 𑌵𑌿𑌂𑌦𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌶𑌮𑌂 𑌚 𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍋 ॥24॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O Vishnu, seeing your form that stretches to the sky, blazing with many colors, with mouths wide open and enormous, fiery eyes, my heart trembles with fear. I cannot find steadiness or peace within myself.

𑌦𑌂𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌕𑌰𑌾𑌲𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌚 𑌤𑍇 𑌮𑍁𑌖𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌦𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍍𑌵𑍈𑌵 𑌕𑌾𑌲𑌾𑌨𑌲𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌭𑌾𑌨𑌿 ।
𑌦𑌿𑌶𑍋 𑌨 𑌜𑌾𑌨𑍇 𑌨 𑌲𑌭𑍇 𑌚 𑌶𑌰𑍍𑌮 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑍀𑌦 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑍇𑌶 𑌜𑌗𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌸 ॥25॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Seeing your mouths, dreadful with sharp fangs and blazing like the fires of cosmic destruction, I am completely disoriented and cannot find any peace. Please show mercy, Lord of the gods, shelter of the universe.

𑌅𑌮𑍀 𑌚 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌂 𑌧𑍃𑌤𑌰𑌾𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍍𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌪𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌃 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍇 𑌸𑌹𑍈𑌵𑌾𑌵𑌨𑌿𑌪𑌾𑌲𑌸𑌂𑌘𑍈𑌃 ।
𑌭𑍀𑌷𑍍𑌮𑍋 𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌣𑌃 𑌸𑍂𑌤𑌪𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌥𑌾𑌽𑌸𑍌 𑌸𑌹𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌦𑍀𑌯𑍈𑌰𑌪𑌿 𑌯𑍋𑌧𑌮𑍁𑌖𑍍𑌯𑍈𑌃 ॥26॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
All these sons of Dhritarashtra, together with the assembled kings of the earth, as well as Bhishma, Drona, and Karna, along with the foremost warriors on our side, are all entering into you.

𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌿 𑌤𑍇 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌣𑌾 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌦𑌂𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌕𑌰𑌾𑌲𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌭𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌕𑌾𑌨𑌿 ।
𑌕𑍇𑌚𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌲𑌗𑍍𑌨𑌾 𑌦𑌶𑌨𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌰𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌸𑌂𑌦𑍃𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌂𑌤𑍇 𑌚𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌿𑌤𑍈𑌰𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌮𑌾𑌂𑌗𑍈𑌃 ॥2𑍭॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
They rush headlong into Your terrifying mouths with dreadful fangs. Some are seen trapped between Your teeth, their heads crushed to pieces.

𑌯𑌥𑌾 𑌨𑌦𑍀𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌬𑌹𑌵𑍋𑌽𑌂𑌬𑍁𑌵𑍇𑌗𑌾𑌃 𑌸𑌮𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍇𑌵𑌾𑌭𑌿𑌮𑍁𑌖𑌾 𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌂𑌤𑌿 ।
𑌤𑌥𑌾 𑌤𑌵𑌾𑌮𑍀 𑌨𑌰𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌵𑍀𑌰𑌾𑌃 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌭𑌿𑌵𑌿𑌜𑍍𑌵𑌲𑌂𑌤𑌿 ॥2𑍮॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Just as countless streams from many rivers rush swiftly towards the ocean, so too these mighty warriors of the human world are entering your blazing mouths.

𑌯𑌥𑌾 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑍀𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌜𑍍𑌵𑌲𑌨𑌂 𑌪𑌤𑌂𑌗𑌾𑌃 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌾𑌯 𑌸𑌮𑍃𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌵𑍇𑌗𑌾𑌃 ।
𑌤𑌥𑍈𑌵 𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌾𑌯 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌾𑌃 𑌤𑌵𑌾𑌪𑌿 𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌿 𑌸𑌮𑍃𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌵𑍇𑌗𑌾𑌃 ॥2𑍯॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Just as moths rush with increasing speed into a blazing fire to their own destruction, in the same way, all these beings are hurrying into your mouths, drawn by a powerful force, to meet their end.

𑌲𑍇𑌲𑌿𑌹𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍇 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌃 𑌸𑌮𑌂𑌤𑌾𑌤𑍍 𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌸𑌮𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌵𑌦𑌨𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍍𑌵𑌲𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌿𑌃 ।
𑌤𑍇𑌜𑍋𑌭𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌯 𑌜𑌗𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌮𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌭𑌾𑌸𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌵𑍋𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌪𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍋 ॥30॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
You devour all the worlds from every direction with your blazing mouths, licking them up as you go. Your fierce rays fill the entire universe, scorching everything with their intense brilliance, O Vishnu.

𑌆𑌖𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌹𑌿 𑌮𑍇 𑌕𑍋 𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌃 𑌨𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌤𑍇 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌵𑌰 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑍀𑌦 ।
𑌵𑌿𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌤𑍁𑌮𑌿𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌭𑌵𑌂𑌤𑌮𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌨 𑌹𑌿 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌜𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌤𑌵 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌮𑍍 ॥31॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Please tell me who you are in this terrifying form. My salutations to you, O supreme God. Be merciful. I wish to understand you as the original being, for I do not comprehend your actions or intentions.

𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌭𑌗𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌵𑌾𑌚
𑌕𑌾𑌲𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌿 𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌯𑌕𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌵𑍃𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌃 𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌹𑌰𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌮𑌿𑌹 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌃 ।
𑌋𑌤𑍇𑌽𑌪𑌿 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌨 𑌭𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍇 𑌯𑍇𑌽𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌨𑍀𑌕𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌯𑍋𑌧𑌾𑌃 ॥32॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
The Blessed Lord said: I am Time, the mighty force that brings about the destruction of worlds. I am now engaged in wiping out these beings. Even without your involvement, all the warriors assembled in the opposing armies will cease to exist.

𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠 𑌯𑌶𑍋 𑌲𑌭𑌸𑍍𑌵 𑌜𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌶𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍂𑌨𑍍𑌭𑍁𑌂𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌵 𑌰𑌾𑌜𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌸𑌮𑍃𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌮𑌯𑍈𑌵𑍈𑌤𑍇 𑌨𑌿𑌹𑌤𑌾𑌃 𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍇𑌵 𑌨𑌿𑌮𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌭𑌵 𑌸𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌸𑌾𑌚𑌿𑌨𑍍 ॥33॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Therefore, stand up and claim your fame. Defeat your enemies and enjoy a prosperous kingdom. These warriors have already been slain by Me; you are simply the instrument, O Arjuna, skilled with both hands.

𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌣𑌂 𑌚 𑌭𑍀𑌷𑍍𑌮𑌂 𑌚 𑌜𑌯𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌥𑌂 𑌚 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌂 𑌤𑌥𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌪𑌿 𑌯𑍋𑌧𑌵𑍀𑌰𑌾𑌨𑍍 ।
𑌮𑌯𑌾 𑌹𑌤𑌾𑌂𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌜𑌹𑌿 𑌮𑌾 𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌥𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌾𑌃 𑌯𑍁𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌵 𑌜𑍇𑌤𑌾𑌸𑌿 𑌰𑌣𑍇 𑌸𑌪𑌤𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌨𑍍 ॥34॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Defeat Drona, Bhishma, Jayadratha, Karna, and the other brave warriors, for they have already been struck down by Me. Do not be troubled or hesitate. Stand up and fight, for you will overcome your enemies in this battle.

𑌸𑌂𑌜𑌯 𑌉𑌵𑌾𑌚
𑌏𑌤𑌚𑍍𑌛𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌵𑌚𑌨𑌂 𑌕𑍇𑌶𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌾𑌂𑌜𑌲𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌪𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌃 𑌕𑌿𑌰𑍀𑌟𑍀 ।
𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌕𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌭𑍂𑌯 𑌏𑌵𑌾𑌹 𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌂 𑌸𑌗𑌦𑍍𑌗𑌦𑌂 𑌭𑍀𑌤𑌭𑍀𑌤𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌣𑌮𑍍𑌯 ॥35॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Sanjaya said: Hearing these words from Krishna, Arjuna, the one with the crown, folded his hands and trembled. Overcome by fear, he bowed down repeatedly and, his voice shaking with emotion, spoke again to Krishna.

𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨 𑌉𑌵𑌾𑌚
𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌨𑍇 𑌹𑍃𑌷𑍀𑌕𑍇𑌶 𑌤𑌵 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌜𑌗𑌤𑍍𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌨𑍁𑌰𑌜𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 𑌚 ।
𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌂𑌸𑌿 𑌭𑍀𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌦𑌿𑌶𑍋 𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌚 𑌸𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌸𑌂𑌘𑌾𑌃 ॥36॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Arjuna said: O Krishna, it is only natural that the world is filled with joy and devotion when your greatness is celebrated. The demons, gripped by fear, scatter in all directions, while all the hosts of perfected beings bow down to you.

𑌕𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌚𑍍𑌚 𑌤𑍇 𑌨 𑌨𑌮𑍇𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑍍 𑌗𑌰𑍀𑌯𑌸𑍇 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌣𑍋𑌽𑌪𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍇 ।
𑌅𑌨𑌂𑌤 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑍇𑌶 𑌜𑌗𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌸 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌰𑌂 𑌸𑌦𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌪𑌰𑌂 𑌯𑌤𑍍 ॥3𑍭॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Why would anyone not bow to you, O great soul, who are greater than all and the original source even of Brahma? O infinite one, ruler of the gods, and shelter of the universe, you are the imperishable reality, the essence of both existence and non-existence, and that which transcends them both.

𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌃 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑌃 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌃 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌪𑌰𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌧𑌾𑌨𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌵𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌽𑌸𑌿 𑌵𑍇𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌚 𑌪𑌰𑌂 𑌚 𑌧𑌾𑌮 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌾 𑌤𑌤𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌮𑌨𑌂𑌤𑌰𑍂𑌪 ॥3𑍮॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
You are the original divine being, the timeless cosmic person, and the ultimate foundation of this universe. You are both the knower and the object to be known, as well as the supreme state. O one of limitless forms, the entire universe is filled and sustained by you.

𑌵𑌾𑌯𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌗𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍁𑌣𑌃 𑌶𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌕𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌜𑌾𑌪𑌤𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌪𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌮𑌹𑌶𑍍𑌚 ।
𑌨𑌮𑍋 𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌸𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌰𑌕𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌃 𑌪𑍁𑌨𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌭𑍂𑌯𑍋𑌽𑌪𑌿 𑌨𑌮𑍋 𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 ॥3𑍯॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
You are the wind, the god of death, fire, the lord of the waters, the moon, the creator of all beings, and the great ancestor. My salutations to you a thousand times, and again and again, I bow to you repeatedly.

𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌦𑌥 𑌪𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌤𑍇 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌤 𑌏𑌵 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵 ।
𑌅𑌨𑌂𑌤𑌵𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌿𑌤𑌵𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌨𑍋𑌷𑌿 𑌤𑌤𑍋𑌽𑌸𑌿 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌃 ॥40॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Salutations to you from the front and from behind, and indeed from every direction, O all-encompassing one. You possess limitless strength and boundless courage. Because you pervade everything, you truly are all that exists.

𑌸𑌖𑍇𑌤𑌿 𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌭𑌂 𑌯𑌦𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌹𑍇 𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣 𑌹𑍇 𑌯𑌾𑌦𑌵 𑌹𑍇 𑌸𑌖𑍇𑌤𑌿 ।
𑌅𑌜𑌾𑌨𑌤𑌾 𑌮𑌹𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌤𑌵𑍇𑌦𑌂 𑌮𑌯𑌾 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌦𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌣𑌯𑍇𑌨 𑌵𑌾𑌽𑌪𑌿 ॥41॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Not realizing your true greatness, and out of either carelessness or affection, I have sometimes addressed you impulsively as 'Krishna,' 'Yadava,' or 'friend,' thinking of you only as a companion. For anything I said in this way, I seek your understanding.

𑌯𑌚𑍍𑌚𑌾𑌪𑌹𑌾𑌸𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌮𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌕𑍃𑌤𑍋𑌽𑌸𑌿 𑌵𑌿𑌹𑌾𑌰𑌶𑌯𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌸𑌨𑌭𑍋𑌜𑌨𑍇𑌷𑍁 ।
𑌏𑌕𑍋𑌽𑌥𑌵𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌯𑌚𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌤 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌮𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌂 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌮𑌯𑍇 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌮𑌹𑌮𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍇𑌯𑌮𑍍 ॥42॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
For any disrespect I may have shown you in jest, whether while playing, resting, sitting, or eating, whether we were alone or in front of others, O Achyuta, I ask your forgiveness, for you are beyond all measure.

𑌪𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌸𑌿 𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌚𑌰𑌾𑌚𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌪𑍂𑌜𑍍𑌯𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌰𑍀𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍍 ।
𑌨 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌧𑌿𑌕𑌃 𑌕𑍁𑌤𑍋𑌽𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌃 𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌯𑍇𑌽𑌪𑍍𑌯𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌮𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌭𑌾𑌵 ॥43॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
You are the father of this entire world, both moving and unmoving. You are the one most worthy of worship and the greatest teacher. There is no one equal to you, so how could there be anyone greater, even across all three worlds, O being of unmatched power?

𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌣𑌮𑍍𑌯 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌣𑌿𑌧𑌾𑌯 𑌕𑌾𑌯𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌾𑌦𑌯𑍇 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌮𑌹𑌮𑍀𑌶𑌮𑍀𑌡𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌪𑌿𑌤𑍇𑌵 𑌪𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌸𑌖𑍇𑌵 𑌸𑌖𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌹𑌸𑌿 𑌦𑍇𑌵 𑌸𑍋𑌢𑍁𑌮𑍍 ॥44॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Therefore, bowing down and fully prostrating my body, I seek your forgiveness, O Lord who is worthy of worship. Just as a father forgives his son, a friend forgives a friend, or a beloved forgives their dear one, so too, O God, you should pardon me.

𑌅𑌦𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌹𑍃𑌷𑌿𑌤𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌿 𑌦𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌭𑌯𑍇𑌨 𑌚 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌮𑌨𑍋 𑌮𑍇 ।
𑌤𑌦𑍇𑌵 𑌮𑍇 𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌶𑌯 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑍀𑌦 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑍇𑌶 𑌜𑌗𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌸 ॥45॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
I am thrilled to witness what has never been seen before, yet my mind is also shaken with fear. O Lord, please show me your familiar form again. Be kind, O supreme God, shelter of the universe.

𑌕𑌿𑌰𑍀𑌟𑌿𑌨𑌂 𑌗𑌦𑌿𑌨𑌂 𑌚𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌮𑍍 𑌇𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌂 𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍁𑌮𑌹𑌂 𑌤𑌥𑍈𑌵 ।
𑌤𑍇𑌨𑍈𑌵 𑌰𑍂𑌪𑍇𑌣 𑌚𑌤𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌭𑍁𑌜𑍇𑌨 𑌸𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌰𑌬𑌾𑌹𑍋 𑌭𑌵 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌤𑍇 ॥46॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
I wish to see you as before, crowned, holding a mace and discus in your hands. O thousand-armed, universal form, please appear again in your four-armed shape.

𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌭𑌗𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌵𑌾𑌚 -
𑌮𑌯𑌾 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌨𑍇𑌨 𑌤𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨𑍇𑌦𑌂 𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌂 𑌪𑌰𑌂 𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌶𑌿𑌤𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌾𑌤𑍍 ।
𑌤𑍇𑌜𑍋𑌮𑌯𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌮𑌨𑌂𑌤𑌮𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌮𑍇 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌦𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌨 𑌨 𑌦𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍍 ॥4𑍭॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
The Blessed Lord said: Out of My own grace, Arjuna, I have revealed to you this supreme, radiant, infinite, and original form of Mine, which encompasses all creation. No one but you has ever seen this form before, and I have shown it to you through My own divine power.

𑌨 𑌵𑍇𑌦𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌯𑌨𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌨 𑌦𑌾𑌨𑍈𑌃 𑌨 𑌚 𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌭𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌨 𑌤𑌪𑍋𑌭𑌿𑌰𑍁𑌗𑍍𑌰𑍈𑌃 ।
𑌏𑌵𑌂𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌃 𑌶𑌕𑍍𑌯 𑌅𑌹𑌂 𑌨𑍃𑌲𑍋𑌕𑍇 𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍁𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌦𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌨 𑌕𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌵𑍀𑌰 ॥4𑍮॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
In the world of humans, no one but you, O mighty Arjuna, can see Me in this cosmic form-not through study of the Vedas, nor by sacrifices, gifts, rituals, or even the most intense austerities.

𑌮𑌾 𑌤𑍇 𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌥𑌾 𑌮𑌾 𑌚 𑌵𑌿𑌮𑍂𑌢𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌃 𑌦𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌂 𑌘𑍋𑌰𑌮𑍀𑌦𑍃𑌙𑍍𑌮𑌮𑍇𑌦𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌪𑍇𑌤𑌭𑍀𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌤𑌮𑌨𑌾𑌃 𑌪𑍁𑌨𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌤𑌦𑍇𑌵 𑌮𑍇 𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌮𑌿𑌦𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯 ॥4𑍯॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Do not be afraid or confused by seeing this terrifying form of mine. Let your fear vanish and your mind be at ease. Now, with a joyful heart, look again at my earlier, familiar form.

𑌸𑌂𑌜𑌯 𑌉𑌵𑌾𑌚
𑌇𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨𑌂 𑌵𑌾𑌸𑍁𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌥𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌕𑌂 𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌂 𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌶𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌸 𑌭𑍂𑌯𑌃 ।
𑌆𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌸𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌸 𑌚 𑌭𑍀𑌤𑌮𑍇𑌨𑌂 𑌭𑍂𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌪𑍁𑌨𑌃 𑌸𑍌𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌵𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾 ॥50॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Sanjaya said: After speaking to Arjuna in this way, Krishna returned to His familiar form and revealed it once more. The great soul, now appearing in a gentle and pleasing shape, comforted Arjuna, who had been deeply frightened.

𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨 𑌉𑌵𑌾𑌚
𑌦𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌦𑌂 𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌷𑌂 𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌂 𑌤𑌵 𑌸𑍌𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌜𑌨𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌦𑌨 ।
𑌇𑌦𑌾𑌨𑍀𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌿 𑌸𑌂𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌃 𑌸𑌚𑍇𑌤𑌾𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌿𑌂 𑌗𑌤𑌃 ॥51॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Arjuna said: O Janardana, now that I see your gentle and human form, I feel calm and collected again, and my mind has returned to its natural state.

𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌭𑌗𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌵𑌾𑌚
𑌸𑍁𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌶𑌮𑌿𑌦𑌂 𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌂 𑌦𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌵𑌾𑌨𑌸𑌿 𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌮 ।
𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌾 𑌅𑌪𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌶𑌨𑌕𑌾𑌂𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌣𑌃 ॥52॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
The Blessed Lord said: The form of mine that you have just witnessed is extremely hard to see. Even the gods are always eager and longing to behold this very form.

𑌨𑌾𑌹𑌂 𑌵𑍇𑌦𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌨 𑌤𑌪𑌸𑌾 𑌨 𑌦𑌾𑌨𑍇𑌨 𑌨 𑌚𑍇𑌜𑍍𑌯𑌯𑌾 ।
𑌶𑌕𑍍𑌯 𑌏𑌵𑌂𑌵𑌿𑌧𑍋 𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍁𑌂 𑌦𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌵𑌾𑌨𑌸𑌿 𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌯𑌥𑌾 ॥53॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
I cannot be seen in this form, as you have just seen Me, by study of the Vedas, by austerities, by giving gifts, or by performing sacrifices.

𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌯𑌾 𑌶𑌕𑍍𑌯𑌃 𑌅𑌹𑌮𑍇𑌵𑌂𑌵𑌿𑌧𑍋𑌽𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨 ।
𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌤𑍁𑌂 𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍁𑌂 𑌚 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌨 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌵𑍇𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍁𑌂 𑌚 𑌪𑌰𑌂𑌤𑌪 ॥54॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O Arjuna, only through unwavering devotion can I, in this universal form, truly be known, directly perceived, and ultimately entered into.

𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌕𑍃𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌃 𑌮𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌃 𑌸𑌂𑌗𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌜𑌿𑌤𑌃 ।
𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌃 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌭𑍂𑌤𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌯𑌃 𑌸 𑌮𑌾𑌮𑍇𑌤𑌿 𑌪𑌾𑌂𑌡𑌵 ॥55॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O Arjuna, whoever acts for Me, sees Me as the highest purpose, is devoted to Me, remains unattached, and holds no hatred toward any being-such a person comes to Me.

॥ 𑌓𑌂 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌦𑌿𑌤𑌿 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌮𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌗𑌵𑌦𑍍𑌗𑍀𑌤𑌾𑌸𑍁 𑌉𑌪𑌨𑌿𑌷𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍁 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌂
𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌶𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍇 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨𑌸𑌂𑌵𑌾𑌦𑍇 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌸𑌂𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌶𑌨𑌯𑍋𑌗𑍋 𑌨𑌾𑌮 𑌏𑌕𑌾𑌦𑌶𑍋𑌽𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯𑌃 ॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Thus ends the eleventh chapter, called The Yoga of the Vision of the Universal Form, from the dialogue between Sri Krishna and Arjuna in the blessed Bhagavad Gita, which is an Upanishad teaching the knowledge of Brahman and the science of yoga.

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