Chapter-XII
Vision of the Universal Form
In this chapter Arjuna request Lord Krishna for a vision of Almighty’s universal form. Krishna shows His universal Form , that is related by Sanjaya to Dhratrashtra. Arjuna sees the Lord’s universal form through Krishna and offer praises Lord describes His glory and appeal Arjuna to take up weapons. Overtaken by fright Arjuna requests Lord Krishan to reveal the sight of Four-Armed Universal form of God. The Lord describes the glory of the vision of His universal form and reveals to Arjuna His four armed gentle form. The impossibility of obtaining sight of Four Armed Almighty Creator without exclusive devotion that is described with its fruit. Pandu son Arjuna says to Lord Krishna that thanks to the most profound words of spiritual wisdom that He had spoken out of kindness to him, due to which this delusion in him has disappeared. He had heard from Krishna in detail an account of evolution and dissolution of beings and also God’s immortal glory. He further says that Krishna,you are precisely what you declare yourself to be but he longs to see His divine form possessed of glory, wisdom, energy, strength, valour and effulgence. He further tells Shri Bhagwan to reveal His imperishable form if He thinks it fit to be beheld by him. Lord Krishna replies Arjuna and tells him to behold hundreds and thousands of His multifarious divine forms of various colours and shapes. Look in Him, the twelve sons of Aditi, the eight Vasus, the eleven Rudras, two Ashvnikumars (twice born God’s physician) and the forty nine Maruts ( wind Gods) and witness many more wonderful forms never seen before. Arjuna behold as concentrated within His body the entire creation of both animate and inanimate beings, and whatever else he desires to see. But he cannot see God with human eyes so He will bestow him divine vision with which he can see God’s divine power of Yoga. Sanjay tells Dhratrasthra that after speaking this Lord Krishna revealed to Arjuna His supremely glorious divine form. Arjuna, the Pandava Prince, saw the supreme deity possessing many mouths and eyes, presenting many a wonderful sights decked with many divine ornaments, wielding many uplifted divine weapons, wearing divine garlands, and clothes, besmeared all over with divine sandal pastes, full of all wonders, infinite and having faces on all sides. If there be the effulgence of a thousand suns bursting forth all at once in the sky even that would hardly approach the splendour of the mighty God. Concentrated at one place in the person of that supreme Deity, Arjuna then saw the whole universe with its manifold divisions. Then Arjuna full of wonder and with hair standing on end reverentially bowed his head to the divine Lord and with joined palms addressed Krishna and said that he beholds within His body all gods and hosts of different beings. Brahma throned on his Lotus Seat, Shiva and all rishis and celestial Serpents. O’ Lord he can see God endowed with numerous arms, bellies, mouths and eyes and having innumerable forms extended on all the sides. Arjuna could see neither see Almighty’s beginning, nor middle nor even His end. Arjuna sees Him endowed with diadems, clubs and discs, a mass of splendour having the brilliance of a blazing fire and the Sun hard to gaze at and immeasurable on all sides. Pandava Prince tells Krishna that He is the supreme indestructible worthy of being known. He is the ultimate refuge of His universe. He is the protector of ageless Dharma. He is the eternal imperishable Being. Arjuna beholds God without beginning, middle or an end, possessing unlimited prowess and endowed with numberless arms, having the moon and the sun for His eyes and blazing fire for His mouth, scorching this universe with His radiance. Yonder space between heaven and earth and all the quarters are entirely filled by Him alone. Seeing His transcendence , dreadful form of God, all the three worlds feel greatly alarmed. Yonder hosts of gods are entering You ( God).some with joined palms out of fear are uttering God’s names and glories. Multitudes of Maharshis and Siddhas are chanting “ let there be peace” (Om Shanti) and thus extolling God by means of excellent hymns. The eleven Rudras, twelve Aditis, eight Vasus, the Sadhyas, Viswedevas, the two Ashwanikumars, forty nine Maruts, as well as the manes and multitudes of Gandharvas, Yakshaas, Asuras, and Siddhas all these gaze upon Almighty Lord with amazement. Lord seeing this stupendous and dreadful form of Yours possessing numerous mouth and eyes, many arms, thighs and feet, many bellies and many teeth, the worlds are terror struck and so is he. Lord seeing Your form reaching the heavens, effulgent, multi-coloured, having its mouth side open and possessing large flaming eyes, he with his inmost self frightened have lost self control and find no peace. Seeing your faces frightful on the account of their teeth, and flaring like fire at the time of universal destruction, he is utterly bewildered and find no happiness, so be kind to me, O’Lord of celestial and refuge of the universe. All these sons of Dhratrashtra, with hosts of Kings are entering Your mouth. Bhishma, Drona, and yonder Karna with the Principal warriors on our side as well are rushing headlong into Your fearful mouths looking all the more terrible on account of teeth, some are even stuck up between the gaps of Your teeth with their heads crushed. As the myriad streams of river rush towards the sea alone, so do these warriors of mortal world enter Your flaming mouths. As moths rush with great speed into the blazing fire for extinction out of their folly, even so all these people are with great rapidity entering Your mouths to meet their doom. Swallowing through Your blazing mouths You are licking all those people on all sides, Lord , Your terrible splendours are burning the entire universe filling it with radiance. Arjuna asks Krishna to tell him who He is with a form so terrible. His gratitude to great Lord “O’ best of Gods be kind to me , I wish to know You, the Primal Being, in particular but I know not your purpose”.Sri Bhagwan replies that He is inflamed Kala (eternal time spirit), the destroyer of the worlds. He is out to exterminate these people. Even without you Arjuna all these warriors arrayed in the enemy camp must die. So arise and win glory, conquering foes, enjoy the affluent kingdoms. These warriors stand already slain by Me, be you only an instrument Arjuna. Do you kill Drona, Bhishma, Jayadratha, and Karna and even other brave warriors; who stand already killed by Almighty Lord. Fear not, you will surely conquer enemies in this war therefore fight. Sanjaya tells Dhratrashtra that hearing those words of Keshava Arjuna tremblingly bowed to Krishna with joined palms, and bowing again in extreme terror spoke to Sri Bhagwan in faltering accent. Lord with it is, the universe exults, and is filled with love by chanting Your names, virtues and glory, terrified Rakshas are fleeing in all directions and all the hosts of Siddhas are bowing to You. O’ Great soul why they are not bowing to You who is the progenitor of Brahma himself and the greatest of the great. O’ infinite, lord of the celestial, abode of the universe, You are that which is Sat ( Existent) and Asat ( non-existent) and also that which is beyond both that is indestructible Brahma. You are the primal Deity, the most ancient person. You are the ultimate resort of the universe, You are both the knower and knowable and the highest abode. It is You who pervade the universe assuming endless forms. You are Vayu ( Wind God), Yama( God of Death), Agni ( Fire God), Varuna ( Water God) , the moon God, Brahma nay the father of Brahma Himself. Hail, hail to You a thousand times salutations, repeated salutations to You once again, O’ Lord of Infinite Prowess my salutations to you from front and from back. O’ Soul of All, his obeisance to Him from all sides. You, who possess limitless might, pervade all, therefore You are in all. Arjuna further says that the way in which he had importunately called out, either through intimacy, or even through want of thought- Ho Krishna, Ho Yadava, Ho Comrade !, and so on suspecting not this greatness of His and considering Him to be only a friend, and the way in which he had been slighted by him in the jest. O’ sinless one while at play, reposing, sitting or at meals either alone or even in the presence of others for all that he craves forgiveness from Him who is infinite. You are the father, nay the greatest teacher of this moving and unmoving creation and worthy of adoration. O’ Lord of incomparable might in all three worlds there is none else even equal to You. , how then any better. Therefore Lord prostrating my body at Your feet and bowing low Arjuna seeks to propitiate Him, the ruler of all and worthy of all praise. It behoves You to bear with me even as a father bears with his son, a friend with his friend, and a husband with his beloved spouse. Having seen Krishna’s wonderful form, which was never seen before he felt transported with joy, at the same time his mind is tormented with fear. Arjuna requests Krishna to reveal that divine form; the form of Vishnu with four arms, O’ Lord of Celestials, abode of the universe. Pandava Prince expresses his wish to see Krishna to see Him in the same way with a diadem on His head, and holding a mace and disc in His hands. O’ Lord with a thousand arms, O’ Universal Being appear again in the same four armed form. Shri Bhagwan replies to Arjuna that pleased with him He had shown him, through his own power of Yoga, that supreme effulgent, primal and infinite cosmic body which was never seen before by anyone else than him. In this mortal world He cannot be seen in this form by anyone else except him, wither through the study of the Vedas or of rituals or again through gifts, actions, or austere penances. Seeing such a dreadful form of God as this be not perturbed or perplexed . With a fearless and complacent mind behold once again the four armed form of God bearing the conch, disc, mace and lotus. Sanjaya told Dhratrashtra that having spoken to Arjuna, Lord Krishna again showed to Arjuna in the same way His four armed form, and then assuming a gentler form the supreme soul Krishna consoled the frightened Pandava Prince. Arjuna says to Krishna that seeing His gentler human form he had regained his composure and be himself again. Shri Bhagwan told him that this four armed four of Almighty with four arms that he had just seen is is exceedingly difficult to perceive. Even the gods are always eager to behold that form. Neither by the study of Vedas, nor by penance, nor again by charity, nor even by rituals, can God be seen in this form with four arms as he had seen. Through single minded devotion, however Almighty can be seen in this form nay known in essence and even merged into O’ Valiant Arjuna, he who performs all duties for God’s sake, depends on Him, is devoted to Him, has no attachment and free from malice towards all beings reaches the Creator.
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