Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 11: The Vision of the Cosmic Form

Bhagavad Gita 11.10

anekavaktranayanamanekādbhutadarśanam | anekadivyābharaṇaṃ divyānekodyatāyudham ||

a form with many mouths and eyes, with many wondrous sights, with many divine ornaments, and with many divine weapons raised;

Modern context

The word 'many' runs through the verse: many mouths, many eyes, many wonders, many ornaments, many weapons. Language strains to describe what cannot be counted. The form is beautiful and also armed. It holds ornaments and weapons together, splendour and power. The divine is not only gentle; it also has the strength to protect and to destroy.