Bhagavad Gita · Mahabharata Codex

Vishvarupa

विश्वरूप · viśvarūpa

the universal form

In chapter 11 Arjuna asks to see what Krishna has described. Given divine sight, he sees the whole universe in one body, without beginning or end, as bright as a thousand suns. Then the vision turns terrible: the warriors of both armies rush into flaming mouths. Krishna says, 'I am Time.' Arjuna begs to see the gentle human form again.

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Bhagavad Gita 11.5 · Bhagavad Gita 11.13 · Bhagavad Gita 11.32 · Bhagavad Gita 11.47