OM
11.
Yoga of Cosmic Form
1)
ARJUNA:
By this word of the highest
secret concerning the Self, which You have spoken out of compassion towards me,
my delusion is gone.
2)
The origin and destruction of beings verily,
have been heard by me in detail from You, O Lotus-eyed Krishna, and also Your
inexhaustible greatness.
3)
(Now) O supreme Lord! As you have thus described
Yourself, I wish to see (actually) Your Form Divine, O Purushottama (Krishna.)
4)
If you, O Lord, think it possible to see It, if
You please, then O Lord, of Yogas, show me Your Imperishable Self-form.
5)
SRI KRISHNA:
Behold, O Partha (Arjuna), forms
of Me, by hundreds and thousands, of different sorts Divine, of various colors
and shapes.
6)
Behold the Aditya’s the Vasu’s, the Rudra’s, the
2 Ashwin’s and also the Marut’s; behold many wonders never seen before, O
Bharata (Arjuna).
7)
Now behold, O Gudakesha (Arjuns) in this Body,
that the whole universe centers in One – including, the moving and the unmoving
– and whatever else you desire to see.
8)
But you are not able to behold Me with (these)
your own eyes; I give You the divine-eye; behold My Lordly Yoga.
9)
SANJAYA:
Having thus spoken, O King, the
great Lord of Yoga, Hari (Sri Krishna) showed to Partha, His Supreme Form, as
the Lord (of the Universe.)
10)
With numerous mouths and eyes, with numerous
wonderful sights, with numerous divine ornaments, with numerous divine weapons
uplifted (such a form He showed.)
11)
Wearing divine garlands (necklaces) and apparel,
anointed with divine unguents, the All-wonderful, Resplendent, Endless, facing
all sides.
12)
If the splendor of a thousand Suns was to blaze
all at once in the sky, that would be like the splendor of that Mighty Being
(great soul.)
13)
There, in the body of the God of gods, the
Pandava (Arjuna – son of Pandu) then saw the whole Universe resting in one,
with all its infinite parts.
14)
Then Dhananjaya (Arjuna), filled with wonder,
with his hair standing on end, bowed down his head, to the God and spoke with
joined palms.
15)
ARJUNA:
I see all the gods, O God, in
Your body, and (also) hosts of various classes of beings, BRAHMA, the Lord of
Creation, seated on the Lotus, all the Rishis and celestial serpents.
16)
I see Thee of boundless form on every side, with
manifold arms, stomachs, mouths and eyes; neither the end, nor the middle, nor
also beginning do I see; O, Lord of the Universe, O Cosmic-Form.
17)
I see Thee with Crown, Club and Discus; a mass
of radiance shining everywhere, very hard to look at, all round blazing like
burning fire and Sun, and incomprehensible.
18)
You are the Imperishable, the Supreme Being
worthy to be known. You are the great treasure-house of this Universe. You are
the Imperishable protector of the Eternal Dharma. In my opinion, You are the
Ancient Purusha.
19)
I see You without beginning, middle or end,
infinite in power, of endless arms, the sun and the moon being Your eyes, the
burning fire, Your mouth, heating the whole universe with Your radiance.
20)
This space between the earth and the heavens and
all the quarters is filled by You alone; having seen this, Your wonderful and
terrible form, the three worlds are trembling with fear, O great-souled Being.
21)
Verily, into You enter these hosts of Devas;
some Extol You in fear with joined palms; “May it be well” thus saying, bands
of great Rishis and Siddhas praise You with Hymns sublime.
22)
The Rudras, Adityas, Vasus, Sadhyas,
Vishwe-Devas, The Two Ashwins, Maruts, Ushmapas, and hosts of Gandharvas,
Yakshas, Asuras, and Siddhas – they are all looking at You, all quiet
astonished.
23)
Having seen Your imperishable Form, with many
mouths, and eyes, O Mighty-armed, with many Arms, thighs, and feet with many
stomachs and fearsome with many tusks, the worlds are terrified, and so too am
I.
24)
On seeing you, with Your Form touching the sky,
flaming in many colors, with mouths wide open, with large fiery eyes, I am
terrified at heart, and I find neither courage, nor peace, O Vishnu!
25)
Having seen your mouths fearsome with tusks
(blazing) like Pralaya fires, I Know not the for quarters, nor do I find peace;
be gracious, O lord of the Devas (Sri Krishna), O abode of the Universe.
26)
All the sons of Dhritarashtra with hosts of
kings of the earth, Bhishma, Drona, and the son of a charioteer, with the
warrior chieftains of ours;
27)
Into your mouths, with terrible teeth and
fearful to behold, they precipitately enter. Some are found sticking in the
gaps between the teeth with their heads crushed into pulp.
28)
Verily, as many torrents of rivers flow towards
the ocean, so these heroes in the world of men enter Your flaming mouths.
29)
As moths rush hurriedly into a blazing fire for
their own destruction, so also these creatures hastily rush into Your mouths of
destruction.
30)
Devouring all worlds on every side with Your
flaming mouths, You are licking (in enjoyment.) Your fierce rays, filling the
whole world with radiance, are burning O Vishnu.
31)
Tell me, who You are, so fierce in form?
Salutations to You, O God Supreme; have mercy. I desire to know You, the
original Being, I know not indeed Your purpose.
32)
SRI KRISHNA:
I am the mighty world destroying
Time, now engaged in destroying the worlds. Even without You, none of the
warriors arrayed in hostile armies shall live.
33)
Therefore, stand up and obtain fame. Conquer the
enemies and enjoy the flourishing kingdom. Verily by Myself they have already
been slain; beyou a mere instrument, O left-handed archer (Arjuna)
34)
Drona, Bhishma, Jayadratha, Karna and other
brave warriors – those have already been slain by Me; You do kill; be not
distressed with fear; fight and you shall conquer your enemies in battle.
35)
SANJAYA:
Having heard that speech of
Keshava (Sri Krishna), the crowned-one (Arjuna) with joined palms, trembling
and prostrating himself, again addressed Krishna, in a choked voice, bowing
down, overwhelmed with fear.
36)
ARJUNA:
It is but meet, O Hrishikesha
(Sri Krishna), that the world delights and rejoices in Thy praise; Rakshasas
fly in fear to all quarters, and all hosts of Siddhas bow to Thee.
37)
And why should they not, O Great souled One (Sri
Krishna), bow to Thee, greater (than all else), the Primal Cause even of
Brahma, O Infinite Being, O Lord of Lords O Abode of the universe, You are the
Imperishable, that which is beyond both the manifest and the un-manifest.
38)
You are the primal God, the Ancient Purusha; You
are the Supreme Refuge of this universe, You are the Knower, the Knowable, and
the Abode – Supreme. By Thee is the universe pervaded, O Being of Infinite
forms.
39)
Thou art, Vayu, Yama, Agni, Varuna, the Moon,
Prajapati and the Great, grand father. Hail! Hail to Thee, a thousand times,
and again and again hail! Hail to Thee!
40)
Salutations to You, before and behind!
Salutations to You on every side. O All! You, Infinite in Power, and Infinite
in Prowess, pervade all; wherefore You are the all.
41)
Whatever I have rashly said, from carelessness
or love, addressing You as, “O Krishna, O Yadava,, O Friend” and regarding You
merely as a friend, unknowing of this greatness of Yours.
42)
In whatever way I may have insulted You for the
sake of fun, while at play, reposing or sitting, or at meals, when alone (with
You), O Achuta (Sri Krishna), or in company – That, O Immeasurable One, (Sri
Krishna) I implore You to forgive.
43)
You are the Father of this world, moving and
un-moving. You are to be adored by this world. You are the greatest Guru, (for)
there exists none who is equal to You; how can there be another, superior to
You in the three worlds, O Being of Unequalled Power? (Sri Krishna)
44)
Therefore, bowing down, prostrating my body, I
crave Your forgiveness, adorable Lord (Sri Krishna.) As a father forgiveth his
son, a friend his friend, a lover his beloved, even so should You forgive me, O
Deva (Sri Krishna.)
45)
I am delighted, having seen what was never seen
before; and (yet) my mind is distressed with fear. Show me your previous form
only, O God; have mercy, O God of gods, O Abode of the universe.
46)
I desire to see You as before, crowned, bearing
a mace, with a discuss in hand, in Your former Form only, having four arms, O
Thousand-armed, O Universal Form.
47)
SRI KRISHNA:
Graciously by Me, O Arjuna, this
Supreme-Form has been shown to you by My own Yoga-Power – full of splendor,
primevial, Infinite, This Universal-form of Mine has never been seen by any
other than yourself.
48)
Neither by the study of the Veda’s and sacrifices,
nor by gifts, nor by rituals, not by severe austerities, can I be seen I this
form in the world of men by any other than yourself, O great hero among Kurus.
49)
Be not afraid, nor bewildered on seeing such a
terrible Form of Mine as this; with your fear dispelled and with gladdened
heart, now behold again this Form of Mine.
50)
SANJAYA:
Having thus spoken to Arjuna,
Vasudeva again showed His own Form, and the Great –Souled One assuming His
gentle Form, consoled him who was so terrified.
51)
ARJUNA:
Having seen this, Thy gentle
human Form, O Janardana, I am now composed and restored to my own nature.
52)
SRI KRISHNA:
Very hard, indeed, it is to see
this Form of Mine which you have seen. Even the gods are ever longing to behold
this Form.
53)
Neither by the Veda’s, nor by austerity, nor by
gift, nor by sacrifices, can I be seen in this Form as you have seen Me (in
your present mental condition.)
54)
But by single minded devotion, can I, of this
Form, be ‘known’ and ‘seen’ in reality and also ‘entered’ into, O Parantapa (O
scorcher of your foes.)
55)
He who does actions for Me, who looks upon Me as
the supreme, who is devoted to Me, who is free from attachment, who bears
enmity towards none, he comes to Me, O Pandava.
Thus ends the 11th chapter of the Bhagavad Gita.
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