Arjuna thankfully replied: O Lord it is because of
The origin and destruction of beings verily, have
(Now) O Supreme Lord! As you have thus described Y
O Great Lord of Yoga, if you think of me as being
The Blessed lord said: Behold O Dear Arjuna, as I
Watch My Dear Devotee, as I disclose to you my var
Arjuna, see before you now, the whole universe as
However, Dear Arjuna, understand that one can only
Sanjaya (narrator of the Geeta), further explained
Sanjaya Continued: Arjuna had now begun to see the
1. Wearing divine garlands (necklaces) and apparel
The divine radiance and beautiful light that was b
Here, the Pandava (Arjuna) saw the whole universe
Then, Dhananjaya, filled with wonder, with his hai
O Lord, I have seen within Thy heavenly body, all
Arjuna explained to the Lord:
I can clearly see the crown, sceptre and discus gl
You are immortal, imperishable and never ending. Y
O Great Lord, I see Thee as having no beginning, m
This space between earth and the heavens and all t
The many hosts of gods join and come into You my L
The Rudras of destruction, the Adityas, the Vasus,
However Dear Lord, the worlds cannot help but trem
O Lord, when I see Your vast and enormous form whi
O Lord, seeing Your enormous facial features and f
Arjuna began to explain: All the sons of Dhrataras
Arjuna began to explain: All the sons of Dhrataras
Your flaming mouths are consuming all of these her
All of these men are rushing swiftly into the blaz
The large fires that can be seen from within the m
Dear Lord Supreme, I do not understand Your myster
The Blessed Lord spoke: Dear Arjuna, understand th
Therefore, arise O son of Kunti (Arjuna), win thy
Do not fear O Arjuna! Fight and slay all these gre
Sanjaya narrated to his King: When Arjuna had hear
Dear Krishna, it is a true fact that countless peo
To think that any wiseman would do anything else b
You are the first and foremost of Gods; You are th
You are the wind (Vayu); Yama (the destroyer); You
May good prayers, adorations, and salutations come
O Madhava (Krishna). my dear comrade and Lord, for
In whatever way I may have insulted You for the sa
Arjuna continued to praise Krishna: You are the di
I kneel before Your greatness O Lord, simply in lo
Arjuna expressed gratefully:
The vision that I hav
I desire to see You as before, crowned, bearing a
The Lotus-colured Lord Krishna said: Through My di
The Blessed Lord spoke solemnly: O Arjuna, you the
Be not afraid, nor bewildered on seeing such a ter
Sanjaya further recounted: Having said this to Arj
Arjuna responded in relief: Now that I see your ge
The Blessed lord said: Dear Arjuna, the Divine for
Not even with such religious acts as ritual offeri
It is only by true love and selfless devotion that
He who truly loves Me; devotes his whole life to p