वक्त्राणि ते त्वरमाणा विशन्ति दंष्ट्राकरालानि भयानकानि। केचिद्विलग्ना दशनान्तरेषु संदृश्यन्ते चूर्णितैरुत्तमाङ्गैः।।11.27।।
They rush into your mouths, terrible with fangs and dreadful; some are seen stuck between your teeth, with their heads crushed to pieces.
यथा नदीनां बहवोऽम्बुवेगाः समुद्रमेवाभिमुखाः द्रवन्ति। तथा तवामी नरलोकवीरा विशन्ति वक्त्राण्यभिविज्वलन्ति।।11.28।।
As many swift currents of rivers flow towards the ocean, so these heroes of the human world enter your flaming mouths.
यथा प्रदीप्तं ज्वलनं पतङ्गा विशन्ति नाशाय समृद्धवेगाः। तथैव नाशाय विशन्ति लोका स्तवापि वक्त्राणि समृद्धवेगाः।।11.29।।
As moths rush with great speed into a blazing fire to their destruction, so too do the worlds rush with great speed into your mouths for their destruction.
लेलिह्यसे ग्रसमानः समन्ता ल्लोकान्समग्रान्वदनैर्ज्वलद्भिः। तेजोभिरापूर्य जगत्समग्रं भासस्तवोग्राः प्रतपन्ति विष्णो।।11.30।।
You lick up and devour all the worlds on every side with your flaming mouths; filling the whole universe with your radiance, your fierce rays scorch it, O Vishnu.
आख्याहि मे को भवानुग्ररूपो नमोऽस्तु ते देववर प्रसीद। विज्ञातुमिच्छामि भवन्तमाद्यं न हि प्रजानामि तव प्रवृत्तिम्।।11.31।।
Tell me, who are you in this terrible form? Salutations to you, O supreme god; have mercy. I wish to know you, the original being, for I do not understand your purpose.
श्री भगवानुवाच कालोऽस्मि लोकक्षयकृत्प्रवृद्धो लोकान्समाहर्तुमिह प्रवृत्तः। ऋतेऽपि त्वां न भविष्यन्ति सर्वे येऽवस्थिताः प्रत्यनीकेषु योधाः।।11.32।।
The Blessed Lord said: I am Time, the great destroyer of worlds, arisen to annihilate these people; even without you, all the warriors arrayed in the opposing ranks will not survive.
तस्मात्त्वमुत्तिष्ठ यशो लभस्व जित्वा शत्रून् भुङ्क्ष्व राज्यं समृद्धम्। मयैवैते निहताः पूर्वमेव निमित्तमात्रं भव सव्यसाचिन्।।11.33।।
Therefore, arise, win glory, conquer your enemies, and enjoy a prosperous kingdom. By me alone, they have already been slain; you are merely the instrument, O left-handed archer.
द्रोणं च भीष्मं च जयद्रथं च कर्णं तथाऽन्यानपि योधवीरान्। मया हतांस्त्वं जहि मा व्यथिष्ठा युध्यस्व जेतासि रणे सपत्नान्।।11.34।।
Drona, Bhishma, Jayadratha, Karna, and also other heroic warriors—already slain by me—do you kill; do not hesitate. Fight, and you shall conquer your foes in battle.
सञ्जय उवाच एतच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं केशवस्य कृताञ्जलिर्वेपमानः किरीटी। नमस्कृत्वा भूय एवाह कृष्णं सगद्गदं भीतभीतः प्रणम्य।।11.35।।
Sanjaya said: Hearing these words of Keshava, the crowned one, trembling, with joined palms, bowed down, and again, in a choked and fearful voice, addressed Krishna, bowing repeatedly.
अर्जुन उवाच स्थाने हृषीकेश तव प्रकीर्त्या जगत् प्रहृष्यत्यनुरज्यते च। रक्षांसि भीतानि दिशो द्रवन्ति सर्वे नमस्यन्ति च सिद्धसङ्घाः।।11.36।।
Arjuna said: Rightly, O Hrishikesha, does the world rejoice and delight in your praise; the demons, in fear, flee in all directions, and all the hosts of perfected beings bow to you.
कस्माच्च ते न नमेरन्महात्मन् गरीयसे ब्रह्मणोऽप्यादिकर्त्रे। अनन्त देवेश जगन्निवास त्वमक्षरं सदसत्तत्परं यत्।।11.37।।
And why should they not bow to You, O Great Soul, who are greater even than the Creator, the original source? O Infinite One, Lord of gods, abode of the universe, You are the imperishable, the existent and the non-existent, and that which is beyond both.
त्वमादिदेवः पुरुषः पुराण स्त्वमस्य विश्वस्य परं निधानम्। वेत्तासि वेद्यं च परं च धाम त्वया ततं विश्वमनन्तरूप।।11.38।।
You are the original God, the ancient Person; You are the supreme refuge of this universe. You are the knower, the knowable, and the highest abode; by You, O One of infinite forms, all this universe is pervaded.
वायुर्यमोऽग्निर्वरुणः शशाङ्कः प्रजापतिस्त्वं प्रपितामहश्च। नमो नमस्तेऽस्तु सहस्रकृत्वः पुनश्च भूयोऽपि नमो नमस्ते।।11.39।।
You are Vāyu, Yama, Agni, Varuṇa, the Moon, Prajāpati, and the great-grandfather as well. Salutations, salutations to You a thousand times; again and again, salutations, salutations to You.
नमः पुरस्तादथ पृष्ठतस्ते नमोऽस्तु ते सर्वत एव सर्व। अनन्तवीर्यामितविक्रमस्त्वं सर्वं समाप्नोषि ततोऽसि सर्वः।।11.40।।
Salutations to You from before and behind; salutations to You from every side, O All. You are of infinite power, immeasurable valor; You encompass all, therefore You are all.
सखेति मत्वा प्रसभं यदुक्तं हे कृष्ण हे यादव हे सखेति। अजानता महिमानं तवेदं मया प्रमादात्प्रणयेन वापि।।11.41।।
Thinking of You as a friend, whatever I rashly said—'O Krishna, O Yadava, O friend'—not knowing this greatness of Yours, through carelessness or affection,
यच्चावहासार्थमसत्कृतोऽसि विहारशय्यासनभोजनेषु। एकोऽथवाप्यच्युत तत्समक्षं तत्क्षामये त्वामहमप्रमेयम्।।11.42।।
And in whatever way I have treated You disrespectfully, for the sake of jest, in play, while resting, sitting, or eating, alone or in the presence of others, O Infallible One, for all that, I beg Your forgiveness, O Immeasurable One.
पितासि लोकस्य चराचरस्य त्वमस्य पूज्यश्च गुरुर्गरीयान्। न त्वत्समोऽस्त्यभ्यधिकः कुतोऽन्यो लोकत्रयेऽप्यप्रतिमप्रभाव।।11.43।।
You are the father of the world, of all that moves and does not move; You are its worthy object of worship and the greatest teacher. There is none equal to You, how then could there be anyone greater, in all the three worlds, O One of incomparable power?
तस्मात्प्रणम्य प्रणिधाय कायं प्रसादये त्वामहमीशमीड्यम्। पितेव पुत्रस्य सखेव सख्युः प्रियः प्रियायार्हसि देव सोढुम्।।11.44।।
Therefore, bowing down and prostrating my body, I seek Your grace, O Lord, worthy of praise. As a father bears with his son, a friend with his friend, or a beloved with the beloved, so should You, O God, bear with me.
अदृष्टपूर्वं हृषितोऽस्मि दृष्ट्वा भयेन च प्रव्यथितं मनो मे। तदेव मे दर्शय देव रूपं प्रसीद देवेश जगन्निवास।।11.45।।
I am delighted, having seen what was never seen before, yet my mind is troubled with fear. Show me that very form, O God; be gracious, O Lord of gods, O abode of the universe.
किरीटिनं गदिनं चक्रहस्त मिच्छामि त्वां द्रष्टुमहं तथैव। तेनैव रूपेण चतुर्भुजेन सहस्रबाहो भव विश्वमूर्ते।।11.46।।
I wish to see You as before, crowned, bearing the mace and discus, in that very four-armed form. O Thousand-armed, O Universal Form, appear in that shape.
श्री भगवानुवाच मया प्रसन्नेन तवार्जुनेदं रूपं परं दर्शितमात्मयोगात्। तेजोमयं विश्वमनन्तमाद्यं यन्मे त्वदन्येन न दृष्टपूर्वम्।।11.47।।
The Blessed Lord said: Out of grace for you, Arjuna, I have shown you this supreme form of Mine, by My own yoga power—radiant, universal, infinite, original—which has not been seen before by anyone but you.
न वेदयज्ञाध्ययनैर्न दानै र्न च क्रियाभिर्न तपोभिरुग्रैः। एवंरूपः शक्य अहं नृलोके द्रष्टुं त्वदन्येन कुरुप्रवीर।।11.48।।
Not by study of the Vedas, nor by sacrifices, nor by gifts, nor by rituals, nor by severe austerities, can I be seen in this form in the world of men by anyone other than you, O best of the Kurus.
मा ते व्यथा मा च विमूढभावो दृष्ट्वा रूपं घोरमीदृङ्ममेदम्। व्यपेतभीः प्रीतमनाः पुनस्त्वं तदेव मे रूपमिदं प्रपश्य।।11.49।।
Let there be no fear or confusion in you, having seen this terrible form of Mine. With your fear dispelled and your mind pleased, behold again that very form of Mine.
सञ्जय उवाच इत्यर्जुनं वासुदेवस्तथोक्त्वा स्वकं रूपं दर्शयामास भूयः। आश्वासयामास च भीतमेनं भूत्वा पुनः सौम्यवपुर्महात्मा।।11.50।।
Sanjaya said: Having thus spoken to Arjuna, Vāsudeva showed His own form again. The great-souled One, assuming His gentle form, comforted the frightened one.
अर्जुन उवाच दृष्ट्वेदं मानुषं रूपं तवसौम्यं जनार्दन। इदानीमस्मि संवृत्तः सचेताः प्रकृतिं गतः।।11.51।।
Arjuna said: Having seen this human form of Yours, gentle, O Janārdana, I have now become composed and returned to my natural state.
श्री भगवानुवाच सुदुर्दर्शमिदं रूपं दृष्टवानसि यन्मम। देवा अप्यस्य रूपस्य नित्यं दर्शनकाङ्क्षिणः।।11.52।।
The Blessed Lord said: This form of Mine which you have seen is very hard to behold; even the gods ever long to see this form.
नाहं वेदैर्न तपसा न दानेन न चेज्यया। शक्य एवंविधो द्रष्टुं दृष्टवानसि मां यथा।।11.53।।
Not by the Vedas, nor by austerity, nor by charity, nor by sacrifice, can I be seen in this way as you have seen Me.
भक्त्या त्वनन्यया शक्यमहमेवंविधोऽर्जुन। ज्ञातुं दृष्टुं च तत्त्वेन प्रवेष्टुं च परंतप।।11.54।।
But by undivided devotion alone, O Arjuna, can I be truly known and seen in this form, and entered into, O scorcher of foes.
मत्कर्मकृन्मत्परमो मद्भक्तः सङ्गवर्जितः। निर्वैरः सर्वभूतेषु यः स मामेति पाण्डव।।11.55।।
He who acts for Me, regards Me as supreme, is devoted to Me, free from attachment, and without enmity toward any being—he comes to Me, O Pāṇḍava.
अर्जुन उवाचएवं सततयुक्ता ये भक्तास्त्वां पर्युपासते।येचाप्यक्षरमव्यक्तं तेषां के योगवित्तमाः।।12.1।।
Arjuna said: Those devotees who worship You with constant dedication, and those who worship the imperishable, the unmanifest—which of them are better versed in yoga?