Arjuna said The excellent and mysterious words, relating to the Supreme Self and the individual Self, which you have spoken to me, have removed my delusion.

O lotus-eyed one, I have heard elaborately from you the mystery of production and dissolution of things, and also about your inexhaustible greatness.

O great Lord, what you have said yourself is even so (perfectly true). I desire to see, O best of beings, your divine form.

If, O Lord, you think that I am competent to see that form, then, O Lord of mystic powers, show me your inexhaustible form.

The great One said Behold, Partha, my forms by hundreds and thousands. They are various divine, and different in colour and form.

Behold the Adityas, the Vasus, the Rudras, the Ashvins and the Maruts. Behold, 0 Bharata, innumerable wonders, not seen by you before.

Behold, Gudakesha, the entire universe of movable and immovable and whatever else you wish to see, all collected together in my this body.

But you are not fit to see Me with your these eyes. Therefore, I give you divine sight. Behold now my great mystic nature.

Sanjaya continued O great king, having said this, the mighly lord of mystic powers, Hari, revealed to Partha his great divine form.

With many mouths and eyes, with many wonderful aspects, with many celestial ornaments, with many upraised celestial weapons.

Adorned with celestial garlands and robes, embalmed with celestial fragrance, and full of every wonder; it is resplendent and infinite with faces turned on all sides.

If splendor of one thousand suns burst forth all at once in the sky, that would be something like the splendor of that great one.

Then the son of Pandu (Arjuna) saw the entire universe, divided and subdivided into many parts, but all collected together in the body of that God of all gods.

Then filled with amazement, Dhananjaya, with his hairs standing on end, his head lowly bowed down and his hands joined together, addressed the great God thus:

Arjuna said I behold, O Great God, all the celestial and all the varied hosts of creatures. I behold Brahma seated on his lotus-seat; I behold all the great Rishis and divine Nagas.

O you of infinite forms, I behold you on every side with innumerable arms, bellies, mouths, and eyes. O Lord of the universe, O you of universal form I do see neither your end, nor middle, nor the beginning.

I behold you immeasurable, you whom it is difficult to look at. I behold you bearing your diadem, mace and discus glowing on all sides, possessing a mass of energy, and being subdued with the effulgence of the blazing fire of the sun.

You are imperishable and the Supreme object of this universe. You are undecaying and the guardian of everlasting virtue. I find you the eternal great Being.

I behold you without beginning, middle and end. I behold you possessing infinite prowess and innumerable arms, having the sun and the moon as your two eyes, and the blazing fire as your mouth; I behold you heating the universe with your own great energy.

The space between heaven and earth and all the points of the horizon are pervaded by you alone. The three worlds tremble, O supreme Self, at the sight of your this marvelous and fierce form.

Hosts of celestial enter into you, some perhaps being afraid pray with joined hands, saying Hail to thee. Hosts of great Rishis and Siddhyas praise you with innumerable hymns of praise.

The Rudras, the Adityas, the Vasus, the Sadhyas, the Visvas, the Ashvins, the Maruts, the Ushmapas, the Gandharvas, the Yakshas, the Asuras, and hosts of Siddhyas see you; and they are all amazed.

O mighty-armed, all creatures frightened, and I am seeing also your mighty form with many mouths and eyes, with innumerable arms, things, feet and bellies, and terrible on account of many tusks.

I can no longer command courage or enjoy peace of mind, seeing your mighty forin which are is touching the very skies, which is fiery radiant, many winged, widely open mouthed and with large and blazing eyes.

Seeing your mouth terrible with tusks and fearful as the all-destroying Fire at the final end of the Yuga, I cannot recognize the points of the horizon or command my peace of mind.

All the son of Dhritarashtra, together with the host of kings, Bhishma Drona and Suta's son, Karna, with even the principle warriors of our side.

Are quickly entering your terrible mouths, rendered more terrible by they tusks. Some, with their heads crushed, stick at the interstices of your teeth

As many currents of waters, flowing through different channels, roll rapidly into the ocean, so these heroes of the world enter into your blazing mouth.

As insects for their own destruction rush in increasing speed into the blazing fire, so these men, with unceasing speed enter into your mouth for their own destruction.

Devouring all these men from every side, you lick them with your flaming mouths. O Vishnu, your fcarful splendor, filling the whole universe with your great energy, heat everything.

Tell me who are you with this fearful form. I bow down my head to you; be gracious to me, O chief of the gods. I desire to know you, Primeval One; for I do not understand your actions.

The Great One said I am (now) the full manifestation of Death, the Destroyer of the worlds. All these warriors, standing in different divisions, will cease to be, even if you do not kill them.

Therefore, arise and gain glory Vanquishing the foe, enjoy this great kingdom. All these men are already slain by me. Be my instrument only.

Kill Drona, Bhishma, Jayadratha, Karna and all these brave warriors, they are already killed by me. Do not be dismayed. Fight, you will conquer your foes in battle.

Sanjaya said Hearing these words the diadem decked Arjuna, trembling, and with joined hands, bowed to Krishna. Making his salutations, overwhelmed with fear, he once more with choked voice said to him.

Arjuna said It is quite natural, O Hrishikesha, that the universe is delighted and charmed in singing your praise, and Rakshasas are scattered away in fear and hosts of Siddhyas are bowing (at your feet).

And why should they not bow down to you, O Supreme Self, for you are greater than Brahma, you are the primal Cause. O Infinite One, O God of the gods, O Refuge of the universe, you are indestructible, you are that which is and that which is not, and that which is beyond both the existent and non-existence.

You are the First God, the Ancient Being; you are the Supreme Refuge of the world. You are the Knower and the Object to be known; you are the highest abode. O Infinite One, the whole universe is pervaded by you.

You are Vayu, Yama, Agni, Varuna, Chandra, Prajapati and Grandsire. I bow down my head to you a thousand times. Again and yet again I bow down my head to you.

My salutation to you in front; my salutation to your from behind. O you All, my salutation to you from every side. You are all, your cnergy infinite, your prowess immeasurable; you embrace all.

O Krishna, O Yadava, O friend, O undecaying One, O Infinite one, I beg your pardon for whatever has been said carelessly by me, and whatever disrespect has been shown to you not knowing your greatness, and considering you friend from want of judgment or from love, either out of mirth or on occasions of play lying, sitting or at meals, while alone or in the presence of others.

You are the Father of the universe, of movable and immovable; you are the great Master deserving of all worship. There is none equal to you. How can there be one greater than you whose power is matchless in these worlds.

Therefore, O Lord, O adorable One, bowing to you, prostrating before you, I ask your grace. You should overlook my faults, O God,, as father does his son's a friend his friend's a lover his lover's.

Seeing your this form unseen before, I have been delighted, but my mind has been frightened. Show me your ordinary form. O God. Be gracious, O Lord of the gods, O Refuge of the universe

I desire to see you as before, with diadem, discus and mace. O you of thousand arms, O you of universal form, be of that four armed form.

The great One said Being pleased with you, O Arjuna, I have by my mystic powers, shown to you this my Supreme form, glorious, universal, infinite and Primeval, which has been seen by none before, except now by you.

Except by you only, O Kuru warrior, I cannot be seen in this form by any one in this word, not even by the study of the Vedas, or by sacrifices, gifts, actions or severest penances.

Have no fear or perplexity of mind at seeing my this fearful form. Freed from fear, with a joyful heart, behold my other form.

Sanjaya said Having said all this to Arjuna, Vasudeva once more showed him his own ordinary form. The high-souled One, once more assuming his gentle form, comforted Arjuna who was much agitated.

Arjuna said Seeing your this gentle human form, o Janardana, I have come to my right mind and to my normal state.

The great one said 'The form of mine, which you have (just now) seen, is difficult to be seen. Even the celestial are always eager to see my this great form.

Not by the study of the Vedas, not by penances, gifts or sacrifices, can I be seen in this form of mine which you have seen.

But by exclusive devotion to me, O Arjuna, O chastiser of foes, I can, in this form, be known, truly seen and attained to.

O Arjuna, he who does everything for Me, who has only Me for his supreme objects, who has only Me for his supreme objects, who is freed from all attachments and who is without enmity towards any beings, comes to Me.