Bhagavad Gita by Swami Swarupananda

Author:Swami Swarupananda [Swarupananda, Swami]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-5154-0883-3
Publisher: Dancing Unicorn Books
Published: 2016-08-17T00:00:00+00:00

The Vision of the Universal Form

Arjuna said:

1) By the supremely profound words, on the discrimination of self, that have been spoken by You out of compassion towards me, this my delusion is gone.

2) Of You, O lotus-eyed, I have heard at length, of the origin and dissolution of beings, as also Your inexhaustible greatness.

3) So it is, O Supreme Lord,! as You have declared Yourself. (Still) I desire to see Your Ishvara-Form, O Supreme Purusha.

4) If, O Lord, You think me capable of seeing it, the, O Lord of Yogis, show me Your immutable Self.

The Blessed Lord said:

5) Behold, O son of Pritha, by hundreds and thousands, My different forms celestial, of various colours and shapes.

6) Behold the Adityas, the Vasus, the Rudras, the twin Ashvins, and the Maruts; behold, O descendant of Bharata, many wonders never seen before.

7) See now, O Gudakesha, in this My body, the whole universe centred in one–including the moving and the unmoving–and all else that you desirest to see.

8) But you cannot see me with these eyes of yours; I give thee supersensuous sight; behold My supreme yoga power. Sanjaya said:

9) Having thus spoken, O King, Hari, the Great Lord of Yoga, showed unto the son of Pritha, His Supreme Ishvara-Form:

10) With numerous mouths and eyes, with numerous wondrous sights, with numerous celestial ornaments, with numerous celestial weapons uplifted;

11) Wearing celestial garlands and apparel, anointed with celestial-scented unguents, the All-wonderful Resplendent, Boundless, and All-formed.

12) If the splendour of a thousand suns were to rise up simultaneously in the sky, that would be like the splendour of that Mighty Being.

13) There in the body of the God of gods, the son of Pandu then saw the whole universe resting in one, with its manifold divisions.

14) Then Dhananjaya, filled with wonder, with his hairs standing on end, bending down his head to the Deva in adoration, spoke with joined palms.

Arjuna said:

15) I see all the devas, O Deva, in Your body, and hosts of all grades of beings; Brahma, the Lord, seated on the lotus, and all the Rishis and celestial serpents.

16) I see You of boundless form on every side with manifold arms, stomachs, mouths, and eyes; neither the end nor the middle, nor also the beginning of You do I see, O Lord of the universe, O Universal Form.

17) I see You with diadem, club, and discus; a mass of radiance shining everywhere, very hard to look at, all around blazing like burning fire and sun, and immeasurable.

18) You are the Imperishable, the Supreme Being, the one thing to be known. You are the great Refuge of this universe; You are the undying Guardian of the Eternal dharma, You are the Ancient Purusha, I ween.

19) I see You without beginning, middle, or end, infinite in power, of manifold arms; the sun and the moon Your eyes, the burning fire Your mouth; heating the whole universe with Your radiance.

20) This space betwixt heaven and earth and all the quarters are filled by You alone; having

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