And then "hear O Arjuna of my many forms. I am the beginning, the middle, the end of everything"
Of Adityas I am Vishnu, of lamps I am the Sun; of planets the Moon, Maricha of the Maruts.
Of Vedas I am the Sama, Indra of the Devas; of senses I am mind, consciousness in the living.
Of Rudras I am Sankara, Kubera of the Yakshas; of Vasus I am Agni, Meru of the mountain peaks.
Of priests I am Brihaspati, Skanda of the generals; of waters I am the ocean, Bhrigu among the rishis.
Of speech I am AUM, japam of the offerings; and of ranges, the Himalaya.
Of trees I am the Aswattha, Narada of the seers; of gandharvas I am Chitraratha, Kapila among the perfect.
Of horses I am Ucchaisravas, nectar-born, Airavata of elephants; of weapons I am the Vajra, Kamadhenu among cows.
Of lovers I am Kama, Vasuki among serpents.
Of Nagas I am Ananta, Varuna among the marine beings; of the manes I am Aryaman, Yama among judges. Of titans I am Prahlada, I am time of measures;
of beasts I am the lion, Garuda among birds. Of purifiers I am the wind, Rama among kshatriyas. Of fish I am the whale, Ganga of rivers. Of creations, I am the Beginning, the End and the Middle, Arjuna; of sciences I am the science of the spirit, the dialectic for debaters. I am death that devours everything and the source of all, all that is yet to come. Fame I am among the feminine beings and prosperity, speech, memory, intelligence, firmness and patience, too.
Of hymns I am Brihatsaman, the Gayatri of mantras; Mrigasirsa of the months, of seasons I am spring. I am the dice-play of deceivers, I am the splendor of the splendid; karma am I and the punya of the good."
Krishna smiled, "Of the Vrishnis I am Krishna, Arjuna of the Pandavas; of the munis I am Vyasa, Usanas among poets. Of kings I am their scepter, the policy of conquerors; of secrets I am the silence, their wisdom of those that know. And, more, I am the seed of all beings, for nothing which is exists without me. But what do you want to know all this for? There is no end to me, my friend: I support the universe with an atom of myself."
And Krishna stood transformed before his bhakta: speaking from many mouths, seeing with numberless eyes, carrying countless weapons, wearing divine raiment and garlands, heavenly perfumes, of endless visions and marvels, irradiant, boundless. His face was turned everywhere, the nebulae were his ornaments. If a thousand suns rose together into the sky, their light might approach the splendor of that Being. It was the vision he had shown a shadow of in the sabha of Hastinapura; now it was complete, refulgent.
Arjuna saw the universe with his gifted sight, all its eternity gathered in One, in the body of the God of Gods. His hair stood on end, he folded his hands in awe and the Pandava fell on his knees. "Oh, Lord, I see the Gods and their hosts in you! I see Brahma on his lotus throne and all the rishis and heaven's nagas. I see you with numberless arms, bellies, mouths and eyes, but I do not see your end, your middle or your beginning, O cosmic, infinite One!
I see you with your crown, mace and wheel of fire. You are the light of lights, incomparable!" cried Arjuna in ecstasy and terror verging on death. "The sun and the moon are your eyes, your face is an eternal fire whose brilliance lights the universe. The void of space between the stars is full of you. The three worlds are in awe of this Form of yours and I tremble seeing you shouldering the sky, blazing in more colors than I had dreamt could be.
Oh, Vishnu, this vision makes my soul weak with fear. I see your endless mouths, dreadful with tusks, full of Time's devouring flames and I quail. Be gracious, Lord of Gods, sanctuary of the galaxies! I see not just my enemies and friends, but all men and women, humankind, fly like moths into your flaming jaws. Lord, I see the earth and the constellations spinning into your fanged mouths and you licking them up. Have mercy, O Godhead, I know nothing of thee!"
God said in thunder, "Time am I, waster of worlds. Fight or stay your hand, no matter: these kshatriyas will die in me. For that I am come. So, take up your weapons! Win glory by killing your enemies and enjoy a kingdom, O ambidextrous bowman. I have already slain your enemies; you are only my instrument. Kill Drona, Bheeshma, Jayadratha, Karna and the rest, whom I have damned. Fear nothing, fight and you will conquer."
His face in the grass, his eyes shut tight, Arjuna prostrated himself at the Vision's feet. He breathed, "O Krishna, it is well the world honors you, I understand it now. Hail, hail to you! A thousand times, hail! For whatever I said rashly to you, thinking of you as just my cousin, not knowing who you really are, calling you Krishna, Yadava, or friend, I beg your forgiveness, O Father of worlds.
Bear with me as a father with his son, as a friend with a friend, as a lover with his beloved. I cannot endure this vision of you. Be merciful; be as you were before, O million-membered One!" God said, "My love has shown you this Form of fire, luminous, primeval, which no one has ever seen before on earth. Not by the Vedas, by sacrifice or study, not by the sternest tapasya, will anyone else in this world ever see this Viswa Rupa. But look and do not be afraid."
Menon, Ramesh (2006-07-20). THE MAHABHARATA: A Modern Rendering, Vol 2 . iUniverse. Kindle Edition and THE SRIMAD BHAGWAT GITA.
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