Arjuna

Arjuna

Devotee & Warrior

The great Pandava warrior and skilled archer. Overwhelmed by moral dilemma on the battlefield, he seeks guidance from Krishna, becoming the ideal disciple.

Speaking: Chapter 11, Verse 21

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Verse 21

The Yoga of the Vision of the Cosmic Form

All the hosts of demigods are surrendering before You and entering into You. Some of them, very much afraid, are offering prayers with folded hands. Hosts of great sages and perfected beings, crying "All peace," are praying to You by singing the Vedic hymns.

Context & Meaning

The gods themselves are afraid. Even the demigods, the great sages, the perfected beings — all are overwhelmed. Some enter the form in surrender. Others fold their hands in terrified prayer, crying for peace. The greatest beings in the cosmos are rendered small before this vision. If the gods tremble, what is Arjuna, an ordinary human, to do?