
Arjuna
Devotee & WarriorThe 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 30
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Verse 30
The Yoga of the Vision of the Cosmic Form
O Vishnu, I see You devouring all people from all sides with Your flaming mouths. Covering all the universe with Your effulgence, You are manifest with terrible, scorching rays.
Context & Meaning
The vision climaxes in total dissolution: all worlds being consumed, the universe filled with scorching radiance, all of existence entering those flaming mouths. Arjuna has gone from a confused warrior to a witness of the final dissolution of all things. He cannot look away. He can barely speak.