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 39

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Verse 39

The Yoga of the Vision of the Cosmic Form

You are Vayu, Yama, Agni, Varuna, the moon, and Brahma and the great-grandfather. Therefore I offer my respects to You a thousand times, and again and yet again!

Context & Meaning

Arjuna names the great cosmic forces — wind, death, fire, cosmic ocean, moon, creation — and bows to all of them simultaneously as manifestations of the one he is addressing. A thousand prostrations, and then again more. The prayer cannot be ended because the greatness it is responding to cannot be exhausted.