The Bhagavad Gita

by Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa

KRISHNA 5 Behold, Arjuna, a million divine forms, with an infinite variety of color and shape. 6 Behold the gods of the natural world, and many more wonders never revealed before. 7 Behold the entire cosmos turning within my body, and the other things you desire to see. 8 But these things cannot be seen with your physical eyes; therefore I give you spiritual vision to perceive my majestic power. SANJAYA 9 Having spoken these words, Krishna, the master of yoga, revealed to Arjuna his most exalted, lordly form. 10 He appeared with an infinite number of faces, ornamented by heavenly jewels, displaying unending miracles and the countless weapons of his power. 11 Clothed in celestial garments and covered with garlands, sweet-smelling with heavenly fragrances, he showed himself as the infinite Lord, the source of all wonders, whose face is everywhere. 12 If a thousand suns were to rise in the heavens at the same time, the blaze of their light would resemble the splendor of that supreme spirit. 13 There, within the body of the God of gods, Arjuna saw all the manifold forms of the universe united as one. 14 Filled with amazement, his hair standing on end in ecstasy, he bowed before the Lord with joined palms and spoke these words. ARJUNA 15 O Lord, I see within your body all the gods and every kind of living creature. I see Brahma, the Creator, seated on a lotus; I see the ancient sages and the celestial serpents. 16 I see infinite mouths and arms, stomachs and eyes, and you are e...