Chapter 11 • Verse 23

Visvarupa Darsana Yoga

The Yoga of the Vision of the Universal Form

Sanskrit Verse

Rupam mahat te bahu-vaktra-netram maha-baho bahu-bahuru-padam, bahudaram bahu-damshtra-karalam drishtva lokah pravyathitas tathaham

Translation & Meaning

O mighty-armed one, seeing Your massive form with many mouths, eyes, arms, thighs, feet, stomachs, and terrifying fangs, the worlds are trembling, and so am I.

Key Teachings

  • The vision of the infinite overwhelms all observers
  • The cosmic form has both awe-inspiring and terrifying aspects
  • Arjuna speaks for all beings in their trembling before the divine

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