THE UNIVERSAL FORM

The Supreme Lord of all mystic power displayed His universal form to Arjuna.

Arjuna saw in that universal form unlimited mouths, unlimited eyes, unlimited wonderful visions. The form was decorated with many celestial ornaments and bore many divine upraised weapons. He wore celestial garlands and garments, and many divine scents were smeared over His body. All was wondrous, brilliant, unlimited, all-expanding. If hundreds of thousands of suns were to rise at once into the sky, their radiance might resemble the effulgence of the Supreme Person in that universal form. At that time Arjuna could see the unlimited expansions of the universe situated in one place although divided into many thousands. Then, bewildered and asto- nished, his hair standing on end, he bowed his head to offer obeisances and with folded hands began to pray to the Supreme Lord.