Chapter 11: Viśvarūpa-darśana-yoga:: Verse 32
श्रीभगवानुवाच ।
कालोऽस्मि लोकक्षयकृत्प्रवृद्धो
लोकान् समाहर्तुमिह प्रवृत्त: ।
ऋतेऽपि त्वां न भविष्यन्ति सर्वे
येऽवस्थिता: प्रत्यनीकेषु योधा: ॥
śrī bhagavān-uvāca
kālo’smi loka-kṣaya-kṛt-pravṛddho
lokān samāhartum-iha pravṛtta:
ṛte’pi tvāṃ na bhaviṣyanti sarve
ye’vasthitā: pratyanīkeṣu yodhā: – 11.32
Lord Krishna said: I (the Supreme) am the mighty Time, destroyer of the world, engaged here to annihilate all beings. Even without you (if you are not there to fight), all the warriors arrayed in the rival armies will not survive.
Chapter 11: Viśvarūpa-darśana-yoga: - Verse 32
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Krishna, the Supreme, climaxes the Viśva-rūpa scene. Inexorable Time causes creation, prevalence and destruction alike. All the four are part of a whole. When misrule and corruption become rampant, not to subdue it is wrong. Existence and expression warrant it. Any laxity will be a violation of nature. Kurukshetra war is not precipitated due to an Arjuna or a Duryodhana. A multitude of warriors welcome it. Each wants to give his best and is ready to receive the worst.
