Chapter 11: Viśvarūpa-darśana-yoga:: Verse 15
अर्जुन उवाच ।
पश्यामि देवांस्तव देव देहे
सर्वांस्तथा भूतविशेषसङ्घान् ।
ब्रह्माणमीशं कमलासनस्थम्-
ऋषींश्च सर्वानुरगांश्च दिव्यान् ॥
arjuna uvāca
paśyāmi devāṃs-tava deva dehe
sarvāṃs-tathā bhūta-viśeṣa-saṅghān
brahmāṇamīśaṃ kamalāsanastham-
ṛṣīṃś-ca sarvān-uragāṃś-ca divyān – 11.15
Arjuna said: I behold in Your body all devas (heavenly denizens), equally all beings with their special groups and orders, Brahmā, the Creator, seated in lotus, Rishis as well as the celestial serpents.
Chapter 11: Viśvarūpa-darśana-yoga: - Verse 15
Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha
So far, it was Sanjaya’s own description. Now Sanjaya reproduces what Arjuna speaks: The Universe is greatly complex and comprehensive. It has a place for everything. Destructional approach towards anything is neither right nor good. The image of Mahāvishnu lying on the serpent Ananta, with Garuda, His vehicle, evokes the best of thought about the Universe and its wielder!
Besides Brahmā, the creator, Rishis and heavenly denizens, Arjuna spots all grades of beings and even celestial serpents. Foster co-existence and mutuality towards serpents. Unless attacked, they only befriend us.
