Chapter 11: Viśvarūpa-darśana-yoga:: Verse 30
लेलिह्यसे ग्रसमान: समन्तात्-
लोकान्समग्रान्वदनैर्ज्वलद्भि:।
तेजोभिरापूर्य जगत्समग्रं
भासस्तवोग्रा: प्रतपन्ति विष्णो ॥
lelihyase grasamāna: samantāt-
lokān-samagrān-vadanair-jvaladbhi:
tejobhir-āpūrya jagat-samagraṃ
bhāsas-tavogrā: pratapanti viṣṇo – 11.30
Swallowing all the worlds with blazing mouths, Your tongues are licking all around. The terrific fiery rays proceeding from You, filling the entire world, are immensely scorching indeed, O Vishnu!
Chapter 11: Viśvarūpa-darśana-yoga: - Verse 30
Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha
Arjuna’s fearful reactions and assessment reach their climax. He says the worlds are not courting destruction of their own accord. Viśva-rūpa consumes all with its fiery mouths. Birth, growth and death go together. Emergence, expression and extinction are complementary.
Thus, the blazing rays of the Universal form fill everywhere burning the worlds irresistibly. None need strive to escape them. Even though Arjuna’s first stand was “greed for kingdom and regal comforts is the cause for us to fight” (1.45), his concern now is something else! Is not this the sole object of Viśva-rūpa vision?
