BG 11.32
कालोऽस्मि लोकक्षयकृत्प्रवृद्धो लोकान्समाहर्तुमिह प्रवृत्तः
I am Time, the mighty destroyer of worlds — come here to annihilate the worlds.
Chapter 11 of 18 · 55 verses · Vishvarupa Darshana
विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग
The Yoga of the Vision of the Universal Form
Viśvarūpa-darśana-yoga
Theme: The cosmic vision
Speaker: Krishna; Arjuna in awe; Sanjaya describing the vision
Chapter summary
Krishna grants Arjuna divine sight (divya chakshu) and reveals his Universal Form — infinite faces, all worlds within, time itself devouring beings into his terrible mouths. Arjuna is awestruck and terrified, begs Krishna to resume his familiar form. Krishna says: only by exclusive devotion can this form be seen (11.54).
Key verses
Central takeaway
The Divine is overwhelming. Devotion makes it bearable.
Jump to chapter
1. Arjuna's Despair2. The Yoga of Knowledge3. The Yoga of Action4. The Yoga of Knowledge & Renunciation of Action5. The Yoga of Renunciation of Action6. The Yoga of Self-Restraint / Meditation7. The Yoga of Knowledge & Realization8. The Yoga of the Imperishable Brahman9. The Royal Knowledge, The Royal Secret10. The Yoga of Divine Manifestations11. The Yoga of the Vision of the Universal Form12. The Yoga of Devotion13. The Yoga of the Field and the Knower of the Field14. The Yoga of the Three Gunas15. The Yoga of the Supreme Person16. The Yoga of the Divine & Demoniac Natures17. The Yoga of the Threefold Faith18. The Yoga of Liberation by Renunciation