Bhagavadgeeta - Adhyaya 11
Bhagavadgeeta - Adhyaya 11 Chapter #: 11 Chapter Name: Vishwaroopa Darshana Yoga ( ವಿಶ್ವರೂಪದರ್ಶನಯೋಗಃ) Total verses (slokas) in this chapter: 55 Adhyaya - 11, Vishwaroopa Darshana Yoga Chapter of Gita (here after referred as BG) - is an answer to Arjuna's increased curiosity of seeing Krishna. In the words of the poet, Sanjaya, Krishna gives Arjuna a glimpse of the incredible vastness and majesty he encompasses, showing him the "whole universe enfolded in the body of the God of gods." The vision is also a terrifying one, as Krishna reveals a self with billions of heads, fangs, and weapons. Arjuna is humbled and awed by the vision. He describes what he sees, including a vision of Krishna devouring all of the Kauravas. Arjuna asks Krishna "Who are you, in this terrifying form?" Krishna responds that he is death and that Arjuna must fight in the battle because the Kauravas will die regardless. Krishna has already killed them; Arjuna is merely his instru...