Arjun speaks,
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Bless my vision , O lord of the realms, ;
what do I see , these souls of stars
who once were gods divine,
now trembling in awe, in prayer bowed,
sages and liberated souls of Siddhas stand
and pour their blessings on mankind below,
their words of psalms are floating in the air
and in profusion the notes of litany are raining on me.
Rudras, the terrible, the elementals of earth,
the divinities as Saddhyas to be pursued by men,
the Vishvedevas : the gods who infiltrate the worlds,
the twin brothers Ashwinis, the healers of the world,
the wind and his followers, the ancestors of ancient times,
the divine singers Gandharvas, Yakshas the magicians,
Asuras the antinomy of gods, and to counter them
the assemblies of Siddhas the accomplished ones...
all are caught in this divine moment,
all are standing still.
Never before did they see you thus
all in your splendour divine.
How can I catch in my feeble words
your infinite, wondrous form,
your manifold aspects, your infinite mouths,
your eyes in thousands and yet more
than I can count,
that all encompassing abdomen,
those infinite, fierce teeth !
All the realms of life in the universe
are standing awestruck along with me!
Deeply troubled agitated they are all!
O Lord, you touch the height of the sky;
your mouths are gaping beyond infinity,
your eyes which were soothing
have opened wide into infinity.
An awe-inspiring vision
and I have neither the courage nor the capacity to hold
this torrential pouring in my arms.
After this vision where do I stand?
After such vision what courage, what valour?
My anguished heart knows no peace.
O Vishnu, be kind to me!
what do I see , these souls of stars
who once were gods divine,
now trembling in awe, in prayer bowed,
sages and liberated souls of Siddhas stand
and pour their blessings on mankind below,
their words of psalms are floating in the air
and in profusion the notes of litany are raining on me.
Rudras, the terrible, the elementals of earth,
the divinities as Saddhyas to be pursued by men,
the Vishvedevas : the gods who infiltrate the worlds,
the twin brothers Ashwinis, the healers of the world,
the wind and his followers, the ancestors of ancient times,
the divine singers Gandharvas, Yakshas the magicians,
Asuras the antinomy of gods, and to counter them
the assemblies of Siddhas the accomplished ones...
all are caught in this divine moment,
all are standing still.
Never before did they see you thus
all in your splendour divine.
How can I catch in my feeble words
your infinite, wondrous form,
your manifold aspects, your infinite mouths,
your eyes in thousands and yet more
than I can count,
that all encompassing abdomen,
those infinite, fierce teeth !
All the realms of life in the universe
are standing awestruck along with me!
Deeply troubled agitated they are all!
O Lord, you touch the height of the sky;
your mouths are gaping beyond infinity,
your eyes which were soothing
have opened wide into infinity.
An awe-inspiring vision
and I have neither the courage nor the capacity to hold
this torrential pouring in my arms.
After this vision where do I stand?
After such vision what courage, what valour?
My anguished heart knows no peace.
O Vishnu, be kind to me!
O lord I never knew you in this awesome form'
with carping teeth and terrible mouths!
It's the veritable hour of the end of the world!
What else would that fire signify?
I have lost the sense of all direction,
I have neither solace nor peace!
Bless me O Lord, be kind to me!
And what is more is that I can see
that you hold at the heart
all the sons of king Dhrutarashtra,
with all the kings, the guardians of earth
and the mentors Bhishma and Drona,
and all those who are fighting on our behalf
all the sons of king Dhrutarashtra,
with all the kings, the guardians of earth
and the mentors Bhishma and Drona,
and all those who are fighting on our behalf
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