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Viśvarūpa

The universal form: Kṛṣṇa’s revelation of himself as the whole cosmos in the eleventh chapter of the Gītā.

Also: Vishvarupa, universal form

Yoga, Sāṃkhya, Tantra and devotion

In the eleventh chapter of the Bhagavad Gītā, Arjuna asks to see Kṛṣṇa’s divine form and is given a divine eye. He sees the universe in God’s body, all beings and gods, and time devouring the warriors. Terrified, he begs to see Kṛṣṇa’s gentle human form again. The chapter is a classic account of overwhelming theophany.