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Chapter 11 · Verse 26 · Vishwaroopa Darshana Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 11.26

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Sanskrit

अमी च त्वां धृतराष्ट्रस्य पुत्राः सर्वे सहैवावनिपालसङ्घैः। भीष्मो द्रोणः सूतपुत्रस्तथाऽसौ सहास्मदीयैरपि योधमुख्यैः।।11.26।।

Transliteration

amī cha tvāṁ dhṛitarāśhtrasya putrāḥ sarve sahaivāvani-pāla-saṅghaiḥ bhīṣhmo droṇaḥ sūta-putras tathāsau sahāsmadīyair api yodha-mukhyaiḥ vaktrāṇi te tvaramāṇā viśhanti danṣhṭrā-karālāni bhayānakāni kechid vilagnā daśhanāntareṣhu sandṛiśhyante chūrṇitair uttamāṅgaiḥ

Word by Word

amī these
cha and
tvām you
dhṛitarāśhtrasya of Dhritarashtra
putrāḥ sons
sarve all
saha with
eva even
avani-pāla their allied kings
sanghaiḥ assembly
bhīṣhmaḥ Bheeshma
droṇaḥ Dronacharya
sūta-putraḥ Karna
tathā and also
asau this
saha with
asmadīyaiḥ from our side
api also
yodha-mukhyaiḥ generals
vaktrāṇi mouths
te your
tvaramāṇāḥ rushing
viśhanti enter
danṣhṭrā teeth
karālāni terrible
bhayānakāni fearsome
kechit some
vilagnāḥ getting stuck
daśhana-antareṣhu between the teeth
sandṛiśhyante are seen
chūrṇitaiḥ getting smashed
uttama-aṅgaiḥ heads
Simplified Perspective

In this moment of cosmic vision, Arjuna witnesses the machinery of Time itself—all warriors, kings, and heroes rushing into the mouth of Kala, the Lord of Dissolution. The Vedantic insight here is that individual bodies and egos are temporary formations in the vast cosmic order; what appears as chaos and violence is actually the inexorable fulfillment of dharma and destiny.

When we truly see our life events—our conflicts, losses, and transformations—as part of this grand universal design rather than as personal tragedies, fear dissolves and we find the courage to act without clinging to outcomes.

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Bhagavad Gita 11.26 — BG 11.26

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Sanskrit text from the Bhagavad Gita (public domain). Commentary © Mahakatha.

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