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The Bhagavad Gita by Eknath Easwaran

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The Cosmic Vision ╯

The sun and moon are your eyes, and your mouth

is fire; your radiance warms the cosmos.

20

O Lord, your presence fills the heavens and

the earth and reaches in every direction. I see

the three worlds trembling before this vision

of your wonderful and terrible form.

21

The gods enter your being, some calling

out and greeting you in fear. Great saints sing

your glory, praying, “May all be well!”

22

The multitudes of gods, demigods, and demons

are all overwhelmed by the sight of you. 23 O

mighty Lord, at the sight of your myriad eyes

and mouths, arms and legs, stomachs and fearful

teeth, I and the entire universe shake in terror.

24

O Vishnu, I can see your eyes shining; with open

mouth, you glitter in an array of colors, and your

body touches the sky. I look at you and my heart

trembles; I have lost all courage and all peace of mind.

25

When I see your mouths with their fearful teeth,

mouths burning like the fires at the end of time,

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