The Yoga of the Vision of the Universal Form

Arjuna sees the cosmic unity and diversity simultaneously. 'Tatraikasthaṁ jagat kṛtsnaṁ'—there (tatra), the entire universe (jagat kṛtsnaṁ) unified in one place (ekastham). 'Pravibhaktam anekadhā'—yet divided (pravibhaktam) in many ways (anekadhā). 'Apaśyad deva-devasya śarīre'—saw (apaśyat) in the body (śarīre) of the God of gods (deva-devasya). 'Pāṇḍavas tadā'—Arjuna (pāṇḍavaḥ) then (tadā). This verse captures the paradox of the cosmic form: everything is unified in one place, yet divided in many ways. The entire universe exists in Krishna's cosmic body—unified yet diverse, one yet many. This is the essence of cosmic vision: seeing unity in diversity, oneness in multiplicity.