The Yoga of the Vision of the Universal Form

Arjuna describes the cosmic form actively consuming and pervading everything. 'Lelihyase grasamānaḥ samantāl lokān samagrān'—licking (lelihyase) and devouring (grasamānaḥ) all the worlds (lokān samagrān) on all sides (samantāt). 'Vadanair jvaladbhiḥ'—with blazing (jvaladbhiḥ) mouths (vadanaiḥ). 'Tejobhir āpūrya jagat samagraṁ'—filling (āpūrya) the entire universe (jagat samagram) with radiance (tejobhiḥ). 'Bhāsas tavogrāḥ prapatanti viṣṇo'—Your (tava) terrible (ugrāḥ) radiance (bhāsaḥ) is burning (prapatanti), O Vishnu (viṣṇo). Arjuna sees the cosmic form actively consuming all worlds with blazing mouths, while simultaneously filling the entire universe with its radiance. The cosmic form is both consuming and illuminating—destroying and pervading everything at once. This shows the cosmic form's dual nature: destroyer and illuminator, consumer and sustainer.