The Yoga of the Vision of the Universal Form

Arjuna begins speaking, describing what he sees in detail. 'Paśyāmi devāṁs tava deva dehe'—I see (paśyāmi) all the gods (devān) in Your body (tava dehe), O Lord (deva). 'Sarvāṁs tathā bhūta-viśeṣa-saṅghān'—and also all (sarvāṁs tathā) the groups of various beings (bhūta-viśeṣa-saṅghān). 'Brahmāṇam īśaṁ kamalāsanastham'—Brahma (brahmāṇam), the Lord (īśam), seated on a lotus (kamalāsanastham). 'Ṛṣīṁś ca sarvān uragāṁś ca divyān'—and (ca) all the sages (ṛṣīn sarvān), and (ca) divine serpents (uragāṁś ca divyān). Arjuna sees everything—all gods, all beings, Brahma, sages, serpents—all within Krishna's cosmic body. This shows the all-encompassing nature of the cosmic form: everything exists within it.