The Yoga of the Vision of the Universal Form

Arjuna describes in detail how warriors are being consumed. 'Vaktrāṇi te tvaramāṇā viśanti'—rushing (tvaramāṇāḥ), they enter (viśanti) into Your (te) mouths (vaktrāṇi). 'Daṁṣṭrā-karālāni bhayānakāni'—with terrible (karālāni) and fearsome (bhayānakāni) tusks (daṁṣṭrā). 'Kecid vilagnā daśanāntareṣu'—some (kecit) are stuck (vilagnāḥ) between the teeth (daśanāntareṣu). 'Sandṛśyante cūrṇitair uttamāṅgaiḥ'—are seen (sandṛśyante) with crushed (cūrṇitaiḥ) heads (uttamāṅgaiḥ). Arjuna is witnessing the gruesome details of the cosmic form consuming warriors—they rush into the terrible mouths, some getting stuck between the teeth with crushed heads. This vision shows the destructive aspect of the cosmic form in graphic detail, intensifying Arjuna's fear.