Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
अध्यात्म	spiritual	adhyātma
अर्जुन उवाच	Arjuna said	arjuna uvāca
मदनुग्रहाय	just to show me favor	madanugrahāya
परमं	supreme	paramaṃ
गुह्यं	confidential subject	guhyaṃ
संज्ञितं	in the matter of	saṃjñitaṃ
यत्	what	yat
त्वया	by You	tvayā
उक्तं	said	uktaṃ
वचः	words	vacaḥ
तेन	by that	tena
मोहः	illusion	mohaḥ
अयं	this	ayaṃ
विगतः	is removed	vigataḥ
मम	my.	mama

Arjuna said: By my hearing the instructions You have kindly given me about these most confidential spiritual subjects, my illusion has now been dispelled.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
भव	appearance	bhava
अप्ययौ	disappearance	apyayau
हि	certainly	hi
भूतानां	of all living entities	bhūtānāṃ
श्रुतौ	have been heard	śrutau
विस्तरशः	in detail	vistaraśaḥ
मया	by me	mayā
त्वत्तः	from You	tvattaḥ
कमलपत्राक्ष	O lotus-eyed one	kamalapatrākṣa
माहात्म्यं	glories	māhātmyaṃ
अपि	also	api
च	and	ca
अव्ययं	inexhaustible.	avyayaṃ

O lotus-eyed one, I have heard from You in detail about the appearance and disappearance of every living entity and have realized Your inexhaustible glories.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
एवं	thus	evaṃ
एतत्	this	etat
यथा	as it is	yathā
आत्थ	have spoken	āttha
त्वं	You	tvaṃ
आत्मानं	Yourself	ātmānaṃ
परमेश्वर	O Supreme Lord	parameśvara
द्रष्टुं	to see	draṣṭuṃ
इच्छामि	I wish	icchāmi
ते	Your	te
रूपं	form	rūpaṃ
ऐश्वरं	divine	aiśvaraṃ
पुरुषोत्तम	O best of personalities.	puruṣottama

O greatest of all personalities, O supreme form, though I see You here before me in Your actual position, as You have described Yourself, I wish to see how You have entered into this cosmic manifestation. I want to see that form of Yours.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
मन्यसे	You think	manyase
यदि	if	yadi
तत्	that	tat
शक्यं	is able	śakyaṃ
मया	by me	mayā
द्रष्टुं	to be seen	draṣṭuṃ
इति	thus	iti
प्रभो	O Lord	prabho
योगेश्वर	O Lord of all mystic power	yogeśvara
ततः	then	tataḥ
मे	unto me	me
त्वं	You	tvaṃ
दर्शय	show	darśaya
आत्मानं	Your Self	ātmānaṃ
अव्ययं	eternal.	avyayaṃ

If You think that I am able to behold Your cosmic form, O my Lord, O master of all mystic power, then kindly show me that unlimited universal Self.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
श्रीभगवानुवाच	the Supreme Personality of Godhead said	śrībhagavānuvāca
पश्य	just see	paśya
मे	My	me
पार्थ	O son of Pritha	pārtha
रूपाणि	forms	rūpāṇi
शतशः	hundreds	śataśaḥ
अथ	also	atha
सहस्रशः	thousands	sahasraśaḥ
नानाविधानि	variegated	nānāvidhāni
दिव्यानि	divine	divyāni
नाना	variegated	nānā
वर्ण	colors	varṇa
आकृतीनि	forms	ākṛtīni
च	also.	ca

The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: My dear Arjuna, O son of Prtha, see now My opulences, hundreds of thousands of varied divine and multicolored forms.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
पश्य	see	paśya
आदित्यान्	the twelve sons of Aditi	ādityān
वसुन्	the eight Vasus	vasun
रुद्रान्	the eleven forms of Rudra	rudrān
अश्विनौ	the two Asvinis	aśvinau
मरुतः	the forty-nine Maruts (demigods of the wind)	marutaḥ
तथा	also	tathā
बहूनि	many	bahūni
अदृष्ट	that you have not seen	adṛṣṭa
पूर्वाणि	before	pūrvāṇi
पश्य	see	paśya
आश्चर्याणि	all the wonders	āścaryāṇi
भारत	O best of the Bharatas.	bhārata

O best of the Bharatas, see here the different manifestations of adityas, Vasus, Rudras, Asvini-kumaras and all the other demigods. Behold the many wonderful things which no one has ever seen or heard of before.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
इह	in this	iha
एकस्थं	in one place	ekasthaṃ
जगत्	the universe	jagat
कृत्स्नं	completely	kṛtsnaṃ
पश्य	see	paśya
आद्य	immediately	ādya
स	with	sa
चर	the moving	cara
अचरं	and not moving	acaraṃ
मम	My	mama
देहे	in this body	dehe
गुडाकेश	O Arjuna	guḍākeśa
यत्	that which	yat
च	also	ca
अन्यत्	other	anyat
द्रष्टुं	to see	draṣṭuṃ
इच्छसि	you wish.	icchasi

O Arjuna, whatever you wish to see, behold at once in this body of Mine! This universal form can show you whatever you now desire to see and whatever you may want to see in the future. Everything – moving and nonmoving – is here completely, in one place.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
न	never	na
तु	but	tu
मां	Me	māṃ
शक्यसे	are able	śakyase
द्रष्टुं	to see	draṣṭuṃ
अनेन	with these	anena
एव	certainly	eva
स्वचक्षुषा	your own eyes	svacakṣuṣā
दिव्यं	divine	divyaṃ
ददामि	I give	dadāmi
ते	to you	te
चक्षुः	eyes	cakṣuḥ
पश्य	see	paśya
मे	My	me
योगमैश्वरं	inconceivable mystic power.	yogamaiśvaraṃ

But you cannot see Me with your present eyes. Therefore I give you divine eyes. Behold My mystic opulence!

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
सञ्जय उवाच	Sanjaya said	sañjaya uvāca
एवं	thus	evaṃ
उक्त्वा	saying	uktvā
ततः	thereafter	tataḥ
राजन्	O King	rājan
महायोगेश्वरः	the most powerful mystic	mahāyogeśvaraḥ
हरिः	the Supreme Personality of Godhead, KRiShNa	hariḥ
दर्शयामास	showed	darśayāmāsa
पार्थाय	unto Arjuna	pārthāya
परमं	the divine	paramaṃ
रूपमैश्वरं	universal form.	rūpamaiśvaraṃ

Sañjaya said: O King, having spoken thus, the Supreme Lord of all mystic power, the Personality of Godhead, displayed His universal form to Arjuna.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
अनेक	various	aneka
वक्त्र	mouths	vaktra
नयनं	eyes	nayanaṃ
अनेक	various	aneka
अद्भुत	wonderful	adbhuta
दर्शनं	sights	darśanaṃ
अनेक	many	aneka
दिव्य	divine	divya
आभरणं	ornaments	ābharaṇaṃ
दिव्य	divine	divya
अनेक	various	aneka
उद्यत	uplifted	udyata
आयुधं	weapons	āyudhaṃ

Arjuna saw in that universal form unlimited mouths, unlimited eyes, unlimited wonderful visions. The form was decorated with many celestial ornaments and bore many divine upraised weapons.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
दिव्य	divine	divya
माल्य	garlands	mālya
अम्बर	dresses	ambara
धरं	wearing	dharaṃ
दिव्य	divine	divya
गन्ध	fragrances	gandha
अनुलेपनं	smeared with	anulepanaṃ
सर्व	all	sarva
आश्चर्यमयं	wonderful	āścaryamayaṃ
देवं	shining	devaṃ
अनन्तं	unlimited	anantaṃ
विश्वतोमुखं	all-pervading.	viśvatomukhaṃ

He wore celestial garlands and garments, and many divine scents were smeared over His body. All was wondrous, brilliant, unlimited, all-expanding.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
दिवि	in the sky	divi
सूर्य	of suns	sūrya
सहस्रस्य	of many thousands	sahasrasya
भवेत्	there were	bhavet
युगपत्	simultaneously	yugapat
उत्थिता	present	utthitā
यदि	if	yadi
भाः	light	bhāḥ
सदृशी	like that	sadṛśī
स	that	sa
स्यात्	might be	syāt
भासः	effulgence	bhāsaḥ
तस्य	of Him	tasya
महात्मनः	the great Lord.	mahātmanaḥ

If hundreds of thousands of suns were to rise at once into the sky, their radiance might resemble the effulgence of the Supreme Person in that universal form.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
तत्र	there	tatra
एकस्थं	in one place	ekasthaṃ
जगत्	the universe	jagat
कृत्स्नं	complete	kṛtsnaṃ
प्रविभक्तं	divided	pravibhaktaṃ
अनेकधा	into many	anekadhā
अपश्यत्	could see	apaśyat
देवदेवस्य	of the Supreme Personality of Godhead	devadevasya
शरीरे	in the universal form	śarīre
पाण्डवः	Arjuna	pāṇḍavaḥ
तदा	at that time.	tadā

At that time Arjuna could see in the universal form of the Lord the unlimited expansions of the universe situated in one place although divided into many, many thousands.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
ततः	thereafter	tataḥ
सः	he	saḥ
विस्मयाविष्टः	being overwhelmed with wonder	vismayāviṣṭaḥ
हृष्टरोमा	with his bodily hairs standing on end due to his great ecstasy	hṛṣṭaromā
धनञ्जयः	Arjuna	dhanañjayaḥ
प्रणम्य	offering obeisances	praṇamya
शिरसा	with the head	śirasā
देवं	to the Supreme Personality of Godhead	devaṃ
कृताञ्जलिः	with folded hands	kṛtāñjaliḥ
अभाषत	began to speak.	abhāṣata

Then, bewildered and astonished, his hair standing on end, Arjuna bowed his head to offer obeisances and with folded hands began to pray to the Supreme Lord.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
अर्जुन उवाच	Arjuna said	arjuna uvāca
पश्यामि	I see	paśyāmi
देवान्	all the demigods	devān
तव	Your	tava
देव	O Lord	deva
देहे	in the body	dehe
सर्वान्	all	sarvān
तथा	also	tathā
भूत	living entities	bhūta
विशेषसङ्घान्	specifically assembled	viśeṣasaṅghān
ब्रह्माणं	Brahma	brahmāṇaṃ
ईशं	Lord	īśaṃ
कमलासनस्थं	sitting on the lotus flower	kamalāsanasthaṃ
ऋषिन्	great sages	ṛṣin
च	also	ca
सर्वान्	all	sarvān
उरगान्	serpents	uragān
च	also	ca
दिव्यान्	divine.	divyān

Arjuna said: My dear Lord Krsna, I see assembled in Your body all the demigods and various other living entities. I see Brahma sitting on the lotus flower, as well as Lord siva and all the sages and divine serpents.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
अनेक	many	aneka
बाहु	arms	bāhu
उदर	bellies	udara
वक्त्र	mouths	vaktra
नेत्रं	eyes	netraṃ
पश्यामि	I see	paśyāmi
त्वं	You	tvaṃ
सर्वतः	on all sides	sarvataḥ
अनन्तरूपं	unlimited form	anantarūpaṃ
नान्तं	no end	nāntaṃ
न मध्यं	no middle	na madhyaṃ
न पुनः	nor again	na punaḥ
तव	Your	tava
आदिं	beginning	ādiṃ
पश्यामि	I see	paśyāmi
विश्वेश्वर	O Lord of the universe	viśveśvara
विश्वरूप	in the form of the universe.	viśvarūpa

O Lord of the universe, O universal form, I see in Your body many, many arms, bellies, mouths and eyes, expanded everywhere, without limit. I see in You no end, no middle and no beginning.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
किरीटिनं	with helmets	kirīṭinaṃ
गदिनं	with maces	gadinaṃ
चक्रिणं	with discs	cakriṇaṃ
च	and	ca
तेजोराशिं	effulgence	tejorāśiṃ
सर्वतः	on all sides	sarvataḥ
दीप्तिमन्तं	glowing	dīptimantaṃ
पश्यामि	I see	paśyāmi
त्वां	You	tvāṃ
दुर्निरीक्ष्यं	difficult to see	durnirīkṣyaṃ
समन्तात्	everywhere	samantāt
दीप्तानल	blazing fire	dīptānala
अर्क	of the sun	arka
द्युतिं	the sunshine	dyutiṃ
अप्रमेयं	immeasurable.	aprameyaṃ

Your form is difficult to see because of its glaring effulgence, spreading on all sides, like blazing fire or the immeasurable radiance of the sun. Yet I see this glowing form everywhere, adorned with various crowns, clubs and discs.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
त्वं	You	tvaṃ
अक्षरं	the infallible	akṣaraṃ
परमं	supreme	paramaṃ
वेदितव्यं	to be understood	veditavyaṃ
त्वं	You	tvaṃ
अस्य	of this	asya
विश्वस्य	universe	viśvasya
परं	supreme	paraṃ
निधानं	basis	nidhānaṃ
त्वं	You	tvaṃ
अव्ययः	inexhaustible	avyayaḥ
शाश्वतधर्मगोप्ता	maintainer of the eternal religion	śāśvatadharmagoptā
सनातनः	eternal	sanātanaḥ
त्वं	You	tvaṃ
पुरुषः	the Supreme Personality	puruṣaḥ
मतः मे	this is my opinion.	mataḥ me

You are the supreme primal objective. You are the ultimate resting place of all this universe. You are inexhaustible, and You are the oldest. You are the maintainer of the eternal religion, the Personality of Godhead. This is my opinion.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
अनादि	without beginning	anādi
मध्य	middle	madhya
अन्तं	or end	antaṃ
अनन्त	unlimited	ananta
वीर्यां	glories	vīryāṃ
अनन्त	unlimited	ananta
बाहुं	arms	bāhuṃ
शशी	the moon	śaśī
सूर्य	and sun	sūrya
नेत्रं	eyes	netraṃ
पश्यामि	I see	paśyāmi
त्वां	You	tvāṃ
दीप्त	blazing	dīpta
हुताशवक्त्रं	fire coming out of Your mouth	hutāśavaktraṃ
स्वतेजसा	by Your radiance	svatejasā
विश्वं	universe	viśvaṃ
इदं	this	idaṃ
तपन्तं	heating.	tapantaṃ

You are without origin, middle or end. Your glory is unlimited. You have numberless arms, and the sun and moon are Your eyes. I see You with blazing fire coming forth from Your mouth, burning this entire universe by Your own radiance.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
द्यौ	from outer space	dyau
अपृथिव्योः	to the earth	apṛthivyoḥ
इदं	this	idaṃ
अन्तरं	between	antaraṃ
हि	certainly	hi
व्याप्तं	pervaded	vyāptaṃ
त्वया	by You	tvayā
एकेन	alone	ekena
दिशः	directions	diśaḥ
च	and	ca
सर्वाः	all	sarvāḥ
दृष्ट्वा	by seeing	dṛṣṭvā
अद्भुतं	wonderful	adbhutaṃ
रूपं	form	rūpaṃ
उग्रं	terrible	ugraṃ
तव	Your	tava
इदं	this	idaṃ
लोक	the planetary systems	loka
त्रयं	three	trayaṃ
प्रव्यथितं	perturbed	pravyathitaṃ
महात्मन्	O great one.	mahātman

Although You are one, You spread throughout the sky and the planets and all space between. O great one, seeing this wondrous and terrible form, all the planetary systems are perturbed.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
अमी	all those	amī
हि	certainly	hi
त्वां	You	tvāṃ
सुरसङ्घाः	groups of demigods	surasaṅghāḥ
विशन्ति	are entering	viśanti
केचित्	some of them	kecit
भिताः	out of fear	bhitāḥ
प्राञ्जलयः	with folded hands	prāñjalayaḥ
गृणन्ति	are offering prayers	gṛṇanti
स्वस्ति	all peace	svasti
इति	thus	iti
उक्त्वा	speaking	uktvā
महर्षि	great sages	maharṣi
सिद्धसङ्घाः	perfect beings	siddhasaṅghāḥ
स्तुवन्ति	are singing hymns	stuvanti
त्वां	unto You	tvāṃ
स्तुतिभिः	with prayers	stutibhiḥ
पुष्कलाभिः	Vedic hymns.	puṣkalābhiḥ

All the hosts of demigods are surrendering before You and entering into You. Some of them, very much afraid, are offering prayers with folded hands. Hosts of great sages and perfected beings, crying “All peace!” are praying to You by singing the Vedic hymns.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
रुद्र	manifestations of Lord Siva	rudra
आदित्यः	the Adityas	ādityaḥ
वसवः	the Vasus	vasavaḥ
ये	all those	ye
च	and	ca
साध्याः	the Sadhyas	sādhyāḥ
विश्वे	the Visvedevas	viśve
अश्विनौ	the Asvini-kumaras	aśvinau
मरुतः	the Maruts	marutaḥ
च	and	ca
उष्मपाः	the forefathers	uṣmapāḥ
च	and	ca
गन्धर्व	of the Gandharvas	gandharva
यक्ष	the Yaksas	yakṣa
असुर	the demons	asura
सिद्ध	and the perfected demigods	siddha
सङ्घाः	the assemblies	saṅghāḥ
वीक्षन्ते	are beholding	vīkṣante
त्वां	You	tvāṃ
विस्मिताः	in wonder	vismitāḥ
च	also	ca
एव	certainly	eva
सर्वे	all.	sarve

All the various manifestations of Lord siva, the adityas, the Vasus, the Sadhyas, the Visvedevas, the two Asvis, the Maruts, the forefathers, the Gandharvas, the Yaksas, the Asuras and the perfected demigods are beholding You in wonder.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
रूपं	the form	rūpaṃ
महत्	very great	mahat
ते	of You	te
बहु	many	bahu
वक्त्र	faces	vaktra
नेत्रं	and eyes	netraṃ
महाबाहो	O mighty-armed one	mahābāho
बहु	many	bahu
बाहु	arms	bāhu
उरु	thighs	uru
पादं	and legs	pādaṃ
बहूदरं	many bellies	bahūdaraṃ
बहुदंष्ट्रा	many teeth	bahudaṃṣṭrā
करालं	horrible	karālaṃ
दृष्ट्वा	seeing	dṛṣṭvā
लोकाः	all the planets	lokāḥ
प्रव्यथिताः	perturbed	pravyathitāḥ
तथा	similarly	tathā
अहं	I.	ahaṃ

O mighty-armed one, all the planets with their demigods are disturbed at seeing Your great form, with its many faces, eyes, arms, thighs, legs and bellies and Your many terrible teeth; and as they are disturbed, so am I.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
नभःस्पृशं	touching the sky	nabhaḥspṛśaṃ
दीप्तं	glowing	dīptaṃ
अनेक	many	aneka
वर्णं	colors	varṇaṃ
व्यत्त	open	vyatta
आननं	mouths	ānanaṃ
दीप्त	glowing	dīpta
विशाल	very great	viśāla
नेत्रं	eyes	netraṃ
दृष्ट्वा	seeing	dṛṣṭvā
हि	certainly	hi
त्वां	You	tvāṃ
प्रव्यथित	perturbed	pravyathita
अन्तः	within	antaḥ
आत्मा	soul	ātmā
धृतिं	steadiness	dhṛtiṃ
न	not	na
विन्दामि	I have	vindāmi
शमं	mental tranquillity	śamaṃ
च	also	ca
विष्णो	O Lord Visnu.	viṣṇo

O all-pervading Visnu, seeing You with Your many radiant colors touching the sky, Your gaping mouths, and Your great glowing eyes, my mind is perturbed by fear. I can no longer maintain my steadiness or equilibrium of mind.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
दंष्ट्रा	teeth	daṃṣṭrā
करालानि	terrible	karālāni
च	also	ca
ते	Your	te
मुखानि	faces	mukhāni
दृष्ट्वा	seeing	dṛṣṭvā
एव	thus	eva
कालानल	the fire of death	kālānala
सन्निभानि	as if	sannibhāni
दिशः	the directions	diśaḥ
न	not	na
जाने	I know	jāne
न	not	na
लभे	I obtain	labhe
च	and	ca
शर्म	grace	śarma
प्रसीद	be pleased	prasīda
देवेश	O Lord of all lords	deveśa
जगन्निवास	O refuge of the worlds.	jagannivāsa

O Lord of lords, O refuge of the worlds, please be gracious to me. I cannot keep my balance seeing thus Your blazing deathlike faces and awful teeth. In all directions I am bewildered.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
अमी	these	amī
च	also	ca
त्वां	You	tvāṃ
धृतराष्ट्रस्य	of Dhritarashtra	dhṛtarāṣṭrasya
पुत्राः	the sons	putrāḥ
सर्वे	all	sarve
सह	with	saha
एव	indeed	eva
अवनिपाल	of warrior kings	avanipāla
सङ्घैः	the groups	saṅghaiḥ
भीष्मः	Bhishmadeva	bhīṣmaḥ
द्रोणः	Dronacarya	droṇaḥ
सूतपुत्रः	Karna	sūtaputraḥ
तथा	also	tathā
असौ	that	asau
सह	with	saha
अस्मदीयैः	our	asmadīyaiḥ
अपि	also	api
योधमुख्यैः	chiefs among the warriors	yodhamukhyaiḥ
वक्त्राणि	mouths	vaktrāṇi
ते	Your	te
त्वरमाणाः	rushing	tvaramāṇāḥ
विशन्ति	are entering	viśanti
दंष्ट्रा	teeth	daṃṣṭrā
करालानि	terrible	karālāni
भयानकानि	very fearful	bhayānakāni
केचित्	some of them	kecit
विलग्नाः	becoming attached	vilagnāḥ
दशनान्तरेषु	between the teeth	daśanāntareṣu
सन्दृश्यन्ते	are seen	sandṛśyante
चूर्णितैः	with smashed	cūrṇitaiḥ
उत्तमाङ्गैः	heads.	uttamāṅgaiḥ

All the sons of Dhrtarastra, along with their allied kings, and Bhisma, Drona, Karna – and our chief soldiers also – are rushing into Your fearful mouths. And some I see trapped with heads smashed between Your teeth.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
यथा	as	yathā
नदीनां	of the rivers	nadīnāṃ
बहवः	the many	bahavaḥ
अम्बुवेगाः	waves of the waters	ambuvegāḥ
समुद्रं	the ocean	samudraṃ
एव	certainly	eva
अभिमुखाः	towards	abhimukhāḥ
द्रवन्ति	glide	dravanti
तथा	similarly	tathā
तव	Your	tava
अमी	all these	amī
नरलोकवीराः	kings of human society	naralokavīrāḥ
विशन्ति	are entering	viśanti
वक्त्राणि	the mouths	vaktrāṇi
अभिविज्वलन्ति	and are blazing.	abhivijvalanti

As the many waves of the rivers flow into the ocean, so do all these great warriors enter blazing into Your mouths.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
यथा	as	yathā
प्रदीप्तं	blazing	pradīptaṃ
ज्वलनं	a fire	jvalanaṃ
पतङ्गाः	moths	pataṅgāḥ
विशन्ति	enter	viśanti
नाशाय	for destruction	nāśāya
समृद्ध	with full	samṛddha
वेगाः	speed	vegāḥ
तथैव	similarly	tathaiva
नाशाय	for destruction	nāśāya
विशन्ति	are entering	viśanti
लोकाः	all people	lokāḥ
तव	Your	tava
अपि	also	api
वक्त्राणि	mouths	vaktrāṇi
समृद्धवेगः	with full speed.	samṛddhavegaḥ

I see all people rushing full speed into Your mouths, as moths dash to destruction in a blazing fire.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
लेलिह्यसे	You are licking	lelihyase
ग्रसमानः	devouring	grasamānaḥ
समन्तात्	from all directions	samantāt
लोकान्	people	lokān
समग्रान्	all	samagrān
वदनैः	by the mouths	vadanaiḥ
ज्वलद्भिः	blazing	jvaladbhiḥ
तेजोभिः	by effulgence	tejobhiḥ
आपूर्य	covering	āpūrya
जगत्	the universe	jagat
समग्रं	all	samagraṃ
भासः	rays	bhāsaḥ
तव	Your	tava
उग्रः	terrible	ugraḥ
प्रतपन्ति	are scorching	pratapanti
विष्णो	O all-pervading Lord.	viṣṇo

O Visnu, I see You devouring all people from all sides with Your flaming mouths. Covering all the universe with Your effulgence, You are manifest with terrible, scorching rays.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
आख्याहि	please explain	ākhyāhi
मे	unto me	me
कः	who	kaḥ
भवान्	You	bhavān
उग्ररूपः	fierce form	ugrarūpaḥ
नमः अस्तु	obeisances	namaḥ astu
ते	unto You	te
देववर	O great one amongst the demigods	devavara
प्रसीद	be gracious	prasīda
विज्ञातुं	to know	vijñātuṃ
इच्छामि	I wish	icchāmi
भवन्तं	You	bhavantaṃ
आद्यं	the original	ādyaṃ
न	not	na
हि	certainly	hi
प्रजानामि	do I know	prajānāmi
तव	Your	tava
प्रवृत्तिं	mission.	pravṛttiṃ

O Lord of lords, so fierce of form, please tell me who You are. I offer my obeisances unto You; please be gracious to me. You are the primal Lord. I want to know about You, for I do not know what Your mission is.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
श्रीभगवानुवाच	the Personality of Godhead said	śrībhagavānuvāca
कालः	time	kālaḥ
अस्मि	I am	asmi
लोक	of the worlds	loka
क्षयकृत्	the destroyer	kṣayakṛt
प्रवृद्धः	great	pravṛddhaḥ
लोकान्	all people	lokān
समाहर्तुं	in destroying	samāhartuṃ
इह	in this world	iha
प्रवृत्तः	engaged	pravṛttaḥ
ऋते	without, except for	ṛte
अपि	even	api
त्वां	you	tvāṃ
न	never	na
भविष्यन्ति	will be	bhaviṣyanti
सर्वे	all	sarve
ये	who	ye
अवस्थिताः	situated	avasthitāḥ
प्रत्यानीकेषु	on the opposite sides	pratyānīkeṣu
योधाः	the soldiers.	yodhāḥ

The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: Time I am, the great destroyer of the worlds, and I have come here to destroy all people. With the exception of you [the Pandavas], all the soldiers here on both sides will be slain.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
तस्मात्	therefore	tasmāt
त्वं	you	tvaṃ
उत्तिष्ठ	get up	uttiṣṭha
यशः	fame	yaśaḥ
लभस्व	gain	labhasva
जित्वा	conquering	jitvā
शत्रुन्	enemies	śatrun
भुङ्क्ष्व	enjoy	bhuṅkṣva
राज्यं	kingdom	rājyaṃ
समृद्धं	flourishing	samṛddhaṃ
मया	by Me	mayā
एव	certainly	eva
एते	all these	ete
निहताः	killed	nihatāḥ
पूर्वमेव	by previous arrangement	pūrvameva
निमित्तमात्रं	just the cause	nimittamātraṃ
भव	become	bhava
सव्यसाचिन्	O Savyasaci.	savyasācin

Therefore get up. Prepare to fight and win glory. Conquer your enemies and enjoy a flourishing kingdom. They are already put to death by My arrangement, and you, O Savyasaci, can be but an instrument in the fight.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
द्रोणं च	also Drona	droṇaṃ ca
भीष्मं च	also Bhishma	bhīṣmaṃ ca
जयद्रथं च	also Jayadratha	jayadrathaṃ ca
कर्णं	Karna	karṇaṃ
तथा	also	tathā
अन्यान्	others	anyān
अपि	certainly	api
योधवीरान्	great warriors	yodhavīrān
मया	by Me	mayā
हतान्	already killed	hatān
त्वं	you	tvaṃ
जहि	destroy	jahi
मा	do not	mā
व्यथिष्ठाः	be disturbed	vyathiṣṭhāḥ
युध्यस्व	just fight	yudhyasva
जेतासि	you will conquer	jetāsi
रणे	in the fight	raṇe
सपत्नान्	enemies.	sapatnān

Drona, Bhisma, Jayadratha, Karna and the other great warriors have already been destroyed by Me. Therefore, kill them and do not be disturbed. Simply fight, and you will vanquish your enemies in battle.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
सञ्जय उवाच	Sanjaya said	sañjaya uvāca
एतत्	thus	etat
श्रुत्वा	hearing	śrutvā
वचनं	the speech	vacanaṃ
केशवस्य	of KRiShNa	keśavasya
कृताञ्जलिः	with folded hands	kṛtāñjaliḥ
वेपमानः	trembling	vepamānaḥ
किरीटिन्	Arjuna	kirīṭin
नमस्कृत्वा	offering obeisances	namaskṛtvā
भूयः	again	bhūyaḥ
एव	also	eva
अह	said	aha
कृष्णं	unto KRiShNa	kṛṣṇaṃ
सगद्गदं	with a faltering voice	sagadgadaṃ
भीतभीतः	fearful	bhītabhītaḥ
प्रणम्य	offering obeisances.	praṇamya

Sañjaya said to Dhrtarastra: O King, after hearing these words from the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the trembling Arjuna offered obeisances with folded hands again and again. He fearfully spoke to Lord Krsna in a faltering voice, as follows.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
अर्जुन उवाच	Arjuna said	arjuna uvāca
स्थाने	rightly	sthāne
हृषीकेश	O master of all senses	hṛṣīkeśa
तव	Your	tava
प्रकीर्त्य	by the glories	prakīrtya
जगत्	the entire world	jagat
प्रहृष्यति	is rejoicing	prahṛṣyati
अनुरज्यते	is becoming attached	anurajyate
च	and	ca
रक्षांसि	the demons	rakṣāṃsi
भीतानि	out of fear	bhītāni
दिशः	in all directions	diśaḥ
द्रवन्ति	are fleeing	dravanti
सर्वे	all	sarve
नमस्यन्ति	are offering respects	namasyanti
च	also	ca
सिद्धसङ्घाः	the perfect human beings.	siddhasaṅghāḥ

Arjuna said: O master of the senses, the world becomes joyful upon hearing Your name, and thus everyone becomes attached to You. Although the perfected beings offer You their respectful homage, the demons are afraid, and they flee here and there. All this is rightly done.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
कस्मात्	why	kasmāt
च	also	ca
ते	unto You	te
न	not	na
नमेरन्	they should offer proper obeisances	nameran
महात्मन्	O great one	mahātman
गरीयसे	who are better	garīyase
ब्रह्मणः	than Brahma	brahmaṇaḥ
अपि	although	api
आदिकर्त्रे	to the supreme creator	ādikartre
अनन्त	O unlimited	ananta
देवेश	O God of the gods	deveśa
जगन्निवास	O refuge of the universe	jagannivāsa
त्वं	You are	tvaṃ
अक्षरं	imperishable	akṣaraṃ
सदसत्	to cause and effect	sadasat
तत्परं	transcendental	tatparaṃ
यत्	because.	yat

O great one, greater even than Brahma, You are the original creator. Why then should they not offer their respectful obeisances unto You? O limitless one, God of gods, refuge of the universe! You are the invincible source, the cause of all causes, transcendental to this material manifestation.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
त्वं	You	tvaṃ
आदिदेवः	the original Supreme God	ādidevaḥ
पुरुषः	personality	puruṣaḥ
पुराणः	old	purāṇaḥ
त्वं	You	tvaṃ
अस्य	of this	asya
विश्वस्य	universe	viśvasya
परं	transcendental	paraṃ
निधानं	refuge	nidhānaṃ
वेत्त	the knower	vetta
असि	You are	asi
वेद्यं	the knowable	vedyaṃ
च	and	ca
परं	transcendental	paraṃ
च	and	ca
धाम	refuge	dhāma
त्वया	by You	tvayā
ततं	pervaded	tataṃ
विश्वं	the universe	viśvaṃ
अनन्तरूप	O unlimited form.	anantarūpa

You are the original Personality of Godhead, the oldest, the ultimate sanctuary of this manifested cosmic world. You are the knower of everything, and You are all that is knowable. You are the supreme refuge, above the material modes. O limitless form! This whole cosmic manifestation is pervaded by You!

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
वायुः	air	vāyuḥ
यमः	the controller	yamaḥ
अग्निः	fire	agniḥ
वरुणः	water	varuṇaḥ
शशाङ्कः	the moon	śaśāṅkaḥ
प्रजापतिः	Brahma	prajāpatiḥ
त्वं	You	tvaṃ
प्रपितामहः	the great-grandfather	prapitāmahaḥ
च	also	ca
नमः	my respects	namaḥ
नमः	again my respects	namaḥ
ते	unto You	te
अस्तु	let there be	astu
सहस्रकृत्वः	a thousand times	sahasrakṛtvaḥ
पुनश्च	and again	punaśca
भूयः	again	bhūyaḥ
अपि	also	api
नमः	offering my respects	namaḥ
नमस्ते	offering my respects unto You.	namaste

You are air, and You are the supreme controller! You are fire, You are water, and You are the moon! You are Brahma, the first living creature, and You are the great-grandfather. I therefore offer my respectful obeisances unto You a thousand times, and again and yet again!

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
नमः	offering obeisances	namaḥ
पुरस्तात्	from the front	purastāt
अथ	also	atha
पृष्ठतः	from behind	pṛṣṭhataḥ
ते	unto You	te
नमः अस्तु	I offer my respects	namaḥ astu
ते	unto You	te
सर्वतः	from all sides	sarvataḥ
एव	indeed	eva
सर्व	because You are everything	sarva
अनन्तवीर्या	unlimited potency	anantavīryā
अमितविक्रमः	and unlimited force	amitavikramaḥ
त्वं	You	tvaṃ
सर्वं	everything	sarvaṃ
समाप्नोषि	You cover	samāpnoṣi
ततः	therefore	tataḥ
असि	You are	asi
सर्वः	everything.	sarvaḥ

Obeisances to You from the front, from behind and from all sides! O unbounded power, You are the master of limitless might! You are all-pervading, and thus You are everything!

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
सखा	friend	sakhā
इति	thus	iti
मत्वा	thinking	matvā
प्रसभं	presumptuously	prasabhaṃ
यत्	whatever	yat
उक्तं	said	uktaṃ
हे कृष्ण	O KRiShNa	he kṛṣṇa
हे यादव	O Yadava	he yādava
हे सखे	O my dear friend	he sakhe
इति	thus	iti
अजानता	without knowing	ajānatā
महिमानं	glories	mahimānaṃ
तव	Your	tava
इदं	this	idaṃ
मया	by me	mayā
प्रमादात्	out of foolishness	pramādāt
प्रणयेन	out of love	praṇayena
वापि	either	vāpi

Thinking of You as my friend, I have rashly addressed You “O Krsna,” “O Yadava,” “O my friend,” not knowing Your glories. Please forgive whatever I may have done in madness or in love.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
यत्	whatever	yat
च	also	ca
अवहासार्थं	for joking	avahāsārthaṃ
असत्कृतः	dishonored	asatkṛtaḥ
असि	You have been	asi
विहार	in relaxation	vihāra
शय्या	in lying down	śayyā
आसन	in sitting	āsana
भोजनेषु	or while eating together	bhojaneṣu
एकः	alone	ekaḥ
अथवा	or	athavā
अपि	also	api
अच्युत	O infallible one	acyuta
तत्समक्षं	among companions	tatsamakṣaṃ
तत्	all those	tat
क्षामये	ask forgiveness	kṣāmaye
त्वं	from You	tvaṃ
अहं	I	ahaṃ
अप्रमेयं	immeasurable.	aprameyaṃ

I have dishonored You many times, jesting as we relaxed, lay on the same bed, or sat or ate together, sometimes alone and sometimes in front of many friends. O infallible one, please excuse me for all those offenses.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
पिता	the father	pitā
असि	You are	asi
लोकस्य	of all the world	lokasya
चर	moving	cara
अचरस्य	and nonmoving	acarasya
त्वं	You are	tvaṃ
अस्य	of this	asya
पूज्यः	worshipable	pūjyaḥ
च	also	ca
गुरुः	master	guruḥ
गरीयान्	glorious	garīyān
न	never	na
त्वत्समः	equal to You	tvatsamaḥ
अस्ति	there is	asti
अभ्यधिकः	greater	abhyadhikaḥ
कुतः	how is it possible	kutaḥ
अन्यः	other	anyaḥ
लोकत्रये	in the three planetary systems	lokatraye
अपि	also	api
अप्रतिमप्रभाव	O immeasurable power.	apratimaprabhāva

You are the father of this complete cosmic manifestation, of the moving and the nonmoving. You are its worshipable chief, the supreme spiritual master. No one is greater than You, nor can anyone be one with You. How then could there be anyone greater than You within the three worlds, O Lord of immeasurable power?

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
तस्मात्	therefore	tasmāt
प्रणम्य	offering obeisances	praṇamya
प्रणिधाय	laying down	praṇidhāya
कायं	the body	kāyaṃ
प्रसादये	to beg mercy	prasādaye
त्वं	unto You	tvaṃ
अहं	I	ahaṃ
ईशं	unto the Supreme Lord	īśaṃ
इड्यं	worshipable	iḍyaṃ
पितेव	like a father	piteva
पुत्रस्य	with a son	putrasya
सखैव	like a friend	sakhaiva
सख्युः	with a friend	sakhyuḥ
प्रियः	a lover	priyaḥ
प्रियायाः	with the dearmost	priyāyāḥ
अर्हसि	You should	arhasi
देव	my Lord	deva
सोढुं	tolerate.	soḍhuṃ

You are the Supreme Lord, to be worshiped by every living being. Thus I fall down to offer You my respectful obeisances and ask Your mercy. As a father tolerates the impudence of his son, a friend the impertinence of a friend, or a husband the familiarity of his wife, please tolerate the wrongs I may have done You.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
अदृष्टपूर्वं	never seen before	adṛṣṭapūrvaṃ
हृषितः	gladdened	hṛṣitaḥ
अस्मि	I am	asmi
दृष्ट्वा	by seeing	dṛṣṭvā
भयेन	out of fear	bhayena
च	also	ca
प्रव्यथितं	perturbed	pravyathitaṃ
मनः	mind	manaḥ
मे	my	me
तत्	that	tat
एव	certainly	eva
मे	unto me	me
दर्शय	show	darśaya
देव	O Lord	deva
रूपं	the form	rūpaṃ
प्रसीद	just be gracious	prasīda
देवेश	O Lord of lords	deveśa
जगन्निवास	O refuge of the universe.	jagannivāsa

After seeing this universal form, which I have never seen before, I am gladdened, but at the same time my mind is disturbed with fear. Therefore please bestow Your grace upon me and reveal again Your form as the Personality of Godhead, O Lord of lords, O abode of the universe.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
किरीटिनं	with helmet	kirīṭinaṃ
गदिनं	with club	gadinaṃ
चक्रहस्तं	disc in hand	cakrahastaṃ
इच्छामि	I wish	icchāmi
त्वां	You	tvāṃ
द्रष्टुं	to see	draṣṭuṃ
अहं	I	ahaṃ
तथैव	in that position	tathaiva
तेनैव	in that	tenaiva
रूपेण	form	rūpeṇa
चतुर्भुजेन	four-handed	caturbhujena
सहस्रबाहो	O thousand-handed one	sahasrabāho
भव	just become	bhava
विश्वमूर्ते	O universal form.	viśvamūrte

O universal form, O thousand-armed Lord, I wish to see You in Your four-armed form, with helmeted head and with club, wheel, conch and lotus flower in Your hands. I long to see You in that form.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
श्रीभगवानुवाच	the Supreme Personality of Godhead said	śrībhagavānuvāca
मया	by Me	mayā
प्रसन्नेन	happily	prasannena
तव	unto you	tava
अर्जुन	O Arjuna	arjuna
इदं	this	idaṃ
रूपं	form	rūpaṃ
परं	transcendental	paraṃ
दर्शितं	shown	darśitaṃ
आत्मयोगात्	by My internal potency	ātmayogāt
तेजोमयं	full of effulgence	tejomayaṃ
विश्वं	the entire universe	viśvaṃ
अनन्तं	unlimited	anantaṃ
आद्यं	original	ādyaṃ
यत्	that which	yat
मे	My	me
त्वदन्येन	besides you	tvadanyena
न दृष्टपूर्वं	no one has previously seen.	na dṛṣṭapūrvaṃ

The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: My dear Arjuna, happily have I shown you, by My internal potency, this supreme universal form within the material world. No one before you has ever seen this primal form, unlimited and full of glaring effulgence.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
न	never	na
वेदयज्ञ	by sacrifice	vedayajña
अध्ययनैः	or Vedic study	adhyayanaiḥ
न	never	na
दानैः	by charity	dānaiḥ
न	never	na
च	also	ca
क्रियाभिः	by pious activities	kriyābhiḥ
न	never	na
तपोभिः	by serious penances	tapobhiḥ
उग्रैः	severe	ugraiḥ
एवं रूपः	in this form	evaṃ rūpaḥ
शक्यः	can	śakyaḥ
अहं	I	ahaṃ
नृलोके	in this material world	nṛloke
द्रष्टुं	be seen	draṣṭuṃ
त्वत्	than you	tvat
अन्येन	by another	anyena
कुरुप्रवीर	O best among the Kuru warriors.	kurupravīra

O best of the Kuru warriors, no one before you has ever seen this universal form of Mine, for neither by studying the Vedas, nor by performing sacrifices, nor by charity, nor by pious activities, nor by severe penances can I be seen in this form in the material world.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
मा	let it not be	mā
ते	unto you	te
व्यथा	trouble	vyathā
मा	let it not be	mā
च	also	ca
विमूढभावः	bewilderment	vimūḍhabhāvaḥ
दृष्ट्वा	by seeing	dṛṣṭvā
रूपं	form	rūpaṃ
घोरं	horrible	ghoraṃ
इदृक्	as it is	idṛk
मम	My	mama
इदं	this	idaṃ
व्यपेतभीः	free from all fear	vyapetabhīḥ
प्रीतमनाः	pleased in mind	prītamanāḥ
पुनः	again	punaḥ
त्वं	you	tvaṃ
तत्	that	tat
एव	thus	eva
मे	My	me
रूपं	form	rūpaṃ
इदं	this	idaṃ
प्रपश्य	just see.	prapaśya

You have been perturbed and bewildered by seeing this horrible feature of Mine. Now let it be finished. My devotee, be free again from all disturbances. With a peaceful mind you can now see the form you desire.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
सञ्जय उवाच	Sanjaya said	sañjaya uvāca
इति	thus	iti
अर्जुनं	unto Arjuna	arjunaṃ
वासुदेवाः	KRiShNa	vāsudevāḥ
तथा	in that way	tathā
उक्त्वा	speaking	uktvā
स्वकं	His own	svakaṃ
रूपं	form	rūpaṃ
दर्शयामास	showed	darśayāmāsa
भूयः	again	bhūyaḥ
आश्वासयामास	encouraged	āśvāsayāmāsa
च	also	ca
भीतं	fearful	bhītaṃ
एनं	him	enaṃ
भूत्वा	becoming	bhūtvā
पुनः	again	punaḥ
सौम्यवपुः	the beautiful form	saumyavapuḥ
महात्मा	the great one.	mahātmā

Sañjaya said to Dhrtarastra: The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna, having spoken thus to Arjuna, displayed His real four-armed form and at last showed His two-armed form, thus encouraging the fearful Arjuna.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
अर्जुन उवाच	Arjuna said	arjuna uvāca
दृष्ट्वा	seeing	dṛṣṭvā
इदं	this	idaṃ
मानुषं	human	mānuṣaṃ
रूपं	form	rūpaṃ
तव	Your	tava
सौम्यं	very beautiful	saumyaṃ
जनार्दन	O chastiser of the enemies	janārdana
इदानीं	now	idānīṃ
अस्मि	I am	asmi
संवृत्तः	settled	saṃvṛttaḥ
सचेताः	in my consciousness	sacetāḥ
प्रकृतिं	to my own nature	prakṛtiṃ
गतः	returned.	gataḥ

When Arjuna thus saw Krsna in His original form, he said: O Janardana, seeing this humanlike form, so very beautiful, I am now composed in mind, and I am restored to my original nature.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
श्रीभगवानुवाच	the Supreme Personality of Godhead said	śrībhagavānuvāca
सुदुर्दर्शं	very difficult to see	sudurdarśaṃ
इदं	this	idaṃ
रूपं	form	rūpaṃ
दृष्टवानसि	as you have seen	dṛṣṭavānasi
यत्	which	yat
मम	of Mine	mama
देवाः	the demigods	devāḥ
अपि	also	api
अस्य	this	asya
रूपस्य	form	rūpasya
नित्यं	eternally	nityaṃ
दर्शनकाङ्क्षिणः	aspiring to see.	darśanakāṅkṣiṇaḥ

The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: My dear Arjuna, this form of Mine you are now seeing is very difficult to behold. Even the demigods are ever seeking the opportunity to see this form, which is so dear.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
न	never	na
अहं	I	ahaṃ
वेदैः	by study of the Vedas	vedaiḥ
न	never	na
तपसा	by serious penances	tapasā
न	never	na
दानेन	by charity	dānena
न	never	na
च	also	ca
इज्यया	by worship	ijyayā
शक्यः	it is possible	śakyaḥ
एवंविधाः	like this	evaṃvidhāḥ
द्रष्टुं	to see	draṣṭuṃ
दृष्टवान्	seeing	dṛṣṭavān
असि	you are	asi
मां	Me	māṃ
यथा	as.	yathā

The form you are seeing with your transcendental eyes cannot be understood simply by studying the Vedas, nor by undergoing serious penances, nor by charity, nor by worship. It is not by these means that one can see Me as I am.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
च	also	ca
भक्त्या	by devotional service	bhaktyā
तु	but	tu
अनन्यया	without being mixed with fruitive activities or speculative knowledge	ananyayā
शक्यः	possible	śakyaḥ
अहं	I	ahaṃ
एवंविधः	like this	evaṃvidhaḥ
अर्जुन	O Arjuna	arjuna
ज्ञातुं	to know	jñātuṃ
द्रष्टुं	to see	draṣṭuṃ
च	and	ca
तत्त्वेन	in fact	tattvena
प्रवेष्टुं	to enter into	praveṣṭuṃ
परन्तप	O mighty-armed one.	parantapa

My dear Arjuna, only by undivided devotional service can I be understood as I am, standing before you, and can thus be seen directly. Only in this way can you enter into the mysteries of My understanding.

Sanskrit Word	Meaning	Transliteration
मत्कर्मकृत्	engaged in doing My work	matkarmakṛt
मत्परमः	considering Me the Supreme	matparamaḥ
मद्भक्तः	engaged in My devotional service	madbhaktaḥ
संगवर्जितः	freed from the contamination of fruitive activities and mental speculation	saṃgavarjitaḥ
निर्वैरः	without an enemy	nirvairaḥ
सर्वभूतेषु	among all living entities	sarvabhūteṣu
यः	one who	yaḥ
सः	he	saḥ
मां	unto Me	māṃ
एति	comes	eti
पाण्डव	O son of Pandu.	pāṇḍava

My dear Arjuna, he who engages in My pure devotional service, free from the contaminations of fruitive activities and mental speculation, he who works for Me, who makes Me the supreme goal of his life, and who is friendly to every living being – he certainly comes to Me.