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Chapter 11
Appendix:- Having seen the divine cosmic form of the Lord, Arjuna said, "You are scorching the universe with your radiance" - 'svatejasa visvamidam tapantam' (11/19), then He who was scorching and also the universe which was being scorched—both are the organs of the Lord's cosmic form. Seeing the frightening form of the Lord, the three worlds are greatly alarmed -`lokatrayam pravyathitam mahatman' (11/20), me world which is greatly alarmed is also an organ of the Lord's cosmic form. Having seen God, the gods being terrified, are uttering the Lord's glories - `kecidbhitah pranjalayo gmanti' (11/21) and `terrified demons are fleeing in all the ten directions' -`raksamsi bhitani diso(' dravanti' (11/36) - thus the terrified gods and demons are also the organs of the cosmic form of the Lord. The reason is that these gods and demons etc., were not present in Kuruksetra, but they were seen by Arjuna in the cosmic form of God
Brahma, Visnu, Siva, Rudras, Adityas, Vasus, Sadhyas, Visvedevas, Asvindmmaras, Maruts, manes, celestial serpents, Gandharvas, Yaksas, Asuras, great sages, Siddhas, Wind-god, Yama (god of death), god of fire, god of water, the moon, the sun etc., and besides mem Bhisma, Drona, Kama, Jayadratha etc., all the kings are the organs of the Lord's divine cosmic form. Not only this hut Arjuna, Sanjaya, Dhrtarastra and the armies of Kauravas and Pandavas are also the organs of that cosmic form - 'sarvam samapnosi tato'si sarvah.'
It means that whatever insentient or sentient, unmoving or moving is being seen, heard and thought of, that is all only imperishable God. In order to realize it, a striver should have a firm belief that whether he understands it or not, he realizes it or not, he accepts it or not, but this is a verity. As water-element equally pervades, whether it is a drop of water or a big ocean, similarly God pervades everywhere from the tiniest to the biggest objects - by having this belief, a striver should do obeisance mentally every time to all persons and objects etc. Whatever objects such as trees, rivers, mountains, stones and walls etc., are seen, by beholding his favourite God in them he should pray to them, `O Lord! Bestow your love upon me. I do obeisance to You'. By doing so God will be visible to him everywhere because in fact `All is God'.
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