Chapter 11 · The Universal Form

अर्जुनArjuna speaks

Text 11.32

श्रीभगवानुवाच कालोऽस्मि लोकक्षयकृत्प्रवृद्धो लोकान्समाहर्तुमिह प्रवृत्त: ऋतेऽपि त्वां न भविष्यन्ति सर्वे येऽवस्थिता: प्रत्यनीकेषु योधा:

śhrī-bhagavān uvācha kālo ’smi loka-kṣhaya-kṛit pravṛiddho lokān samāhartum iha pravṛittaḥ ṛite ’pi tvāṁ na bhaviṣhyanti sarve ye ’vasthitāḥ pratyanīkeṣhu yodhāḥ

Recitation · Text 11.32
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (18 words)

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Purport Overview & Key Insights

I am time, grown mature, come forth to destroy the worlds; even without you, all these warriors arrayed in the opposing ranks will cease to be. The answer to 'who are You' is a category, not a name.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:The answer to "who are You" is a category, not a name: I am time.