sañjaya uvācha
etach chhrutvā vachanaṁ keśhavasya
kṛitāñjalir vepamānaḥ kirīṭī
namaskṛitvā bhūya evāha kṛiṣhṇaṁ
sa-gadgadaṁ bhīta-bhītaḥ praṇamya||35||

Meaning : Sanjaya said:
Hearing these words from Krishna, Arjuna — the one with the crown — folded his hands and trembled. He bowed down, and with a choked, fearful voice, he again spoke to Krishna.

droṇaṁ cha bhīṣhmaṁ cha jayadrathaṁ cha
karṇaṁ tathānyān api yodha-vīrān
mayā hatāṁs tvaṁ jahi mā vyathiṣhṭhā
yudhyasva jetāsi raṇe sapatnān||34||

Meaning : Kill Drona, Bhishma, Jayadratha, Karna, and other great warriors — They are already killed by Me. Don’t be afraid. Just fight. You will defeat your enemies in this war.

tasmāt tvam uttiṣhṭha yaśho labhasva
jitvā śhatrūn bhuṅkṣhva rājyaṁ samṛiddham
mayaivaite nihatāḥ pūrvam eva
nimitta-mātraṁ bhava savya-sāchin||33||

Meaning : So, arise and win glory! Conquer your enemies and enjoy a rich kingdom. They have already been killed by Me. You are just a tool, O Arjuna.

śhrī-bhagavān uvācha
kālo ’smi loka-kṣhaya-kṛit pravṛiddho
lokān samāhartum iha pravṛittaḥ
ṛite ’pi tvāṁ na bhaviṣhyanti sarve
ye ’vasthitāḥ pratyanīkeṣhu yodhāḥ||32||

Meaning : Lord Sri Krishna said:
I am Time — the mighty destroyer of the worlds. I have come here to destroy all people. Even without you (Arjuna), all the warriors standing in the opposing armies will be destroyed.

ākhyāhi me ko bhavān ugra-rūpo
namo ’stu te deva-vara prasīda
vijñātum ichchhāmi bhavantam ādyaṁ
na hi prajānāmi tava pravṛittim||31||

Meaning : Please tell me who You really are in this terrifying form.I bow down to You, O Supreme God — please be merciful. I want to understand who You are from the beginning, because I do not know what Your purpose is.

lelihyase grasamānaḥ samantāl
lokān samagrān vadanair jvaladbhiḥ
tejobhir āpūrya jagat samagraṁ
bhāsas tavogrāḥ pratapanti viṣhṇo||30||

Meaning : You are licking everything up and swallowing all the beings from every direction with Your blazing mouths. Your fierce radiance fills the entire universe, and its heat is scorching everything, O Vishnu.

yathā nadīnāṁ bahavo ’mbu-vegāḥ
samudram evābhimukhā dravanti
tathā tavāmī nara-loka-vīrā
viśhanti vaktrāṇy abhivijvalanti||28||

yathā pradīptaṁ jvalanaṁ pataṅgā
viśhanti nāśhāya samṛiddha-vegāḥ
tathaiva nāśhāya viśhanti lokās
tavāpi vaktrāṇi samṛiddha-vegāḥ||29||

Meaning : Just like many fast-flowing rivers rush toward the ocean,
in the same way, these great warriors of the human world are rushing into Your burning mouths. Just like moths rush into a blazing fire with great speed and get destroyed,
in the same way, all these people are rushing into Your mouths with great speed to be destroyed.

amī cha tvāṁ dhṛitarāśhtrasya putrāḥ
sarve sahaivāvani-pāla-saṅghaiḥ
bhīṣhmo droṇaḥ sūta-putras tathāsau
sahāsmadīyair api yodha-mukhyaiḥ||26||

vaktrāṇi te tvaramāṇā viśhanti
danṣhṭrā-karālāni bhayānakāni
kechid vilagnā daśhanāntareṣhu
sandṛiśhyante chūrṇitair uttamāṅgaiḥ||27||

Meaning : I see all the sons of Dhritarashtra, along with their allied kings,
Bhishma, Drona, Karna, and other great warriors on both sides —
they are all rushing into Your terrifying mouths.

Some of them are seen stuck between Your sharp, deadly teeth,
and their heads are being crushed.

danṣhṭrā-karālāni cha te mukhāni
dṛiṣhṭvaiva kālānala-sannibhāni
diśho na jāne na labhe cha śharma
prasīda deveśha jagan-nivāsa||25||

Meaning : Seeing Your mouths, which are terrible with sharp teeth and look like the fires of destruction, I am confused and cannot tell directions; I have lost all peace. O Lord of the gods, O refuge of the universe — please be kind!

nabhaḥ-spṛiśhaṁ dīptam aneka-varṇaṁ
vyāttānanaṁ dīpta-viśhāla-netram
dṛiṣhṭvā hi tvāṁ pravyathitāntar-ātmā
dhṛitiṁ na vindāmi śhamaṁ cha viṣhṇo||24||

Meaning : O Vishnu, Your form touches the sky, shines brightly, and has many colors. Your mouths are wide open, and Your eyes are glowing and huge. Seeing this, my inner self is deeply shaken. I have lost all courage and peace.