Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 11, verse 32
Krishna's answer "I am Time" is one of the most quoted lines of the Gita, showing the divine as the power behind change and ending.
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कालोऽस्मि लोकक्षयकृत्प्रवृद्धोलोकान्समाहर्तुमिह प्रवृत्तः ।ऋतेऽपि त्वां न भविष्यन्ति सर्वेयेऽवस्थिताः प्रत्यनीकेषु योधाः ॥
kālo'smi lokakṣayakṛtpravṛddholokānsamāhartumiha pravṛttaḥ |ṛte'pi tvāṃ na bhaviṣyanti sarveye'vasthitāḥ pratyanīkeṣu yodhāḥ ||
Krishna said: I am Time, grown mighty, the destroyer of worlds, now set to gather in these people. Even without you, none of the warriors standing in the opposing armies will survive.
कृष्ण ने कहा: मैं लोकों का नाश करने वाला बढ़ा हुआ काल हूँ, जो यहाँ लोगों को समेटने में लगा हूँ। तुम्हारे बिना भी विरोधी सेनाओं में खड़े ये सभी योद्धा नहीं बचेंगे।
कृष्ण म्हणाले: मी लोकांचा क्षय करणारा, वाढलेला काळ आहे, इथे लोकांचा संहार करण्यास प्रवृत्त झालो आहे. तुझ्याशिवायही विरुद्ध सैन्यांत उभे असलेले हे सर्व योद्धे उरणार नाहीत.
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कालोऽस्मि लोकक्षयकृत्प्रवृद्धोलोकान्समाहर्तुमिह प्रवृत्तः ।ऋतेऽपि त्वां न भविष्यन्ति सर्वेयेऽवस्थिताः प्रत्यनीकेषु योधाः ॥
आख्याहि मे को भवानुग्ररूपो
Tell me who you are, in this fierce form. I bow to you, best of gods; be gracious. I wish to know you, the original one, for I do not understand what you are doing.
11.33तस्मात्त्वमुत्तिष्ठ यशो लभस्व
So rise up and win glory. Conquer your enemies and enjoy a prosperous kingdom. They have already been struck down by me. Be only the instrument, Arjuna, you who can shoot with either hand.
The Yoga of the Vision of the Cosmic Form
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