Krishna Reveals His Universal Form To Arjuna

Original Oil on Canvas

Details:
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Size: 24" x 36"

This original oil painting illustrates one of the most profound moments from the Bhagavad-gita — the revelation of Lord Krishna’s universal form (Vishvarupa) to His disciple Arjuna.
At Arjuna’s request, Krishna displays His cosmic form, encompassing the entire universe — past, present, and future — in a single, breathtaking vision. In this universal form, Arjuna beholds countless mouths, eyes, and divine, dazzling ornaments, seeing all beings, demigods, and realms of creation simultaneously.
The Bhagavad-gita describes: “Arjuna saw in that universal form many unlimited mouths and unlimited eyes. It was all wondrous. The form was decorated with divine, dazzling ornaments and arrayed in many garbs…. All was magnificent, all expanding, unlimited. This was seen by Arjuna. If hundreds of thousands of suns were to rise at once in the sky, they might resemble the effulgence of the Supreme Person in that universal form.” (Bg. 11.10-12)
This painting captures the awe, grandeur, and transcendental majesty of Krishna’s Vishvarupa, a vivid testimony to His divinity and supreme position."

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