Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 11: The Vision of the Cosmic Form

Bhagavad Gita 11.13

tatraikasthaṃ jagatkṛtsnaṃ pravibhaktamanekadhā | apaśyaddevadevasya śarīre pāṇḍavastadā ||

There, in the body of the God of gods, Arjuna then saw the whole universe, with all its many divisions, gathered in one place.

Modern context

Arjuna sees the whole universe, with all its divisions, in one place. The many are not blurred into one; they remain distinct, yet held together. This is a vision of unity that does not erase difference. Every nation, creature and thing keeps its own shape, and all of it is within a single body. It is a picture worth holding when the world seems hopelessly divided.