Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 11: The Vision of the Cosmic Form
Bhagavad Gita 11.19
अनादिमध्यान्तमनन्तवीर्य-
मनन्तबाहुं शशिसूर्यनेत्रम् ।
पश्यामि त्वां दीप्तहुताशवक्त्रम्
स्वतेजसा विश्वमिदं तपन्तम् ॥
anādimadhyāntamanantavīrya- manantabāhuṃ śaśisūryanetram | paśyāmi tvāṃ dīptahutāśavaktram svatejasā viśvamidaṃ tapantam ||
I see you without beginning, middle, or end, infinite in power, with countless arms, the moon and sun as your eyes, your mouth a blazing fire, scorching this universe with your own radiance.
Modern context
The vision begins to turn. The sun and moon are its eyes, but its mouth is a blazing fire, and its radiance is scorching the universe. What was splendid is becoming fearsome. This is an honest feature of the Gita. The divine is not only beauty and comfort; it is also the fire that consumes. Anyone who has lived through loss knows that life includes both.