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Chapter 11 · Vishvarupa Darshana Yoga

Cosmic Perspective · Everything Is Temporary

कालोऽस्मि लोकक्षयकृत्प्रवृद्धो

kālo 'smi loka-kṣaya-kṛt pravṛddho

Meaning

"I am Time, the great destroyer of worlds."

Explanation

Krishna reveals his cosmic form as the all-destroying time.

Today's Life Lesson

Seen against the scale of time, today's crisis is smaller than it feels — let that perspective bring you calm, not fear.

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