Chapter 11 verse 23
“O mighty Lord, in veneration of your magnificent form with its many mouths, eyes, arms, thighs, legs, stomachs, and terrifying teeth, all the worlds are terror-stricken, and so am I.”
In the srimad bhagavatam, when prahlada calls out to Bhagwan Vishnu to prove that he is omnipresent, Vishnu in the form of narasimha avatar appears before everyone and most of the people around him are morbidly terrified with his form. However prahlada is able to approach him with complete devotion and love even though he was such a young boy. It is the strength of the faith and surrender in us which will qualify to have the vishwaroopa darshan (divine vision of the cosmic form of Bhagwan) without trepidation. Arjuna in this verse describes that Bhagwan’s grand standing image contains countless arms, legs, stomach, eyes, thighs, mouths and all forms of teeth. A normal human will find it difficult to comprehend this form and that’s why so many legends in countless cultures around the world depict monsters in quasi human form with multiple body parts and/or gruesome forms. In this case, Bhagwan is showing that all beings are included within Him and that could be a terrifying thought for many but assuring view for a few strong and faithful devotees.
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