Arjuna describes the sheer physical intensity of the vision. The form has many faces, eyes, arms, thighs, feet, and bellies. But the detail that disturbs him most is the ‘bahu-daṁṣṭrā-karālam’—the many terrible, gaping teeth. He admits that seeing this, not only is he personally terrified, but all the planetary systems are also in a state of panic. This is a shift from the beautiful and majestic to the predatory and destructive. The many mouths and teeth signify God as the ‘Devourer’ of all things. In nature, we see life and we see death; here, Arjuna is seeing the personification of that destructive force. It is a reminder that the same God who gives us life also provides the ‘teeth’ of time that will eventually take it back. Arjuna’s admission, ‘tathāham’ (and so am I), is very human. Even a hero of his caliber is brought to a state of visceral fear by the reality of cosmic power. This verse teaches us that God is not just a ‘comfort’ but also a ‘challenge’. We must respect the fierce law of the universe as much as we love its beauty.