Passages

Bhagavad Gita 11:32

Bhagavad Gita

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@misc{divinityatlas-bhagavad-gita-11-32,
  author = {Divinity Atlas},
  title = {Bhagavad Gita 11:32},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/passages/bhagavad-gita-11-32},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

From the theophany of chapter 11. Robert Oppenheimer's famous 'I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds' is a paraphrase of this verse; the Sanskrit word is kala, time, which several translators render as death because time is what destroys. Swarupananda keeps Time, which is the more literal choice.

Facts

Passage

Text

I am the mighty world-destroying Time, here made manifest for the purpose of infolding the world. Even without thee, none of the warriors arrayed in the hostile armies shall live. 1

Reference

Bhagavad Gita 11:32 1

Reference Scheme

Chapter and Verse 1

Translation

Srimad-Bhagavad-Gita 1

Translator

Swami Swarupananda 1

Meaning

Theme

time and destruction 1

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Hinduism

Passage Of

Bhagavad Gita

Source Srimad-Bhagavad-Gita, English translation and commentarySwami Swarupananda

Sources

1. Srimad-Bhagavad-Gita, English translation and commentary

Swami Swarupananda, Advaita Ashrama / Internet Sacred Text Archive, 1909Bhagavad Gita 11:32View the Source

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