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Having seen Thy mouths fearful with teeth (blazing) like the fires of cosmic dissolution, I know not the four arters, nor do I find peace. Have mercy, O Lord of the gods, O abode of the universe.

Seeing your mouths, terrible with tusks, like the fire at the end of time, I lose all sense of direction and find no refuge. Be gracious, lord of gods, dwelling place of the world.

The mouths of the form are compared to kālānala, the fire that consumes the world at the end of an age. Seeing them, Arjuna loses his bearings; he no longer knows the directions and finds no shelter. For the first time he cries out for grace: be gracious, lord of gods, refuge of the world. The plea shows how the vision has overturned Arjuna's request. He asked to see the sovereign form, and what he sees is so overwhelming that he begs for mercy. The title dwelling place of the world reminds us that even in fear, he knows where he must turn.