Many elements of ancient religion are based upon a template built upon descriptions from the Bhagavad Gita; in particular Krishna’s ‘I Am’ verses and the ‘Universal Form’. Every creature or concept he identified as a direct representation of himself is found to be worshiped wherever it is located in the world.  Within the description of the ‘Universal Form’ we discover a powerful indicator regarding the global worship of Krishna as Time and based upon the the template of the Bhagavad Gita.

Prince Arjuna was overwhelmed upon seeing Krishna in his Virata Rupa or Universal Form. Trembling with fear he inquires from the Lord.  “O Lord of lords, O refuge of the worlds, please be gracious to me. I cannot keep my balance seeing your blazing deathlike faces and awful teeth. In all directions I am bewildered. All the sons of Dhritarashtra along with their allied kings, and Bhishma, Drona and Karna, and all our soldiers are rushing into your mouths, their heads smashed by your fearful teeth. I see that some are being crushed between your teeth as well. As the rivers flow into the sea, so all these great warriors enter your blazing mouths and perish. I see all people rushing with full speed into your mouths as moths dash into a blazing fire. O Vishnu, I see you devouring all people in your flaming mouths and covering the universe with your immeasurable rays. Scorching the worlds, you are manifest. O Lord of lords, so fierce of form, please tell me who you are. I offer my obeisances unto you; please be gracious to me. I do not know what your mission is, and I desire to hear of it.”