vishnu is trying to persuade the prince that he should do his duty and to impress him takes on his multi armed form and says now i am become death the destroyer of worlds the destroyer of worlds now i am become death i remembered a few people laughed a few people cried most people were silent 3 2 1 now i am become death the destroyer of worlds i remembered the line from the hindu scripture the bhagavad gita i suppose we all thought that one way or another