@buddhism066: Oppenheimer quoted the *Bhagavad Gita* because it captured the overwhelming mix of awe, fear, and responsibility he felt after creating the atomic bomb. He had studied Sanskrit and loved the Gita, and its teachings about duty, moral conflict, and the destructive side of the universe stayed with him. When he saw the first nuclear explosion, it reminded him of the moment in the Gita when Arjuna sees Krishna reveal his vast, cosmic form — a vision of power that can create and destroy worlds. #Oppenheimer felt that same terrifying power in the bomb, so the Gita became the only language that matched the scale of what he had witnessed. #foryoupage #hinduism #viral