I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds | Oppenheimer

[Eli-ytwk]

“Now I am become death, the destroyer of worlds.” My favorite quote already from this movie. Can’t wait for it to release.

[_titan]

If this speech is in Nolan’s film or even at the end I would go nuts

[andrewwiggin]

One of the most powerful quotes known to man

[aliyarkankarim]

Oppenheimer quoting Gita at the end 🥶🥶

[PrakharBukalsaria]

Nolan couldn't have possibly picked a better actor than cilian murphy for this role

[abrar]

"This wasn't a apology 'video', it was a way of letting us know he never slept peacefully for the rest of his life."

[funnibird]

oppenheimer will 100% become a literally me character

[legg]

8 year old me after I piss on an ant nest

[mukulgahlot]

He was the man who created the first nuclear weapon he was blamed as destroyer of this world

[kpzzzjm]

The lines of LORD KRISHAN 🕉🛐

'"NOW I AM BECOME DEATH
THE DESTROYER OF WORLD'S"

[muppyfin]

Another translation of the Bhagavad Gita, “Time I am, the great destroyer of the worlds, and I have come here to destroy all people.” I find it interesting

[jasonlovern]

It’s clear that Oppenheimer’s knowledge and understanding of the destructive potential of his new invention haunted him.

[Rudraiya]

“If the radiance of a thousand suns were to burst at once in the sky, that would be the splendour of the mighty One”. Now I become death the destroyer of worlds - lord Krishna

[TheMarvy]

For anyone asking the song name is La leçon particulière

[Rednexican]

This man ended up becoming the personification of the phrase, "I've won, but at what cost?"

[JhabruTiger]

The Bhagvad Gita wasn't translated to English by Bob, but by his tutor at UC Berkeley, Arthur Ryder. The original Sanskrit version says "Kaal". Kaal means Time.

Context: In the battle of Mahabharata, on the battlefield, the prince Arjuna felt helpless on seeing his loved ones on the other side of the battlefield. He knew his battle skills & thought that while fighting his own cousins & teachers, he'd end up killing them or at least severely injuring them. This threw him into a dilemma (much like what Oppenheimer faced after the nuclear tests). His charioteer, Krishna, tried to motivate him, but in vain. In a sort of last ditch attempt, Krishna who is actually the avatar of Lord Vishnu, took the form of his Eternal Self, as Lord Vishnu, and recited the Gita to Arjuna, telling him how he needs to do his duties because He i.e. God, intended it that way. Lord Vishnu's detailed advice is what the Bhagvad Gita basically is.

This dialogue that has now become world famous, appears in Chapter 11, verse 32. In it, Vishnu says he's 'Kaal', or Time... contextually meaning, the Time-Spirit. What he meant to tell Arjuna was He is Time, and Time comes for all. Time is actually the ultimate destroyer. Think about it .. every second we waste, is a second destroyed & never coming back. What Vishnu meant to convey to Arjuna was, whether you do your duties or no, Time finally comes for us all, so keep doing your duties to the best of your abilities & let Time take care of everything else.

This 'Kaal' was wrongly translated by Oppenheimer's tutor Ryder, as 'Death'.

It should actually mean, "I am the Time-Spirit, the destroyer of worlds."

[JustJoeSmith.]

'Now I am become death, the destroyer of worlds'
his words sound full of regret

[therealnav]

He had an intense interest in Hinduism. He didn’t just loot a quote like some people here say wth

[williambohannon]

His eyes seem lifeless I can feel the pain in his voice regret

[dhirendrakumar.]

"Most people were silent "


- J ROBERT OPENHIEMER