tataḥ — thereafter; prāduṣkṛtam — disseminated; tejaḥ — glare; pracaṇḍam — fierce; sarvataḥ — all around; diśam — directions; prāṇa–āpadam — affecting life; abhiprekṣya — having observed it; viṣṇum — unto the Lord; jiṣṇuḥ — Arjuna; uvāca — said; ha — in the past.