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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11, Verse 30

The Universal Form

लेलिह्यसे ग्रसमानः समन्ता ल्लोकान्समग्रान्वदनैर्ज्वलद्भिः। तेजोभिरापूर्य जगत्समग्रं भासस्तवोग्राः प्रतपन्ति विष्णो

lelihyase grasamānaḥ samantāl lokān samagrān vadanair jvaladbhiḥ tejobhir āpūrya jagat samagraṁ bhāsas tavogrāḥ pratapanti viṣhṇo

What does Bhagavad Gita 11.30 mean?

You lick all around, devouring all the worlds on every side with Your blazing mouths. Filling the entire universe with Your radiance, Your fierce rays scorch all things, O Vishnu!

Word-by-word meaning

lelihyase—you are licking · grasamānaḥ—devouring · samantāt—on all sides · lokān—worlds · samagrān—all · vadanaiḥ—with mouths · jvaladbhiḥ—blazing · tejobhiḥ—by effulgence · āpūrya—filled with · jagat—the universe · samagram—all · bhāsaḥ—rays · tava—your · ugrāḥ—fierce · pratapanti—scorching · viṣhṇo—Lord Vishnu

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