Bhagavad Gita 11.19 meaningThe vision of everything
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“The sun and moon are your eyes. Your light warms everything.”
What it means
“Without beginning, middle or end, infinitely powerful, with countless arms, the sun and moon your eyes, your mouth a blazing fire — your radiance is heating the whole universe.”
The original Sanskrit
अनादिमध्यान्तमनन्तवीर्य- मनन्तबाहुं शशिसूर्यनेत्रम् । पश्यामि त्वां दीप्तहुताशवक्त्रं स्वतेजसा विश्वमिदं तपन्तम् ॥
anādimadhyāntamanantavīryam anantabāhuṃ śaśisūryanetram paśyāmi tvāṃ dīptahutāśavaktraṃ svatejasā viśvamidaṃ tapantam
Translations
Literal translation
I see You as without beginning, middle and end, possessed of infinite valour, having innumerable arms, having the sun and the moon as eyes, having a mouth like a blazing fire, and heating up this Universe by Your own brilliance.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
मैं आप को आदि, अन्त और मध्य से रहित तथा अनंत सार्मथ्य से युक्त और अनंत बाहुओं वाला तथा चन्द्रसूर्यरूपी नेत्रों वाला और दीप्त अग्निरूपी मुख वाला तथा अपने तेज से इस विश्व को तपाते हुए देखता हूँ।
Swami Tejomayananda
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