Bhagavad Gita 11.25 meaningThe vision of everything
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Please be kind to me, Lord!”
What it means
“Seeing your mouths, with terrible teeth, like the fires at the end of time, I've lost all sense of direction and can find no comfort. Be kind, Lord of gods, home of the universe!”
The original Sanskrit
दंष्ट्राकरालानि च ते मुखानि दृष्ट्वैव कालानलसन्निभानि । दिशो न जाने न लभे च शर्म प्रसीद देवेश जगन्निवास ॥
daṃṣṭrākarālāni ca te mukhāni dṛṣṭvaiva kālānalasannibhāni diśo na jāne na labhe ca śarma prasīda deveśa jagannivāsa
Translations
Literal translation
Having merely seen Your mouths made terrible with (their) teeth and resembling the fire of Dissolution, I have lost the sense of direction and find no comfort. Be gracious, O Lord of gods, O Abode of the Universe.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
आपके विकराल दाढ़ों वाले और प्रलयाग्नि के समान प्रज्वलित मुखों को देखकर, मैं न दिशाओं को जान पा रहा हूँ और न शान्ति को प्राप्त हो रहा हूँ; इसलिए हे देवेश! हे जगन्निवास! आप प्रसन्न हो जाइए।
Swami Tejomayananda
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