Bhagavad Gita 11.28 meaningThe vision of everything
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Like rivers flowing into the sea, they flow into you.”
What it means
“As rivers rush towards the ocean, these heroes of the human world pour into your blazing mouths.”
The original Sanskrit
यथा नदीनां बहवोऽम्बुवेगाः समुद्रमेवाभिमुखा द्रवन्ति । तथा तवामी नरलोकवीरा विशन्ति वक्त्राण्यभिविज्वलन्ति ॥
yathā nadīnāṃ bahavo.ambuvegāḥ samudramevābhimukhā dravanti tathā tavāmī naralokavīrā viśanti vaktrāṇyabhivijvalanti
Translations
Literal translation
As the numerous currents of the waters of rivers rush towards the sea alone so also do those heroes of the human world enter into Your blazing mouths.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
जैसे नदियों के बहुत से जलप्रवाह समुद्र की ओर वेग से बहते हैं, वैसे ही मनुष्यलोक के ये वीर योद्धागण आपके प्रज्वलित मुखों में प्रवेश करते हैं।
Swami Tejomayananda
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