Bhagavad Gita 11.29 meaningThe vision of everything
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Like moths flying into a flame.”
What it means
“As moths rush into a burning flame to their end, so these beings rush into your mouths to be destroyed.”
The original Sanskrit
यथा प्रदीप्तं ज्वलनं पतङ्गा विशन्ति नाशाय समृद्धवेगाः । तथैव नाशाय विशन्ति लोकास्- तवापि वक्त्राणि समृद्धवेगाः ॥
yathā pradīptaṃ jvalanaṃ pataṅgā viśanti nāśāya samṛddhavegāḥ tathaiva nāśāya viśanti lokāsa- tavāpi vaktrāṇi samṛddhavegāḥ
Translations
Literal translation
As moths enter with increased haste into a glowing fire for destruction, in that very way do the creatures enter into Your mouths too, with increased hurry for destruction.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
जैसे पतंगे अपने नाश के लिए प्रज्वलित अग्नि में अतिवेग से प्रवेश करत े हैं, वैसे ही ये लोग भी अपने नाश के लिए आपके मुखों में अतिवेग से प्रवेश करते हैं।
Swami Tejomayananda
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