Bhagavad Gita 11.32 meaningThe vision of everything
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“I am Time. Everything ends in time — with or without you.”
What it means
Krishna says: “I am Time, the mighty destroyer of worlds, here to end these people. Even without you, none of the warriors lined up in these armies will survive.”
The original Sanskrit
श्रीभगवानुवाच । कालोऽस्मि लोकक्षयकृत्प्रवृद्धो लोकान्समाहर्तुमिह प्रवृत्तः । ऋतेऽपि त्वां न भविष्यन्ति सर्वे येऽवस्थिताः प्रत्यनीकेषु योधाः ॥
śrībhagavānuvāca kālo.asmi lokakṣayakṛtpravṛddho lokānsamāhartumiha pravṛttaḥ ṛte.api tvāṃ na bhaviṣyanti sarve ye.avasthitāḥ pratyanīkeṣu yodhāḥ
Translations
Literal translation
The Blessed Lord said: I am the world-destroying Time, grown in stature and now engaged in annihilating the creatures. Even without you, all the warriors who are arrayed in the confronting armies will cease to exist!
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
श्रीभगवान् ने कहा -- मैं लोकों का नाश करने वाला प्रवृद्ध काल हूँ। इस समय, मैं इन लोकों का संहार करने में प्रवृत्त हूँ। जो प्रतिपक्षियों की सेना में स्थित योद्धा हैं, वे सब तुम्हारे बिना भी नहीं रहेंगे।
Swami Tejomayananda
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Keep reading · 11.33“So stand up and win glory. Defeat your enemies and enjoy a flourishing kingdom. I have already destroyed them; you are simply my instrument, Arjuna.”