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Arjuna

11.29 यथा प्रदीप्तं ज्वलनं पतङ्गा विशन्ति नाशाय समृद्धवेगाः। तथैव नाशाय विशन्ति लोका स्तवापि वक्त्राणि समृद्धवेगाः

yathā pradīptaṃ jvalanaṃ pataṅgā viśanti nāśāya samṛddhavegāḥ | tathaiva nāśāya viśanti lokā stavāpi vaktrāṇi samṛddhavegāḥ

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yathā—as;pradīptam—blazing;jvalanam—fire;pataṅgāḥ—moths;viśhanti—enter;nāśhāya—to be perished;samṛiddha vegāḥ—with great speed;tathā eva—similarly;nāśhāya—to be perished;viśhanti—enter;lokāḥ—these people;tava—your;api—also;vaktrāṇi—mouths;samṛiddha-vegāḥ—with great speed

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My Personal Gita

Dr. S. Sankaranarayan

Just as moths, with full speed, enter into the flaming fire for their own destruction, in the same manner the worlds also enter, with full speed, into the mouths of Yours for their own destruction.

Shri Purohit Swami

As moths fly impetuously to the flame only to be killed, so these men rush into Thy mouths to court their own destruction.

Swami Adidevananda

As moths rush swiftly into a blazing fire to their destruction, so do these men swiftly rush into Your mouths to meet their destruction.

Swami Gambirananda

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 Sivananda

As moths hurriedly rush into a blazing fire for (their own) destruction, so also these creatures hurriedly rush into Thy mouths for (their own) destruction.

Arjuna

11.31 आख्याहि मे को भवानुग्ररूपो नमोऽस्तु ते देववर प्रसीद। विज्ञातुमिच्छामि भवन्तमाद्यं न हि प्रजानामि तव प्रवृत्तिम्

ākhyāhi me ko bhavānugrarūpo namo'stu te devavara prasīda | vijñātumicchāmi bhavantamādyaṃ na hi prajānāmi tava pravṛttim

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ākhyāhi—tell;me—me;kaḥ—who;bhavān—you;ugra-rūpaḥ—fierce form;namaḥ astu—I bow;te—to you;deva-vara—God of gods;prasīda—be merciful;vijñātum—to know;ichchhāmi—I wish;bhavantam—you;ādyam—the primeval;na—not;hi—because;prajānāmi—comprehend;tava—your;pravṛittim—workings

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My Personal Gita

Dr. S. Sankaranarayan

Please tell me who You are with a terrible form, O Best of gods! Salutations to You; please be merciful. I am desirous of knowing You, the Primal One, in detail, for I do not clearly comprehend Your actions.

Shri Purohit Swami

Tell me then who Thou art, that wearest this dreadful Form? I bow before Thee, O Mighty One! Have mercy, I pray, and let me see Thee as Thou wert at first. I do not know what Thou intendest.

Swami Adidevananda

Tell me who You are with this terrible form? Salutation to You, O Supreme God. Be gracious. I desire to know You, the Primal One. I do not know Your activity.

Swami Gambirananda

Tell me who You are, fierce in form. Salutation be to you, O supreme God; be gracious. I desire to fully know You who are the Prima One. For I do not understand Your actions!

Swami Sivananda

Tell me, who Thou art, so fierce in form. Salutations to Thee, O God Supreme! Have mercy; I desire to know Thee, the original Being. I know not indeed Thy doing.

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Arjuna

11.30 लेलिह्यसे ग्रसमानः समन्ता ल्लोकान्समग्रान्वदनैर्ज्वलद्भिः। तेजोभिरापूर्य जगत्समग्रं भासस्तवोग्राः प्रतपन्ति विष्णो

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lelihyase—you are licking;grasamānaḥ—devouring;samantāt—on all sides;lokān—worlds;samagrān—all;vadanaiḥ—with mouths;jvaladbhiḥ—blazing;tejobhiḥ—by effulgence;āpūrya—filled with;jagat—the universe;samagram—all;bhāsaḥ—rays;tava—your;ugrāḥ—fierce;pratapanti—scorching;viṣhṇo—Lord Vishnu

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My Personal Gita

Dr. S. Sankaranarayan

Devouring, on all sides with Your blazing mouths, the entire worlds, You are licking up; Your terrible rays scorch the entire universe, filling it with their radiance, O Vishnu!

Shri Purohit Swami

Thou seemest to swallow up the worlds, to lap them in flame. Thy glory fills the universe. Thy fierce rays beat down upon it irresistibly.

Swami Adidevananda

Devouring all the worlds on every side with your flaming mouths, You lick them up. Your fiery rays, filling the whole universe with their radiance, scorch it, O Visnu.

Swami Gambirananda

You lick Your lips while devouring all the creatures from every side with flaming mouths which are completely filling the entire world with heat.

Swami Sivananda

Thou lickest up, devouring all the worlds on every side with Thy flaming mouths. Thy fierce rays, filling the whole world with radiance, are burning, O Vishnu!