My Personal Gita

Arjuna

11.30 लेलिह्यसे ग्रसमानः समन्ता ल्लोकान्समग्रान्वदनैर्ज्वलद्भिः। तेजोभिरापूर्य जगत्समग्रं भासस्तवोग्राः प्रतपन्ति विष्णो

lelihyase grasamānaḥ samantā llokānsamagrānvadanairjvaladbhiḥ | tejobhirāpūrya jagatsamagraṃ bhāsastavogrāḥ pratapanti viṣṇo

Word meanings

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!

Krishna

श्रीभगवानुवाच

11.32 कालोऽस्मि लोकक्षयकृत्प्रवृद्धो लोकान्समाहर्तुमिह प्रवृत्तः। ऋतेऽपि त्वां न भविष्यन्ति सर्वे येऽवस्थिताः प्रत्यनीकेषु योधाः

śrī bhagavān uvāca

kālo'smi lokakṣayakṛtpravṛddho lokānsamāhartumiha pravṛttaḥ | ṛte'pi tvāṃ na bhaviṣyanti sarve ye'vasthitāḥ pratyanīkeṣu yodhāḥ

Word meanings

kālaḥ—time;asmi—I am;loka-kṣhaya-kṛit—the source of destruction of the worlds;pravṛiddhaḥ—mighty;lokān—the worlds;samāhartum—annihilation;iha—this world;pravṛittaḥ—participation;ṛite—without;api—even;tvām—you;na bhaviṣhyanti—shall cease to exist;sarve—all;ye—who;avasthitāḥ—arrayed;prati-anīkeṣhu—in the opposing army;yodhāḥ—the warriors

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My Personal Gita

Dr. S. Sankaranarayan

The Bhagavat said, "I am Time, the world-destroyer, engaged here in withdrawing the worlds that are overgrown. Even without you (your fighting), all the warriors standing in the rival armies would cease to be."

Shri Purohit Swami

Lord Shri Krishna replied: I have shown myself to thee as the Destroyer who lays waste the world and whose purpose is destruction. In spite of thy efforts, all these warriors gathered for battle shall not escape death.

Swami Adidevananda

The Lord said I am the world-destroying Time. Manifesting Myself fully, I have begun to destroy the worlds here. Even without You, none of the warriors arrayed in the hostile ranks shall survive.

Swami Gambirananda

The Blessed Lord said I am the world-destroying Time, [Time: The supreme God with His limiting adjunct of the power of action.] grown in stature [Pravrddhah, mighty-according to S.-Tr.] 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 Sivananda

I am the mighty world-destroying Time, now engaged in destroying the worlds. Even without thee, none of the warriors arrayed in the hostile armies shall live.

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

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Word meanings

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.