Bhagvad Gita - Chapter: 11 Visvarupa Darsana Yogah

Visvarupa Darsana Yogah - O mighty-armed one, seeing Your many mouths and eyes, terrible with fangs, and blazing with fire, the worlds are terrified, and so am I.

रूपं महत्ते बहुवक्त्रनेत्रं महाबाहो बहुबाहूरुपादम् |
बहूदरं बहुदंष्ट्राकरालं दृष्ट्वा लोका: प्रव्यथितास्तथाहम् ||23||

O mighty-armed one, seeing Your many mouths and eyes, terrible with fangs, and blazing with fire, the worlds are terrified, and so am I.

Vaktra-netram: Mouths and eyes.
Karalam: Terrible or fearsome.
Lokah: Worlds or beings.

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Visvarupa Darsana Yogah - O Vishnu, seeing Your dazzling form touching the sky, blazing with many colors, with gaping mouths and wide flaming eyes, I am terrified at heart.

नभ:स्पृशं दीप्तमनेकवर्णं व्यात्ताननं दीप्तविशालनेत्रम् |
दृष्ट्वा हि त्वां प्रव्यथितान्तरात्मा धृतिं न विन्दामि शमं च विष्णो ||24||

O Vishnu, seeing Your dazzling form touching the sky, blazing with many colors, with gaping mouths and wide flaming eyes, I am terrified at heart.

Nabhah-sprisham: Touching the heavens.
Dipti-vishala-netram: Eyes blazing with light.
Shama: Calmness or peace.

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Visvarupa Darsana Yogah - Seeing Your fanged mouths resembling the fires of cosmic dissolution, I lose my sense of direction and find no peace. Be gracious, O Lord of the gods, O abode of the universe.

दंष्ट्राकरालानि च ते मुखानि दृष्ट्वैव कालानलसन्निभानि |
दिशो न जाने न लभे च शर्म प्रसीद देवेश जगन्निवास ||25||

Seeing Your fanged mouths resembling the fires of cosmic dissolution, I lose my sense of direction and find no peace. Be gracious, O Lord of the gods, O abode of the universe.

Damshtra-karalani: Terrible fangs.
Kaalanala: Fire of destruction.
Jagannivasa: Abode of the universe.

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Visvarupa Darsana Yogah - The sons of Dhritarashtra, along with multitudes of kings and Bhishma, Drona, and Karna, and our chief warriors, all rush into Your flaming mouths.

अमी च त्वां धृतराष्ट्रस्य पुत्रा: सर्वे सहैवावनिपालसङ्घै: |
भीष्मो द्रोण: सूतपुत्रस्तथासौ सहास्मदीयैरपि योधमुख्यै: ||26||

The sons of Dhritarashtra, along with multitudes of kings and Bhishma, Drona, and Karna, and our chief warriors, all rush into Your flaming mouths.

Dhritarashtra: The blind king of Hastinapura.
Yodha-mukhyaih: Principal warriors.
Suta-putrah: Referring to Karna, son of a charioteer.

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Visvarupa Darsana Yogah - Some are seen caught between Your teeth with their heads crushed. As rivers flow into the ocean, so do these heroes enter Your blazing mouths.

वक्त्राणि ते त्वरमाणा विशन्ति दंष्ट्राकरालानि भयानकानि |
केचिद्विलग्ना दशनान्तरेषु सन्दृश्यन्ते चूर्णितैरुत्तमाङ्गै: ||27||

Some are seen caught between Your teeth with their heads crushed. As rivers flow into the ocean, so do these heroes enter Your blazing mouths.

Churnitair-uttamangaih: Crushed heads.
Dashanantareishu: Between the teeth.
Vilasanti: Shining or appearing.

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Visvarupa Darsana Yogah - As moths rush with great speed into a blazing fire to perish, even so, these creatures swiftly enter Your mouths to meet their doom.

यथा नदीनां बहवोऽम्बुवेगा: समुद्रमेवाभिमुखा द्रवन्ति |
तथा तवामी नरलोकवीरा विशन्ति वक्त्राण्यभिविज्वलन्ति ||28||

As moths rush with great speed into a blazing fire to perish, even so, these creatures swiftly enter Your mouths to meet their doom.

Samudram: Ocean or sea.
Abhimukha: Moving towards.
Dravanti: Flowing.

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Visvarupa Darsana Yogah - Swallowing all the worlds on every side, You are seen devouring them with flaming mouths. Your effulgence fills the entire universe and burns it, O Vishnu.

यथा प्रदीप्तं ज्वलनं पतङ्गा विशन्ति नाशाय समृद्धवेगा: |
तथैव नाशाय विशन्ति लोका- स्तवापि वक्त्राणि समृद्धवेगा: ||29||

Swallowing all the worlds on every side, You are seen devouring them with flaming mouths. Your effulgence fills the entire universe and burns it, O Vishnu.

Patangah: Moths.
Jvalanam: Flame or fire.
Samriddha-vega: With great speed.

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