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Bhagavad Gita 11.30
Chapter 11 progress: 30 / 55
Sanskrit
लेलिह्यसे ग्रसमानः समन्ता
ल्लोकान्समग्रान्वदनैर्ज्वलद्भिः।
तेजोभिरापूर्य जगत्समग्रं
भासस्तवोग्राः प्रतपन्ति विष्णो
ल्लोकान्समग्रान्वदनैर्ज्वलद्भिः।
तेजोभिरापूर्य जगत्समग्रं
भासस्तवोग्राः प्रतपन्ति विष्णो
Transliteration
lelihyase grasamānaḥ samantāl
lokān samagrān vadanair jvaladbhiḥ
tejobhir āpūrya jagat samagraṁ
bhāsas tavogrāḥ pratapanti viṣhṇo
lokān samagrān vadanair jvaladbhiḥ
tejobhir āpūrya jagat samagraṁ
bhāsas tavogrāḥ pratapanti viṣhṇo
Synonyms
ākhyāhi: please explain;
me: unto me;
kaḥ: who;
bhavān: You;
ugra: rūpaḥ — fierce form;
namaḥ astu: obeisances;
te: unto You;
deva: vara — O great one amongst the demigods;
prasīda: be gracious;
vijñātum: to know;
icchāmi: I wish;
bhavantam: You;
ādyam: the original;
na: not;
hi: certainly;
prajānāmi: do I know;
tava: Your;
pravṛttim: mission .;
English Meaning
O Lord of lords, so fierce of form, please tell me who You are. I offer my obeisances unto You; please be gracious to me. You are the primal Lord. I want to know about You, for I do not know what Your mission is.
Life Theme
Perspective and Humility
Life Application
Realizing how small our ego is when we see the bigger picture of life.