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amī hi tvāḿ sura-sańghā viśanti kecid bhītāḥ prāñjalayo gṛṇanti svastīty uktvā maharṣi-siddha-sańghāḥ stuvanti tvāḿ stutibhiḥ puṣkalābhiḥ Translation of Bhagavad Gita 11.21 All the hosts of demigods are surrendering...

rudrādityā vasavo ye ca sādhyā viśve ’śvinau marutaś coṣmapāś ca gandharva-yakṣāsura-siddha-sańghā vīkṣante tvāḿ vismitāś caiva sarve Translation of Bhagavad Gita 11.22 All the various manifestations of Lord Shiva, the...

rūpaḿ mahat te bahu-vaktra-netraḿ mahā-bāho bahu-bāhūru-pādam bahūdaraḿ bahu-daḿṣṭrā-karālaḿ dṛṣṭvā lokāḥ pravyathitās tathāham Translation of Bhagavad Gita 11.23 O mighty-armed one, all the planets with their...

nabhaḥ-spṛśaḿ dīptam aneka-varṇaḿ vyāttānanaḿ dīpta-viśāla-netram dṛṣṭvā hi tvāḿ pravyathitāntar-ātmā dhṛtiḿ na vindāmi śamaḿ ca viṣṇo Translation of Bhagavad Gita 11.24 O all-pervading Vishnu, seeing You with...

daḿṣṭrā-karālāni ca te mukhāni dṛṣṭvaiva kālānala-sannibhāni diśo na jāne na labhe ca śarma prasīda deveśa jagan-nivāsa Translation of Bhagavad Gita 11.25 O Lord of lords, O refuge of the worlds, please be gracious to me....

amī ca tvāḿ dhṛtarāṣṭrasya putrāḥ sarve sahaivāvani-pāla-sańghaiḥ bhīṣmo droṇaḥ sūta-putras tathāsau sahāsmadīyair api yodha-mukhyaiḥ vaktrāṇi te tvaramāṇā viśanti daḿṣṭrā-karālāni bhayānakāni kecid vilagnā...

yathā nadīnāḿ bahavo ’mbu-vegāḥ samudram evābhimukhā dravanti tathā tavāmī nara-loka-vīrā viśanti vaktrāṇy abhivijvalanti Translation of Bhagavad Gita 11.28 As the many waves of the rivers flow into the ocean, so do all these...

yathā pradīptaḿ jvalanaḿ patańgā viśanti nāśāya samṛddha-vegāḥ tathaiva nāśāya viśanti lokās tavāpi vaktrāṇi samṛddha-vegāḥ Translation of Bhagavad Gita 11.29 I see all people rushing full speed into Your mouths, as moths...

lelihyase grasamānaḥ samantāl lokān samagrān vadanair jvaladbhiḥ tejobhir āpūrya jagat samagraḿ bhāsas tavogrāḥ pratapanti viṣṇo Translation of Bhagavad Gita 11.30 O Vishnu, I see You devouring all people from all sides...

ākhyāhi me ko bhavān ugra-rūpo namo ’stu te deva-vara prasīda vijñātum icchāmi bhavantam ādyaḿ na hi prajānāmi tava pravṛttim Translation of Bhagavad Gita 11.31 O Lord of lords, so fierce of form, please tell me who You are. I...