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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11, Verse 25

The Universal Form

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

danṣhṭrā-karālāni cha te mukhāni dṛiṣhṭvaiva kālānala-sannibhāni diśho na jāne na labhe cha śharma prasīda deveśha jagan-nivāsa

What does Bhagavad Gita 11.25 mean?

When I see Thy mouths with their fearful jaws, like glowing fires at the dissolution of creation, I lose all sense of place and find no rest. Be merciful, O Lord, in whom this universe abides!

Word-by-word meaning

danṣhṭrā—teeth · karālāni—terrible · cha—and · te—your · mukhāni—mouths · dṛiṣhṭvā—having seen · eva—indeed · kāla-anala—the fire of annihilation · sannibhāni—resembling · diśhaḥ—the directions · na—not · jāne—know · na—not · labhe—I obtain · cha—and · śharma—peace · prasīda—have mercy · deva-īśha—The Lord of lords · jagat-nivāsa—The shelter of the universe

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