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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11, Verse 28

The Universal Form

यथा नदीनां बहवोऽम्बुवेगाः समुद्रमेवाभिमुखाः द्रवन्ति। तथा तवामी नरलोकवीरा विशन्ति वक्त्राण्यभिविज्वलन्ति

yathā nadīnāṁ bahavo ’mbu-vegāḥ samudram evābhimukhā dravanti tathā tavāmī nara-loka-vīrā viśhanti vaktrāṇy abhivijvalanti

What does Bhagavad Gita 11.28 mean?

As rivers in flood surge furiously towards the ocean, so these heroes, the greatest among men, fling themselves into Thy flaming mouths.

Word-by-word meaning

yathā—as · nadīnām—of the rivers · bahavaḥ—many · ambu-vegāḥ—water waves · samudram—the ocean · eva—indeed · abhimukhāḥ—toward · dravanti—flowing rapidly · tathā—similarly · tava—your · amī—these · nara-loka-vīrāḥ—kings of human society · viśhanti—enter · vaktrāṇi—mouths · abhivijvalanti—blazing ·

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