Chapter 11, Verse 25
Part of 11: Viśhwarūp Darśhan Yog — विश्वरूपदर्शनयोगदंष्ट्राकरालानि च ते मुखानि दृष्ट्वैव कालानलसन्निभानि। दिशो न जाने न लभे च शर्म प्रसीद देवेश जगन्निवास॥
Transliteration
danṣhṭrā-karālāni cha te mukhāni dṛiṣhṭvaiva kālānala-sannibhāni diśho na jāne na labhe cha śharma prasīda deveśha jagan-nivāsa
Meaning
Having seen Thy mouths fearful with teeth blazing like the fires of cosmic dissolution, I know not the four quarters, nor do I find peace. Have mercy, O Lord of the gods, O abode of the universe.
Word-by-word meaning
danṣhṭrā — teethkarālāni — terriblecha — andte — yourmukhāni — mouthsdṛiṣhṭvā — having seeneva — indeedkāla-anala — the fire of annihilationsannibhāni — resemblingdiśhaḥ — the directionsna — notjāne — knowna — notlabhe — I obtaincha — andśharma — peaceprasīda — have mercydeva-īśha — The Lord of lordsjagat-nivāsa — The shelter of the universe
Commentary
Jagannivasa The substratum of the universe. Kalanala The fires which consume the worlds during the final dissolution of the worlds (Pralaya). Time (Kala) is the consumer of all that is manifest. Diso no jane I do not know the four arters. I cannot distinguish the east from the west, nor the north from the south.
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What is the meaning of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11, Verse 25?▼
Having seen Thy mouths fearful with teeth blazing like the fires of cosmic dissolution, I know not the four quarters, nor do I find peace. Have mercy, O Lord of the gods, O abode of the universe.
Which chapter and verse of the Bhagavad Gita is this?▼
This is verse 25 of Chapter 11 (Viśhwarūp Darśhan Yog — Yoga through Beholding the Cosmic Form of God) of the Bhagavad Gita, a scripture of 18 chapters and 700 verses spoken by Lord Krishna to Arjuna.