Bhagavad Gita 11.30लेलिह्यसे ग्रसमानः समन्ता ल्लोकान्समग्रान्वदनैर्ज्वलद्भिः।तेजोभिरापूर्य जगत्समग्रं भासस्तवोग्राः प्रतपन्ति विष्णो ॥

Teachers usually read this idea across several verses together, one shared reflection covers the whole unit.

• 11.9Sanjaya said, Having thus spoken, O king, the great Lord of Yoga, Hari (Krishna), showed…
• 11.10With numerous mouths and eyes, with numerous wondrous sights, with numerous divine…
• 11.11Wearing divine garlands and apparel, anointed with divine unguents, the all-wonderful,…
• 11.12If the splendour of a thousand suns were to blaze out simultaneously in the sky, that…
• 11.13There, in the body of the God of gods, Arjuna then saw the entire universe resting in one,…
• 11.14Then, Arjuna, filled with wonder and his hair standing on end, bowed his head to the God…
• 11.15Arjuna said, "O God, I see all the gods in Your body, as well as hosts of various classes…
• 11.16I see You with boundless form on every side, with many arms, stomachs, mouths, and eyes;…
• 11.17I see You with the diadem, club, and discus, a mass of radiance shining everywhere, very…
• 11.18You are the Imperishable, the Supreme Being, worthy of being known. You are the great…
• 11.19I see You without beginning, middle, or end, infinite in power, with endless arms, the sun…
• 11.20This space between the earth and the heavens, and all the quarters, is filled by You…
• 11.21Verily, these hosts of gods enter into Thee; some extol Thee with joined palms in fear,…
• 11.22The Rudras, Adityas, Vasus, Sadhyas, Visvedevas, the two Asvins, Maruts, the Manus, and…
• 11.23Having seen Your immeasurable form with many mouths and eyes, O mighty-armed one, with…
• 11.24On seeing Thee, touching the sky, shining in many colors, with mouths wide open, with…
• 11.25Having seen Thy mouths fearful with teeth blazing like the fires of cosmic dissolution, I…
• 11.26All the sons of Dhritarashtra, along with the hosts of kings of the earth, Bhishma, Drona,…
• 11.27Some hurry into Your mouths with their terrible teeth, fearful to behold. Some are found…
• 11.28Verily, just as many torrents of rivers flow towards the ocean, so too these heroes in the…
• 11.29As moths hurriedly rush into a blazing fire, leading to their own destruction, so too…

• 11.30Thou lickest up, devouring all the worlds on every side with Thy flaming mouths. Thy…

• 11.31Tell me, who you are, so fierce of form. I offer my salutations to you, O God Supreme;…
• 11.32The Blessed Lord said, "I am the full-grown, world-destroying Time, now engaged in…
• 11.33Therefore, stand up and obtain fame. Conquer the enemies and enjoy the unparalleled…
• 11.34Drona, Bhishma, Jayadratha, Karna, and other brave warriors have already been slain by Me;…

tava

your

jagat

the universe

lokān

worlds

samagram

all

ugrāḥ

fierce

āpūrya

filled with

bhāsaḥ

rays

lelihyase

you are licking

samagrān

all

samantāt

on all sides

pratapanti

scorching

tejobhiḥ

by effulgence

vadanaiḥ

with mouths

viṣhṇo

Lord Vishnu

jvaladbhiḥ

blazing

grasamānaḥ

devouring