Bhagavad Gita · Vishvarupa Darshana YogaChapter 11, Shloka 30 (11.30)
Original Sanskrit · अर्जुनः
लेलिह्यसे ग्रसमानः समन्तात्
लोकान् समग्रान् वदनैर्ज्वलद्भिः
तेजोभिरापूर्य जगत् समग्रं
भासस्तवोग्राः प्रतपन्ति विष्णो
॥ 11.30 ॥
lelihyase grasamānaḥ samantāt
lokān samagrān vadanairjvaladbhiḥ
tejobhirāpūrya jagat samagraṃ
bhāsastavogrāḥ pratapanti viṣṇo
Translation
"O Vishnu, devouring all the worlds on every side with your flaming mouths, you lick them again and again; your fierce rays fill the whole universe with their radiance and scorch it."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. lelihyase āsvādayasi; grasamānaḥ antaḥ praveśayan; bhāsaḥ dīptayaḥ tava ugrāḥ krūrāḥ pratapanti; viṣṇo vyāpanaśīla — Vishnu = the all-pervading.
Acharya Ramanuja. tava atighorā bhāso raśmayaḥ … jagat samagram āpūrya pratapanti; and the context: darśayātmānam avyayam (gītā 11.4) iti tava aiśvaryaṃ niraṅkuśaṃ sākṣātkartuṃ prārthitena bhavatā niraṅkuśam aiśvaryaṃ darśayatā atighorarūpam idam āviṣkṛtam — in 11.4 Arjuna had asked to see your unlimited sovereignty; in showing just that, this terrible form appeared.
AI-assisted draft translation — under review.