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Chapter 11

Chapter 11 · Verse 28

Vishwarupa Darsana Yoga

विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग

यथा नदीनां बहवोऽम्बुवेगाः समुद्रमेवाभिमुखा द्रवन्ति | तथा तवामी नरलोकवीरा विशन्ति वक्त्राण्यभिविज्वलन्ति ||११-२८||

yathā nadīnāṃ bahavo.ambuvegāḥ samudramevābhimukhā dravanti . tathā tavāmī naralokavīrā viśanti vaktrāṇyabhivijvalanti ||11-28||

In plain words

Ami These warriors such as Bhishma. Arjuna is now seeing all these warriors,whom he did not wish to kill rushing to death. His delusion has vanished.

Translation

11.28 As many torrents of rivers flow towards the ocean, so do these heroes of the world of men enter Your flaming mouths.

Meaning

Ami These warriors such as Bhishma. Arjuna is now seeing all these warriors,whom he did not wish to kill rushing to death. His delusion has vanished. He thinks now This battle cannot be avoided. It has the sanction of the Supreme Lord. Why should I worry about the inevitable The Lord has already destroyed these warriors. I am only an instrument in His hands. No sin can touch me even if I kill them. This is a just cause also. Why and how do they enter Arjuna says --

Word by word

यथा as नदीनाम् of rivers बहवः many अम्बुवेगाः watercurrents समुद्रम् to the ocean एव verily अभिमुखाः towards द्रवन्ति flow तथा so तव Thy अमी these नरलोकवीराः heroes in the world of men विशन्ति enter वक्त्राणि mouths अभिविज्वलन्ति flaming.