Chapter 11: Vishwaroopa Darshana Yoga, verse 30
लेलिह्यसे ग्रसमानः समन्ता
ल्लोकान्समग्रान्वदनैर्ज्वलद्भिः।
तेजोभिरापूर्य जगत्समग्रं
भासस्तवोग्राः प्रतपन्ति विष्णो ॥
Say itlelihyase grasamānaḥ samantāl
lokān samagrān vadanair jvaladbhiḥ
tejobhir āpūrya jagat samagraṁ
bhāsas tavogrāḥ pratapanti viṣhṇo
Translation
Thou lickest up, devouring all the worlds on every side with Thy flaming mouths. Thy fierce rays, filling the whole world with radiance, burn, O Vishnu!
Swami Sivananda
You lick Your lips as You devour all creatures from every side with flaming mouths that fill the entire world with heat.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
Devouring all the worlds on every side with your flaming mouths, you lick them up. Your fiery rays, filling the whole universe with their radiance, scorch it, O Vishnu.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
Devouring, on all sides with Your blazing mouths, the entire worlds, You are licking up; Your terrible rays scorch the entire universe, filling it with their radiance, O Vishnu!
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
You seem to swallow up the worlds, lapping them in flame. Your glory fills the universe. Your fierce rays beat down upon it irresistibly.
Shri Purohit Swami
आप अपने प्रज्वलित मुखोंद्वारा सम्पूर्ण लोकोंका ग्रसन करते हुए उन्हें चारों ओरसे बार-बार चाट रहे हैं और हे विष्णो ! आपका उग्र प्रकाश अपने तेजसे सम्पूर्ण जगत् को परिपूर्ण करके सबको तपा रहा है।
Swami Ramsukhdas
हे विष्णो! आप प्रज्वलित मुखों के द्वारा इन समस्त लोकों का ग्रसन करते हुए आस्वाद ले रहे हैं, आपका उग्र प्रकाश सम्पूर्ण जगत् को तेज के द्वारा परिपूर्ण करके तपा रहा है।
Swami Tejomayananda
Classical commentariesFor deeper study. Most are in the original Sanskrit.
Advaita
Non-dual: the self and the absolute are one.
Vishishtadvaita
Qualified non-dual: souls are real parts of the divine.
Dvaita
Dual: the soul and God are eternally distinct.
Shuddhadvaita
Pure non-dual, centred on grace and devotion.
Kashmir Shaivism
The Gita read through Trika Shaiva philosophy.
Modern teachers
20th-century teachers writing for today's readers.