Learn·Chapter 11 · The vision of the cosmic form·Verse 29 of 55
Bhagavad Gītā 11.29, word by word
BG 11.29
यथा प्रदीप्तं ज्वलनं पतङ्गा विशन्ति नाशाय समृद्धवेगाः। तथैव नाशाय विशन्ति लोका स्तवापि वक्त्राणि समृद्धवेगाः
yathā pradīptaṁ jvalanaṁ pataṅgā viśhanti nāśhāya samṛiddha-vegāḥ tathaiva nāśhāya viśhanti lokās tavāpi vaktrāṇi samṛiddha-vegāḥ
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In English
As moths impetuously fly towards the flame, only to be killed, so these men rush into Your mouths to court their own destruction.
Translated by Shri Purohit Swami
As moths hurriedly rush into a blazing fire, leading to their own destruction, so too these creatures hurry into Your mouths, leading to their own destruction.
Translated by Swami Sivananda
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