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लेलिह्यसे ग्रसमानः समन्ता ल्लोकान्समग्रान्वदनैर्ज्वलद्भिः। तेजोभिरापूर्य जगत्समग्रं भासस्तवोग्राः प्रतपन्ति विष्णो।।11.30।।
lelihyase grasamānaḥ samantāl lokān samagrān vadanair jvaladbhiḥ tejobhir āpūrya jagat samagraṁ bhāsas tavogrāḥ pratapanti viṣhṇo
You seem to swallow up the worlds, lapping them in flame. Your glory fills the universe. Your fierce rays beat down upon it irresistibly.
English rendering by Shri Purohit Swami. Each source voice remains named.
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| Sanskrit form | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| lelihyase | you are licking |
| grasamānaḥ | devouring |
| samantāt | on all sides |
| lokān | worlds |
| samagrān | all |
| vadanaiḥ | with mouths |
| jvaladbhiḥ | blazing |
| tejobhiḥ | by effulgence |
| āpūrya | filled with |
| jagat | the universe |
| samagram | all |
| bhāsaḥ | rays |
| tava | your |
| ugrāḥ | fierce |
| pratapanti | scorching |
| viṣhṇo | Lord Vishnu |
लेलिह्यसे (Thou) lickest, ग्रसमानः devouring, समन्तात् on every side, लोकान् the worlds, समग्रान् all, वदनैः with mouths, ज्वलद्भिः flaming, तेजोभिः with radiance, आपूर्य filling, जगत् the world, समग्रम् the whole, भासः rays, तव Thy, उग्राः fierce, प्रतपन्ति are burning, विष्णो O VishnuCommentary Vishnu means allpervading, Vyapanasila.
Attributed explanatory witness: Swami Sivananda. Chapter lens: Sequence request, granted sight, description, response, revelation, fear, apology and return to the familiar form.
Three named reading witnesses
Śaṅkara edition witness
Swami GambiranandaYou lick Your lips as You devour all creatures from every side with flaming mouths that fill the entire world with heat.
Rāmānuja edition witness
Swami AdidevanandaDevouring 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.
Sivananda commentary witness
Swami Sivanandaलेलिह्यसे (Thou) lickest, ग्रसमानः devouring, समन्तात् on every side, लोकान् the worlds, समग्रान् all, वदनैः with mouths, ज्वलद्भिः flaming, तेजोभिः with radiance, आपूर्य filling, जगत् the world, समग्रम् the whole, भासः rays, तव Thy, उग्राः fierce, प्रतपन्ति are burning, विष्णो O VishnuCommentary Vishnu means allpervading, Vyapanasila.
These are concise, attributed reading witnesses from identified editions. They are presented for comparison and are not merged into one anonymous interpretation.
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You seem to swallow up the worlds, lapping them in flame
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Your glory fills the universe
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Your fierce rays beat down upon it irresistibly
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