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Even Death Has An Important Role To Play In The Scheme of Larger Picture

लेलिह्यसे ग्रसमान: समन्ता-
ल्लोकान्समग्रान्वदनैर्ज्वलद्भि: |
तेजोभिरापूर्य जगत्समग्रं
भासस्तवोग्रा: प्रतपन्ति विष्णो || 11.30||

lelihyase grasamānaḥ samantāl
lokān samagrān vadanair jvaladbhiḥ
tejobhir āpūrya jagat samagraṁ
bhāsas tavogrāḥ pratapanti viṣhṇo|| 11.30||

Shloka Translation
BG – Ch. 11- Ver. 30:

You are licking up the hosts of living beings on all sides with Your burning tongues and consuming them with Your blazing mouths. The violent, all-pervading flames of Your effulgence, O Vishnu, are searing the entire universe.

Explanation

The Lord has vast forces of creation, upkeep, and annihilation at his command. In this form, he is regarded by Arjun as an all-consuming force that is enveloping his friends and allies from all sides. Arjun sees his adversaries being wiped out in the impending fight when he sees the apparition of future destined events in the cosmic form of God. He also notices that many of his allies are dying.

Verse & what we can learn

In his cosmic form, Ishvara revels in the act of destruction. He also makes certain that nothing is overlooked and that nothing goes to waste. Everything and everyone eventually perishes. If no one dies, the earth will be unable to meet the demands of an ever-increasing population. Destruction is an unavoidable aspect of life.

Destruction is unpleasant if we think in terms of individuals. Destruction is delightful if we think like Ishvara. It also promotes apathy for the sufferings of our human bodies, knowing that they will be destroyed in order to generate something new. Arjuna keeps describing what he sees. He claims that Shri Krishna’s fire beams are causing the universe to burn up due to their heat. He wants to capture those terrible creatures.

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In the next verse, Arjun, terrified by what he is witnessing, prays to Shree Krishna.

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