Your blazing, terrible mouths swallow them in haste. Some are seen caught between your teeth, with crushed heads.
— Arjuna
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Bhagavad Gita · 11.27
Hindi · हिन्दी
हमारे मुख्य योद्धाओंके सहित भीष्म, द्रोण और वह कर्ण भी आपमें प्रविष्ट हो रहे हैं । राजाओंके समुदायोंके सहित धृतराष्ट्रके वे ही सबकेसब पुत्र आपके विकराल दाढ़ोंके कारण भयंकर मुखोंमें बड़ी तेजीसे प्रविष्ट हो रहे हैं । उनमेंसे कईएक तो चूर्ण हुए सिरोंसहित आपके दाँतोंके बीचमें फँसे हुए दीख रहे हैं ॥
Arjuna sees warriors rushing into Krishna's terrible mouths. Some are trapped between the teeth, with their heads crushed.
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On the battlefield
Context & commentary
Arjuna is staring into Krishna's cosmic form. The warriors he knows are rushing into those blazing mouths instead of fighting. This verse deepens the vision of total destruction.
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In your life
What it looks like today
You watch a decision spiral past the point of return: the argument, the breakup, the resignation letter already in motion. What looked controllable is already closing its jaws.
The takeaway
“Terror becomes a vision of inevitability: what seems like battle is already being swallowed by time.”
Arjuna sees warriors rushing into Krishna's terrible mouths. Some are trapped between the teeth, with their heads crushed.
Who speaks Bhagavad Gita 11.27?
Arjuna speaks this verse, on the battlefield of Kurukshetra, in the chapter titled "Vishvarupa Darshana Yoga" (The Universal Form).
Which chapter of the Bhagavad Gita contains verse 11.27?
Verse 27 sits in Chapter 11 of the Bhagavad Gita — Vishvarupa Darshana Yoga, "The Universal Form". The chapter has 55 verses in total.
Why does Bhagavad Gita 11.27 matter today?
You watch a decision spiral past the point of return: the argument, the breakup, the resignation letter already in motion. What looked controllable is already closing its jaws.
Arjuna sees the warriors he knows caught between Krishna's teeth, heads crushed, the war's end already visible.
What this verse means
Arjuna sees warriors rushing into Krishna's terrible mouths. Some are trapped between the teeth, with their heads crushed.
Context & commentary
Arjuna is staring into Krishna's cosmic form. The warriors he knows are rushing into those blazing mouths instead of fighting. This verse deepens the vision of total destruction.
What it looks like today
You watch a decision spiral past the point of return: the argument, the breakup, the resignation letter already in motion. What looked controllable is already closing its jaws.
“Terror becomes a vision of inevitability: what seems like battle is already being swallowed by time.”
Explore related themes: kurukshetra (95 verses), vishwarupa (50 verses), cosmic form (25 verses)