Chapter 11 · Verse 29 · Vishwaroopa Darshana Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 11.29
Sanskrit
यथा प्रदीप्तं ज्वलनं पतङ्गा विशन्ति नाशाय समृद्धवेगाः। तथैव नाशाय विशन्ति लोका स्तवापि वक्त्राणि समृद्धवेगाः।।11.29।।
Transliteration
yathā pradīptaṁ jvalanaṁ pataṅgā viśhanti nāśhāya samṛiddha-vegāḥ tathaiva nāśhāya viśhanti lokās tavāpi vaktrāṇi samṛiddha-vegāḥ
In plain words
You know the feeling — the pull toward something that seems to promise relief or victory, even though some part of you knows it will harm you. The drinking, the obsession with getting them back, the endless scrolling, the spiral of anger —the lesson for you: notice the fire you're running toward. You're not the first person to mistake desire for direction. The universe doesn't punish you for this; it simply shows you, again and again, what happens when you stop examining why you're rushing.
Word by Word
The Lord reveals the cosmic truth: as moths rush toward the blazing fire to meet their doom, so too do all beings hurl themselves into His divine mouths with the same urgency—not because they understand the consequence, but because the magnetism of desire is irresistible. This is not cruelty but the law of karma made visible: the universe metabolizes every action, every ambition, every unexamined rushing-about.
When you see how swiftly and mindlessly people pursue hollow victories, empty gains, and destructive addictions, remember this verse—and ask yourself: toward what fire are you running?
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Bhagavad Gita 11.29 — BG 11.29
Your Mantra Prescription
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