Gita 11.30
लेलिह्यसे ग्रसमानः समन्ताल्लोकान्समग्रान्वदनैर्ज्वलद्भिः।
तेजोभिरापूर्य जगत्समग्रं भासस्तवोग्राः प्रतपन्ति विष्णो।।
lelihyase grasamānaḥ samantāl lokān samagrān vadanair jvaladbhiḥ tejobhir āpūrya jagat samagraṁ bhāsas tavogrāḥ pratapanti viṣṇo
"You lick up all the worlds with Your flaming mouths, swallowing them from all sides. Your fierce radiance fills the entire universe with its brilliance and scorches it, O Vishnu."
What This Means:
The form is LICKING (lelihyase) and SWALLOWING (grasamana) all worlds with flaming mouths. Fierce radiance fills everything, SCORCHING the universe. Active, aggressive consumption.
Going Deeper:
This is time personified—actively devouring everything. Not passive dissolution but aggressive consumption. The verb 'lelihyase' (licking) is particularly visceral and disturbing.
How To Apply This:
Time isn't passive—it actively consumes. Each moment devours the previous. The universe isn't fading; it's being eaten. This awareness changes how you value time.
Key Sanskrit Terms:
Lelihyase= You lickGrasamāna= SwallowingPratapanti= Scorches