BG 11.28
यथा नदीनां बहवोऽम्बुवेगाः समुद्रमेवाभिमुखा द्रवन्ति ।
तथा तवामी नरलोकवीरा विशन्ति वक्त्राण्यभिविज्वलन्ति ॥
तथा तवामी नरलोकवीरा विशन्ति वक्त्राण्यभिविज्वलन्ति ॥
yathā nadīnāṁ bahavo ’mbu-vegāḥ
samudram evābhimukhā dravanti
tathā tavāmī nara-loka-vīrā
viśanti vaktrāṇy abhivijvalanti
samudram evābhimukhā dravanti
tathā tavāmī nara-loka-vīrā
viśanti vaktrāṇy abhivijvalanti
Word-for-word meanings
yathā — as; bahavaḥ — myriad; ambu-vegāḥ — water currents; nadīnām — of the rivers; dravanti — rush; abhimukhāḥ — toward; samudram — the sea; eva — only; tathā — similarly; amī — these; nara-loka-vīrāḥ — heroes among men; viśanti — are entering; tava — Your; abhivijvalanti — flaming; vaktrāṇi — mouths.
Translation
As myriad water currents of the rivers rush only toward the sea, so also these heroes among men are entering Your flaming mouths.