Chapter 2 · Dvitīyo’dhyāyaḥ (Second Chapter)
Verse 12
अतीव तेजसः कूटं ज्वलन्तमिव पर्वतम् । ददृशुस्ते सुरास्तत्र ज्वालाव्याप्तदिगन्तरम् ॥ १२ ॥
atīva tējasaḥ kūṭaṁ jvalantamiva parvatam | dadṛśustē surāstatra jvālāvyāptadigantaram || 12 ||
Translation
'The gods saw there a massive mountain of extreme radiance, blazing like a fire, filling all the directions with its flames.'
Word by word
- atīva
- extremely
- tējasaḥ
- of radiance
- kūṭam
- a mass, mountain
- jvalantam
- blazing
- iva
- like
- parvatam
- a mountain
- dadṛśuḥ
- saw
- tē
- they
- surāḥ
- the gods
- tatra
- there
- jvālā
- with flames
- vyāpta
- filled
- digantaram
- all the directions
Meaning
The merged divine energy takes on an awe-inspiring form. It is described as a colossal, fiery mountain (jvalantam parvatam), indicating its immense, concentrated, and formidable power. Its light is so intense that it illuminates the entire cosmos, signifying that the solution to the crisis is as vast as the problem itself.