Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Bhagavad-gītā As It Is 11.21

amī hi tvām sura-sańghā viśanti

kecid bhītāh prāñjalayo grinanti

svastīty uktvā maharshi-siddha-sańghāh

stuvanti tvām stutibhih pushkalābhih

SYNONYMS

amī — all those; hi — certainly; tvām — You; sura-sańghāh — groups of demigods; viśanti — are entering; kecit — some of them; bhītāh — out of fear; prāñjalayah — with folded hands; grinanti — are offering prayers; svasti — all peace; iti — thus; uktvā — speaking; mahā-rishi — great sages; siddha-sańghāh — perfect beings; stuvanti — are singing hymns; tvām — unto You; stutibhih — with prayers; pushkalābhih — Vedic hymns.

TRANSLATION

All the hosts of demigods are surrendering before You and entering into You. Some of them, very much afraid, are offering prayers with folded hands. Hosts of great sages and perfected beings, crying "All peace!" are praying to You by singing the Vedic hymns.

PURPORT

The demigods in all the planetary systems feared the terrific manifestation of the universal form and its glaring effulgence and so prayed for protection.

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