यथा नदीनां बहवोऽम्बुवेगाः समुद्रमेवाभिमुखाः द्रवन्ति। तथा तवामी नरलोकवीरा विशन्ति वक्त्राण्यभिविज्वलन्ति।।11.28।।
yathā nadīnāṁ bahavo ’mbu-vegāḥ samudram evābhimukhā dravanti tathā tavāmī nara-loka-vīrā viśhanti vaktrāṇy abhivijvalanti
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A Reading - Rantideb
Why: as many torrents of rivers rush toward the ocean, so do these heroes of the world rush into Krishna's blazing mouths, using a natural image, rivers converging into the sea, to describe an otherwise incomprehensible mass event.
In life: sometimes a natural, familiar image, water flowing toward the sea, a season changing, helps make an otherwise overwhelming, large-scale event feel at least slightly more comprehensible.
Teaching: when trying to make sense of a large-scale event that feels too big to fully grasp, reach for a natural, familiar image the way this verse does, it won't fully explain the event, but it can make it slightly more bearable to hold.