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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.7.30

संहत्यान्योन्यमुभयोस्तेजसी शरसंवृते । आवृत्य रोदसी खं च ववृधातेऽर्कवह्निवत् ॥ ३० ॥
saṁhatyānyonyam ubhayos
[samhatyaanyonyam ubhayos]
tejasī śara-saṁvṛte
[tejasee shara-samvrite]
āvṛtya rodasī khaṁ ca
[aavritya rodasee kham cha]
vavṛdhāte ’rka-vahnivat
[vavridhaate ’rka-vahnivat]
Word-for-word
saṁhatya — by combination of anyonyam — one another ubhayoḥ — of both tejasī — the glares śara — weapons saṁvṛte — covering āvṛtya — covering rodasī — the complete firmament kham ca — outer space also vavṛdhāte — increasing arka — the sun globe vahni-vat — like fire.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
saṁhatyānyonyam ubhayos
saṁhatya
by combination of
anyonyam
one another
ubhayoḥ
of both
tejasī śara-saṁvṛte
tejasī
the glares
śara
weapons
saṁvṛte
covering
āvṛtya rodasī khaṁ ca
āvṛtya
covering
rodasī
the complete firmament
kham ca
outer space also
vavṛdhāte ’rka-vahnivat
vavṛdhāte
increasing
arka
the sun globe
vahni-vat
like fire.
When the rays of the two brahmāstras combined, a great circle of fire, like the disc of the sun, covered all outer space and the whole firmament of planets.
Purport

The heat created by the flash of a brahmāstra resembles the fire exhibited in the sun globe at the time of cosmic annihilation. The radiation of atomic energy is very insignificant in comparison to the heat produced by a brahmāstra. The atomic bomb explosion can at utmost blow up one globe, but the heat produced by the brahmāstra can destroy the whole cosmic situation. The comparison is therefore made to the heat at the time of annihilation.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Surrounded by arrows, the fires of both weapons, combining together like the sun in the sky and the fire emanating from Saṅkarṣaṇa’s mouth at the time of final destruction, increased in strength, covering heaven, earth and the space between.
Commentary

The fires of the two brahmāstras, surrounded with arrows, increased, covering heaven and earth (rodasi). It was like the combination of the sun and the fire emanating from Saṅkarṣaṇa’s mouth at the time of devastation.

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Personal Guidance
When the two brahmāstras met, a sun-like fire engulfed space. Conflict between two powerful forces threatens far more than the original combatants. Escalation always overflows its banks.
Reflection Questions
  • What conflict am I in that is now threatening bystanders?
  • Where is escalation costing more than the original grievance?
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