10.24 पुरोधसां च मुख्यं मां विद्धि पार्थ बृहस्पतिम्। सेनानीनामहं स्कन्दः सरसामस्मि सागरः
purodhasāṃ ca mukhyaṃ māṃ viddhi pārtha bṛhaspatim | senānīnām
Word meanings
purodhasām—amongst priests;cha—and;mukhyam—the chiefs;mām—me;viddhi—know;pārtha—Arjun, the son of Pritha;bṛihaspatim—Brihaspati;senānīnām—warrior chief;aham—I;skandaḥ—Kartikeya;sarasām—amongst reservoirs of water;asmi—I am;sāgaraḥ—the ocean
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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Of the royal priests, I am the chief, viz., Brhaspati (the priest of gods), O son of Prtha; you should know that. Of the army generals, I am Skanda [the War-god]; of the water reservoirs, I am the ocean.
Among the priests, know, O Arjuna, that I am the Apostle Brihaspati; of generals I am Skanda, the Commander-in-Chief, and of waters I am the Ocean.
Among family Priests, O Arjuna, know Me to be the chief Brhaspati. Of generals, I am Skanda. Of reservoirs of water, I am the ocean.
O son of Prtha, know me to be Brhaspati, the foremost among the priests of kings. Among commanders of armies I am Skanda; among large expanses of water I am the sea.
And, among the household priests (of kings), O Arjuna, know Me to be the chief, Brihaspati; among the army generals I am Skanda; among lakes I am the ocean!
10.26 अश्वत्थः सर्ववृक्षाणां देवर्षीणां च नारदः। गन्धर्वाणां चित्ररथः सिद्धानां कपिलो मुनिः
aśvatthaḥ sarva
Word meanings
aśhvatthaḥ—the banyan tree;sarva-vṛikṣhāṇām—amongst all trees;deva-ṛiṣhīṇām—amongst celestial sages;cha—and;nāradaḥ—Narad;gandharvāṇām—amongst the gandharvas;chitrarathaḥ—Chitrarath;siddhānām—of all those who are perfected;kapilaḥ muniḥ—sage Kapil
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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Of all trees, I am the Pipal tree; of the divine seers, Narada; of the Gandharvas, Citraratha; and of the perfected ones, the sage Kapila.
Of trees I am the sacred Fig-tree, of the Divine Seers Narada, of the heavenly singers I am Chitraratha, their Leader, and of sages I am Kapila.
Of trees I am the Asvattha. Of celestial seers, I am Narada. Of the Gandharvas I am Citraratha. Of the perfected, I am Kapila.
Among all trees (I am) the Asvatha (peepul), and Narada among the divine sages. Among the Gandharvas [A class of demigods regarded as the musicians of gods.] (I am) Citraratha; among the perfected ones, the sage Kapila.
Among the trees (I am) the peepul ; among the divine sages I am Narada; among Gandharvas I am Chitraratha; among the perfected the sage Kapila.
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विभूतियोग
Chapter 10: The Yoga of Divine Glories
vibhūtiyoga
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10.25 महर्षीणां भृगुरहं गिरामस्म्येकमक्षरम्। यज्ञानां जपयज्ञोऽस्मि स्थावराणां हिमालयः
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Word meanings
mahā-ṛiṣhīṇām—among the great seers;bhṛiguḥ—Bhrigu;aham—I;girām—amongst chants;asmi—I am;ekam akṣharam—the syllable Om;yajñānām—of sacrifices;japa-yajñaḥ—sacrifice of the devotional repetition of the divine names of God;asmi—I am;sthāvarāṇām—amongst immovable things;himālayaḥ—the Himalayas
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
Translation stream
Of the great seers, I am Bhrgu; of the words, I am the single-syllable (Om); of the sacrifices [performed with external objects], I am the sacrifice of muttered prayer; of the immovables, I am the Himalayan range.
Of the great seers I am Bhrigu, of words I am Om, of offerings I am the silent prayer, among things immovable I am the Himalayas.
Of the great seers, I am Bhrgu. Of words, I am the single-lettered word Om. Of sacrifices, I am the sacrifice of Japa. Of immovable things I am the Himalayas.
Among the great sages I am Bhrgu; of words I am the single syllable (Om) [Om is the best because it is the name as well as the symbol of Brahman.]. Among rituals I am the ritual of Japa [Japa, muttering prayers-repeating passages from the Vedas, silently repeating names of deities, etc. Rituals often involve killing of animals. But Japa is free from such injury, and hence the best.] of the immovables, the Himalaya.
Among the great sages I am Bhrigu; among words I am the monosyllable Om; among sacrifices I am the sacrifice of silent repetition; among immovable things the Himalayas I am.
