Bhagavad Gita 10.21आदित्यानामहं विष्णुर्ज्योतिषां रविरंशुमान्।मरीचिर्मरुतामस्मि नक्षत्राणामहं शशी ॥
ādityānām ahaṁ viṣhṇur jyotiṣhāṁ ravir anśhumān
marīchir marutām asmi nakṣhatrāṇām ahaṁ śhaśhī
Sanskrit recitation
Glory in the world you already know · 10.19–10.42 · Teaching
Translation
Among the twelve Adityas, I am Vishnu; among luminaries, the radiant sun; among the seven or forty-nine Maruts, I am Marichi; among stars, I am the moon.
Hindi translation
मैं अदितिके पुत्रोंमें विष्णु (वामन) और प्रकाशमान वस्तुओंमें किरणोंवाला सूर्य हूँ। मैं मरुतोंका तेज और नक्षत्रोंका अधिपति चन्द्रमा हूँ।
Meaning
Of the twelve Adityas I am the Aditya known as Vishnu, Dhata, Mitra, Aryama, Rudra, Varuna, Bhaga, Surya, Vivasvan, Pusham, Savita, Tvashta and Vishnu are the twelve Adityas. The twelve months of the year are the Adityas.The Maruts are the gods controlling the winds. Some hold that there are seven of them while others say there are fortynine.The twelve Adityas, the luminaries like Agni, lightning, etc., the Maruts, the stars, etc., are the Samanya Vibhutis (ordinary manifestations) of the Lord. Vishnu, the sun, Marichi, and the moon are His Visesha Vibhutis (special manifestations) and hence they have greater splendour in them.You can superimpose the Lord on the sun and the moon, and meditate on them as forms of the Lord. You can practise the same kind of meditation on all forms mentioned in the following verses of this chapter.
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Glory in the world you already know· 10.19–10.42→
Teachers usually read this idea across several verses together, one shared reflection covers the whole unit.
- 10.19The Blessed Lord said, "Very well! Now I will declare to you My divine glories in their…
- 10.20I am the Self, O Gudakesa, seated in the hearts of all beings; I am the beginning, the…
10.21Among the twelve Adityas, I am Vishnu; among luminaries, the radiant sun; among the seven…
- 10.22Among the Vedas, I am the Sama-Veda; among the gods, I am Vasava; among the senses, I am…
- 10.23And among the Rudras, I am Sankara; among the Yakshas and Rakshasas, the Lord of Wealth…
- 10.24And, among the household priests of kings, O Arjuna, know Me to be the chief, Brihaspati;…
- 10.25Among the great sages, I am Bhrigu; among words, I am the one syllable (Om); among…
- 10.26Among all the trees, I am the Peepul; among the divine sages, I am Narada; among the…
- 10.27Know Me as Ucchaisravas, born of nectar, among horses; Airavata among lordly elephants;…
- 10.28Among weapons, I am the thunderbolt; among cows, I am the wish-fulfilling cow called…
- 10.29I am Ananta among the Nagas; I am Varuna among water-deities; Aryaman among the Manes; I…
- 10.30And I am Prahlada among the demons, I am Time among reckoners, I am the lion among beasts,…
- 10.31Among the purifiers, I am the wind; among the warriors, I am Rama; among the fishes, I am…
- 10.32Among creations I am the beginning, the middle, and the end, O Arjuna; among the sciences,…
- 10.33Among the letters of the alphabet, I am the letter 'A' and the dual among compounds. I am…
- 10.34And I am the all-devouring Death, and the source of prosperity for those who are to be…
- 10.35Among the hymns, I am the Brihatsaman; among meters, I am Gayatri; among months, I am…
- 10.36I am the gambling of the deceitful; I am the splendor of the splendid; I am victory; I am…
- 10.37Among the Vrishnis, I am Vaasudeva; among the Pandavas, I am Arjuna; among the sages, I am…
- 10.38Of those who punish, I am the scepter; among those who seek victory, I am statesmanship;…
- 10.39And whatever is the seed of all beings, that too am I, O Arjuna; there is no being, be it…
- 10.40There is no end to My divine glories, O Arjuna, but this is a brief statement by Me of the…
- 10.41Whatever being there is glorious, prosperous, or powerful, know that to be a manifestation…
- 10.42But, of what avail is the knowledge of all these details to you, O Arjuna? I exist,…
Word-by-word→
- aham
- I
- asmi
- (I) am
- raviḥ
- the sun
- marutām
- of the Maruts
- śhaśhī
- the moon
- anśhu-mān
- radiant
- marīchiḥ
- Marichi
- jyotiṣhām
- amongst luminous objects
- ādityānām
- amongst the twelve sons of Aditi
- viṣhṇuḥ
- Lord Vishnu
- nakṣhatrāṇām
- amongst the stars
Themes
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