Bhagavad Gita 10.25महर्षीणां भृगुरहं गिरामस्म्येकमक्षरम्।यज्ञानां जपयज्ञोऽस्मि स्थावराणां हिमालयः ॥
maharṣhīṇāṁ bhṛigur ahaṁ girām asmyekam
akṣharam yajñānāṁ japa-yajño ’smi sthāvarāṇāṁ himālayaḥ
Sanskrit recitation
Glory in the world you already know · 10.19–10.42 · Teaching
Translation
Among the great sages, I am Bhrigu; among words, I am the one syllable (Om); among sacrifices, I am the sacrifice of silent repetition; among the immovable things, I am the Himalayas.
Hindi translation
महर्षियोंमें भृगु और वाणियों-(शब्दों-) में एक अक्षर अर्थात् प्रणव मैं हूँ। सम्पूर्ण यज्ञोंमें जपयज्ञ और स्थिर रहनेवालोंमें हिमालय मैं हूँ।
Meaning
Manu has said Whatever else the Brahmana may or may not do, he attains salvation by Japa (silent repetition of a Mantra) alone.Bhrigu is one of the mindborn of the Creator.Himalaya The highest mountain range in the world.Japayajna There is neither injury nor loss in this Yajna. Therefore, it is regarded as the best of all Yajnas.
After Swami Sivananda
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.
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- 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
- girām
- amongst chants
- bhṛiguḥ
- Bhrigu
- yajñānām
- of sacrifices
- himālayaḥ
- the Himalayas
- japa-yajñaḥ
- sacrifice of the devotional repetition of the divine names of God
- ekam akṣharam
- the syllable Om
- sthāvarāṇām
- amongst immovable things
- mahā-ṛiṣhīṇām
- among the great seers
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