Bhagavad Gita 10.21 meaningGlimpses of the infinite
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Among lights, I am the sun. Among stars, the moon.”
What it means
“Among the bright gods I am the protector; among lights, the radiant sun; among winds, the strongest; among the stars, the moon.”
The original Sanskrit
आदित्यानामहं विष्णुर्ज्योतिषां रविरंशुमान् । मरीचिर्मरुतामस्मि नक्षत्राणामहं शशी ॥
ādityānāmahaṃ viṣṇurjyotiṣāṃ raviraṃśumān marīcirmarutāmasmi nakṣatrāṇāmahaṃ śaśī
Translations
Literal translation
Among the Adityas I am Visnu; among the luminaries, the radiant sun; among the (forty-nine) Maruts I am Marici; among the stars I am the moon.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
मैं (बारह) आदित्यों में विष्णु और ज्योतियों में अंशुमान् सूर्य हूँ; मैं (उनचास) मरुतों (वायु देवताओं) में मरीचि हूँ और नक्षत्रों में शशी (चन्द्रमा) हूँ।
Swami Tejomayananda
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