Bhagavad Gita 10.24 meaningGlimpses of the infinite
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Among waters, I am the ocean.”
What it means
“Among priests, know me as the chief; among generals, the greatest; among bodies of water, the ocean.”
The original Sanskrit
पुरोधसां च मुख्यं मां विद्धि पार्थ बृहस्पतिम् । सेनानीनामहं स्कन्दः सरसामस्मि सागरः ॥
purodhasāṃ ca mukhyaṃ māṃ viddhi pārtha bṛhaspatim senānīnāmahaṃ skandaḥ sarasāmasmi sāgaraḥ
Translations
Literal translation
O son of Prtha, know me to be Brhaspati, the foremost among the priests of kings. Among comanders of armies I am Skanda; among large expanses of water I am the sea.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
हे पार्थ ! पुरोहितों में मुझे बृहस्पति जानो; मैं सेनापतियों में स्कन्द और जलाशयों में समुद्र हूँ।
Swami Tejomayananda
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