Bhagavad Gita 10.27 meaningGlimpses of the infinite
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Among horses and elephants, I am the noblest. Among people, the leader.”
What it means
“Among horses, know me as the divine horse born from the ocean of nectar; among elephants, the king of elephants; among people, the ruler.”
The original Sanskrit
उच्चैःश्रवसमश्वानां विद्धि माममृतोद्भवम् । ऐरावतं गजेन्द्राणां नराणां च नराधिपम् ॥
uccaiḥśravasamaśvānāṃ viddhi māmamṛtodbhavam airāvataṃ gajendrāṇāṃ narāṇāṃ ca narādhipam
Translations
Literal translation
Among horses, know Me to be Uccaihsravas, born of nectar; Airavata among the lordly elephants; and among men, the Kind of men.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
अश्वों में अमृत से उत्पन्न हुए उच्चैश्रवा नामक अश्व, हाथियों में ऐरावत और मनुष्यों में राजा मुझे ही ज ानो।
Swami Tejomayananda
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