Bhagavad Gita 10.28 meaningGlimpses of the infinite
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Among weapons, I am thunder. I am the love that brings new life.”
What it means
“Among weapons I am the thunderbolt; among cows, the one that grants every wish. I am the power of love that creates new life; among serpents, their king.”
The original Sanskrit
आयुधानामहं वज्रं धेनूनामस्मि कामधुक् । प्रजनश्चास्मि कन्दर्पः सर्पाणामस्मि वासुकिः ॥
āyudhānāmahaṃ vajraṃ dhenūnāmasmi kāmadhuk prajanaścāsmi kandarpaḥ sarpāṇāmasmi vāsukiḥ
Translations
Literal translation
Among weapons I am the thunderbolt; among cows I am kamadhenu. I am Kandarpa, the Progenitor, and among serpents I am Vasuki.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
मैं शस्त्रों में वज्र और धेनुओं (गायों) में कामधेनु हूँ, प्रजा उत्पत्ति का हेतु कन्दर्प (कामदेव) मैं हूँ और सर्पों में वासुकि हूँ।
Swami Tejomayananda
Go deeper
Commentaries
How great teachers across 1,200 years have explained this verse.
Loading commentaries…
Keep reading · 10.29“Among water-spirits I am the great serpent of eternity; among water gods, the lord of the ocean; among ancestors, the noblest; among those who keep order, the lord of justice.”