Bhagavad Gita 10.29 meaningGlimpses of the infinite
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Among those who keep order, I am justice.”
What it means
“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.”
The original Sanskrit
अनन्तश्चास्मि नागानां वरुणो यादसामहम् । पितॄणामर्यमा चास्मि यमः संयमतामहम् ॥
anantaścāsmi nāgānāṃ varuṇo yādasāmaham pitṝṇāmaryamā cāsmi yamaḥ saṃyamatāmaham
Translations
Literal translation
Among snakes I am Ananta, and Varuna among gods of the waters. Among the manes I am Aryama, and among the maintainers of law and order I am Yama (King of death).
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
मैं नागों में अनन्त (शेषनाग) हूँ और जल देवताओं में वरुण हूँ; मैं पितरों में अर्यमा हँ और नियमन करने वालों में यम हूँ।
Swami Tejomayananda
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