Bhagavad Gita 10.34 meaningGlimpses of the infinite
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“I am memory, wisdom and patience. I am every ending and every new beginning.”
What it means
“I am death that takes all, and the source of all that is yet to be. In women I am fame, prosperity, eloquence, memory, intelligence, steadfastness and patience.”
The original Sanskrit
मृत्युः सर्वहरश्चाहमुद्भवश्च भविष्यताम् । कीर्तिः श्रीर्वाक्च नारीणां स्मृतिर्मेधा धृतिः क्षमा ॥
mṛtyuḥ sarvaharaścāhamudbhavaśca bhaviṣyatām kīrtiḥ śrīrvākca nārīṇāṃ smṛtirmedhā dhṛtiḥ kṣamā
Translations
Literal translation
And I am Death, the destroyer of all; and the prosperity of those destined to be prosperous. Of the feminine (I am) fame, beauty, speech, memory, intelligence, fortitude and forbearance.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
मैं सर्वभक्षक मृत्यु और भविष्य में होने वालों क ी उत्पत्ति का कारण हूँ; स्त्रियों में कीर्ति, श्री, वाक (वाणी), स्मृति, मेधा, धृति और क्षमा हूँ।
Swami Tejomayananda
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