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Bhagavad Gita Bhasya (Gambhirananada)

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10.23 Rudranam, among the eleven Rudras, I am<br />

Sankara; and yaksaraksasam, among the Yaksas<br />

and goblins; I am vittesah, Kubera. Vasunam,<br />

among the eight Vasus; I am pavakah, Fire; and<br />

sikharinam, among the peaked mountains, I am<br />

Meru.<br />

10.24 O son of Prtha, know me to be Brhaspati, the<br />

foremost among the priests of kings. Among<br />

comanders of armies I am Skanda; among large<br />

expanses of water I am the sea.<br />

English Translation of Sri Sankaracharya's Sanskrit<br />

Commentary - Swami Gambhirananda<br />

10.24 O son of Prtha viddhi, know; mam, Me; to be<br />

Brahaspati, mukhyam, the foremost; purodhasam,<br />

among the priests of kings. Being as he is the priest<br />

of Indra, he should be the foremost. Senaninam,<br />

among commaners of armies; I am Skanda, the<br />

commander of the armies of gods. Sarasam, among<br />

large expanses of water, among reservoirs dug by<br />

gods (i.e. among nature reservoirs); I am sagarah,<br />

the sea.<br />

10.25 Among the great sages I am Bhrgu; of words<br />

I am the single syllable (Om) [Om is the best<br />

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