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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 10 Verse 25 (10.25)

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 10 Verse 25 (10.25)

महर्षीणां भृगुरहं गिरामस्म्येकमक्षरम् । यज्ञानां जपयज्ञोऽस्मि स्थावराणां हिमालयः | | १०-२५ | |

maharṣhīṇāṁ bhṛigurahaṁ girāmasmyekamakṣharam yajñānāṁ japayajño’smi sthāvarāṇāṁ himālayaḥ

Word-by-word guide:
Line 1:
  • महर्षीणाम् (maharshinam) — महर्षियों के(among great seers I am Bhrigu)
  • भृगुः (Bhriguh) — भृगु(among great seers I am Bhrigu)
  • अहम् (aham) — मैं(among great seers I am Bhrigu)
  • गिराम् (giram) — वाणियों में(among words I am the one syllable Om)
  • अस्मि (asmi) — मैं हूं(among words I am the one syllable Om)
  • एकम् (ekam) — एक(among words I am the one syllable Om)
  • अक्षरम् (aksharam) — अविनाशी(among words I am the one syllable Om)
Line 2:
  • यज्ञानाम् (yajnanam) — यज्ञों में(among sacrifices I am silent prayer)
  • जपयज्ञः (japa-yajnah) — जप-यज्ञ(among sacrifices I am silent prayer)
  • अस्मि (asmi) — मैं हूं(among words I am the one syllable Om)
  • स्थावराणाम् (sthavaranam) — स्थावरों में(among immovable things I am the Himalayas)
  • हिमालयः (Himalayah) — हिमालय(among immovable things I am the Himalayas)

English: Of the great seers I am Bhrigu, of words I am Om, of offerings I am the silent prayer, among things immovable I am the Himalayas.

💡 Commentary Note

Among the great sages, He is Bhrigu; among words, He is the single syllable Om; among sacrifices (Yajna), He is Japa Yajna; and among immovable things, He is the Himalayas.

Learnings from Shloka 25:
  • Japa Yajna:: Silent repetition of the Divine name (Japa) is the highest Yajna because it involves no injury and can be done anywhere.
  • Steady Himalayas:: Develop the unshakeable stillness of the Himalayas in your daily spiritual practice.

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Match Sanskrit words from shloka 10.25 with their Hindi and English meanings.

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