Bhagavad Gita Chapter 10 Verse 30 (10.30)
Bhagavad Gita Chapter 10 Verse 30 (10.30)
प्रह्लादश्चास्मि दैत्यानां कालः कलयतामहम् । मृगाणां च मृगेन्द्रोऽहं वैनतेयश्च पक्षिणाम् | | १०-३० | |
prahlādaśhchāsmi daityānāṁ kālaḥ kalayatāmaham mṛigāṇāṁ cha mṛigendro’haṁ vainateyaśhcha pakṣhiṇām
Word-by-word guide:
Line 1:
- प्रह्लादः
(Prahladah)— प्रह्लाद(among daityas I am Prahlada) -
cjoined in prahlādaśhchāsmi - अस्मि
(asmi)— मैं हूं(among daityas I am Prahlada) - दैत्यानाम्
(daityanam)— दैत्यों में(among daityas I am Prahlada) - कालः
(kalah)— काल(among measurers I am time) - कलयताम्
(kalayatam)— गणना करने वालों में(among measurers I am time) - अहम्
(aham)— मैं(among animals I am the lion)
Line 2:
- मृगाणाम्
(mriganam)— पशुओं में(among animals I am the lion) - च
(cha)— और(among daityas I am Prahlada) -
nrigendrojoined in mṛigendro’haṁ - अहम्
(aham)— मैं(among measurers I am time) - वैनतेयः
(Vainateyah)— गरुड़(among birds I am Garuda) - च
(cha)— और(among daityas I am Prahlada) - पक्षिणाम्
(pakshinam)— पक्षियों में(among birds I am Garuda)
English: And I am the devotee Prahlad among the heathen; of Time I am the eternal Present; I am the Lion among beasts and the Eagle among birds.
Learnings from Shloka 30:
- The Power of Time:: Time is the ultimate reckoner that changes all things, representing the dynamic movement of the Divine.
- Devotion in Adversity:: Prahlada shows that pure devotion (Bhakti) can thrive even in the most hostile environments.
Gita/Sanskrit Language Quiz
Practice this shloka vocabularyMatch Sanskrit words from shloka 10.30 with their Hindi and English meanings.
Practice vocabulary
Among the Daityas, He is Prahlada; among reckoners, He is time; among beasts, the lion; and among birds, Garuda (the eagle).