Bhagavad Gita 10.35-38

Sanskrit

बृहत्साम तथा साम्नां गायत्री छन्दसामहम् । मासानां मार्गशीर्षोऽहमृतूनां कुसुमाकरः ॥10.35॥द्यूतं छलयतामस्मि तेजस्तेजस्विनामहम् । जयोऽस्मि व्यवसायोऽस्मि सत्त्वं सत्त्ववतामहम् ॥10.36॥वृष्णीनां वासुदेवोऽस्मि पाण्डवानां धनञ्जयः । मुनीनामप्यहं व्यासः कवीनामुशना कविः ॥10.37॥दण्डो दमयतामस्मि नीतिरस्मि जिगीषताम् । मौनं चैवास्मि गुह्यानां ज्ञानं ज्ञानवतामहम् ॥10.38॥

Transliteration

bṛhatsāma tathā sāmnāṃ gāyatrī chandasāmaham | māsānāṃ mārgaśīrṣo'hamṛtūnāṃ kusumākaraḥ ‖10.35‖ dyūtaṃ chalayatāmasmi tejastejasvināmaham | jayo'smi vyavasāyo'smi sattvaṃ sattvavatāmaham ‖10.36‖ vṛṣṇīnāṃ vāsudevo'smi pāṇḍavānāṃ dhanañjayaḥ | munīnāmapyahaṃ vyāsaḥ kavīnāmuśanā kaviḥ ‖10.37‖ daṇḍo damayatāmasmi nītirasmi jigīṣatām | maunaṃ caivāsmi guhyānāṃ jñānaṃ jñānavatāmaham ‖10.38‖

Meaning

“Of hymns I am the Brihatsaman; of metres, the Gayatri; of months I am Margashirsha; of seasons, the flower-bearing spring. I am the gambling of the deceitful and the splendour of the splendid; I am victory, I am effort, I am the goodness of the good. Of the Vrishnis I am Vasudeva; of the Pandavas, Dhananjaya; of the sages I am Vyasa; of seers, the seer Ushanas. I am the rod of those who chastise; I am the statecraft of those who seek victory; of secrets I am silence; I am the wisdom of the wise.”

Theme: The Yoga of Divine Glories

This verse is part of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 10: Vibhuti Yoga , read all verses in this chapter.

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