10.23 rudhrANAm SankaraS chAsmi

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 10 << Chapter 10 verse 22 SlOkam – Original rudhrANAm SankaraS chAsmi viththESO yaksharakshasAm | vasUnAm pAvakaS chAsmi mEru: SikhariNAm aham || word-by-word meaning rudhraNAm – among the 11 rudhras Sankara cha asmi – I am Siva (who is their leader). yaksha rakshasAm – … Read more

10.23 rudrāṇāṁ śaṅkaraś cāsmi (Original)

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 10 << Chapter 10 verse 22 Simple rudrāṇāṁ śaṅkaraś cāsmi vitteśo yakṣa-rakṣasām vasūnāṁ pāvakaś cāsmi meruḥ śikhariṇām aham ‘Of the Rudras, I am Śankara; of the Yakshas and Rakshas, I am Vitteśa; of the Vasus, I am Pāvaka; of the mountains, I am Meru.’ … Read more

10.22 vedānāṁ sāma-vedo ’smi (Original)

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 10 << Chapter 10 verse 21 Simple vedānāṁ sāma-vedo ’smi devānām asmi vāsavaḥ indriyāṇāṁ manaś cāsmi bhūtānām asmi cetanā ‘Of the Vedas, I am Sāma-veda, of the Devas, I am Vāsava (Indra); of the senses, I am manas; of the beings, I am intelligence.’ … Read more

10.22 vEdhAnAm sAmavEdhO’smi

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 10 << Chapter 10 verse 21 SlOkam – Original vEdhAnAm sAmavEdhO’smi dhEvAnAm asmi vAsava: | indhriyANAm manaS chAsmi bhUthAnAm asmi chEthanA || word-by-word meaning vEdhAnAm – among vEdhams sAma vEdha: asmi – I am sAma vEdham (which is the best) dhEvAnAm – among dhEvathAs … Read more

10.21 AdhithyAnAm aham vishNur

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 10 << Chapter 10 verse 20 SlOkam – Original AdhithyAnAm aham vishNur jyOthishAm ravir amSumAn | marIchir maruthAm asmi nakshhathrANAm aham SaSI || word-by-word meaning AdhithyAnam – among the 12 Adhithyas (sons of adhithi) vishNu – (the best) one who is named vishNu aham … Read more

10.21 ādityānām ahaṁ viṣṇur (Original)

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 10 << Chapter 10 verse 20 Simple ādityānām ahaṁ viṣṇur jyotiṣāṁ ravir aṁśumān marīcir marutām asmi nakṣatrāṇām ahaṁ śaśī ‘Of the Ādityas I am Vishṇu: of the luminous orbs, the radiant Sun; of the Maruts, I am Marīchi: of the stars I am the … Read more

10.20 aham AthmA gudAkESa

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 10 << Chapter 10 verse 19 SlOkam – Original aham AthmA gudAkESa sarvabhUthASayasthitha: | aham AdhiS cha madhyam cha bhUthAnAm antha Eva cha || word-by-word meaning gudAkESa – Oh arjuna who has won over sleep! aham – I am sarvabhUthASayasthitha: – residing in the … Read more

10.20 aham ātmā guḍākeśa (Original)

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 10 << Chapter 10 verse 19 Simple aham ātmā guḍākeśa sarva-bhūtāśaya-sthitaḥ aham ādiś ca madhyaṁ ca bhūtānām anta eva ca ‘I am the Soul, Gudākeśa![1. Lit: the Conqueror of Sleep (gudāka=sleep)] enthroned in the hearts of all beings. I am the Beginning, the Middle … Read more

10.19 hantha thE kathayishyAmi

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 10 << Chapter 10 verse 18 SlOkam – Original SrI bhagavAn uvAcha hantha thE kathayishyAmi vibhUthirAthmanaSSubhA:: | prAdhAnyatha: kuruSrEshta nAsthyanthO vistharasya mE || word-by-word meaning SrI bhagavAn uvAcha – SrI bhagavAn said kuru SrEshta – Oh best among the kuru descendants! Athmana – my … Read more

10.19 hanta te kathayiṣyāmi (Original)

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 10 << Chapter 10 verse 18 Simple śrī-bhagavān uvāca hanta te kathayiṣyāmi divyā hy ātma-vibhūtayaḥ prādhānyataḥ kuru-śreṣṭha nāsty anto vistarasya me Śrī Bhagavān responded thus:— ‘So be it, Kuru-Chief! I will unfold to Thee My blessed glories, in their salient points; (for) there is … Read more