Yathora

The Gita · Chapter 10

Bhagavad Gita 10.21

आदित्यानामहं विष्णुर्ज्योतिषां रविरंशुमान्। मरीचिर्मरुतामस्मि नक्षत्राणामहं शशी॥

ādityānām ahaṁ viṣhṇur jyotiṣhāṁ ravir anśhumān marīchir marutām asmi nakṣhatrāṇām ahaṁ śhaśhī

Translation

Of the Adityas I am Vishnu; of radiances the glorious sun; I am Marîchi of the Maruts; of the asterisms the Moon am I.

What it means

Among the Adityas I am Vishnu; among lights, the radiant sun; among the storm gods, Marichi; among the stars, the moon. In every category, the finest member is named as God's signature. Look for the peak and you find the pointer.

Try this today

The catalog begins: in every class of things, identify with its finest instance.

Something to reflect on

What is the finest instance of its kind that I encountered this week - and did it point anywhere?

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Translation by Annie Besant (1905, public domain). The meanings are original to Yathora, drawn from Shankara’s commentary.