Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 10 - Vibhuti Yoga - Sloka 37

The entire content of this mail is from Swami Chidbhavananda's translation of Bhagavad Gita , published by Ramakrishna Mission

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1 Gita Sloka  every day - Chapter 10 - Vibhuti Yoga - Sloka 37


Vrishninam vasudevah asmi pandavanam dhananjayah I
Muninam api aham vyasahkavinam ushna kavih II sloka 37
वृष्णीनां वासुदेवः अस्मि पाण्डवानां धनञ्जयः I
मुनीनां अपि अहं व्यासः कवीनां उष्ण कविः II श्लोक 37

Of the Vrishnis , I am Vasudeva; of the Pandavas, Dhananjaya; of the sages I am Vyasa and of the Seers I am Usana the seer. 

The Yadavas had come of the Vrishni race; so they were called Vrishnis. Krishna was the son of Vasudeva and so he is called Vaasudeva. That he is the best among the Yadavas is evident. 

Arjuna is called Dhananjaya because he had claimed the treasures of several kings and utilized them all for good purposes. There is a purpose in the Lord saying that He is Arjuna and not Yudhishtra among the Pandavas. He reminds Arjuna that he has no individuality apart from Him. This is the position of all beings. When man comes to know of it, he is rid of conceit and self importance.

A muni is he who turns his mind within and realizes divinity there. The sage Vyasa is one who has in this way become a perfect jnani. He is also renowned as Ved Vyasa and Badarayana. Yet other names by which he is distinguished is Krishna Dwaipayana. This last name came to him because of his dark complexion. He was born to Satyavati and Parasara. The Vedas were compiled by him and the Vedanta Sutras were composed by him. The Mahabharata and the 18 celebrated Puranas were all written by him. He is the father of Suka, the born brahmajnani. It is no wonder that he is viewed as an incarnation of Vishnu. 

He who had an intuitive knowledge of things was a kavi according to ancient lore. But later a poet was called kavi. Usana Kavi was a famous figure who was also known as Sukra. He had the psychic power to bring the dead to life. Because of the training he imparted to the Asuras, they became very powerful. 

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