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BG 10.26 — 10.26 Among all the trees ( I am) the Peepul; among the divine sages, I am Narada; among Gandharvas, Chitraratha; among the perfected, the sage Kapila. | Live Gita
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अश्वत्थः सर्ववृक्षाणां देवर्षीणां च नारदः |
गन्धर्वाणां चित्ररथः सिद्धानां कपिलो मुनिः ||१०-२६||

aśvatthaḥ sarvavṛkṣāṇāṃ devarṣīṇāṃ ca nāradaḥ . gandharvāṇāṃ citrarathaḥ siddhānāṃ kapilo muniḥ ||10-26||


।।10.26।। मैं समस्त वृक्षों में अश्वत्थ (पीपल) हूँ और देवर्षियों में नारद हूँ; मैं गन्धर्वों में चित्ररथ और सिद्ध पुरुषों में कपिल मुनि हूँ।।

Word-by-word meanings

10.26 अश्वत्थः Asvattha? सर्ववृक्षाणाम् among all trees? देवर्षीणाम् among Divine Rishis? च and? नारदः Narada? गन्धर्वाणाम् among Gandharvas? चित्ररथः Chitraratha? सिद्धानाम् among the Siddhas or the perfected? कपिलः Kapila? मुनिः sage.Commentary Devarshis are gods and at the same time Rishis or seers of Mantras.Siddhas are the perfected ones those who at their very birth attained without any effort Dharma (virtue)? Jnana (knowledge of the Self)? Vairagya (dispassion) and Aisvarya (lordship).Mun

Commentaries

Non-dualism. The individual self and Brahman are one. The world is appearance (maya). Liberation through knowledge.

Sri Shankaracharya

।।10.26।।समस्त वृक्षोंमें पीपलका वृक्ष और देवर्षियोंमें अर्थात् जो देव होकर मन्त्रोंके द्रष्टा होनेके कारण ऋषिभावको प्राप्त हुए हैं? उनमें मैं नारद हूँ। गन्धर्वोंमें मैं चित्ररथ नामक गन्धर्व हूँ? सिद्धोंमें अर्थात् जन्मसे ही अतिशय धर्म? ज्ञान? वैराग्य और ऐश्वर्यको प्राप्त हुए पुरुषोंमें मैं कपिलमुनि हूँ।

Swami Gambirananda

10.26 Among all trees (I am) the Asvatha (peepul), and Narada among the divine sages. Among the dandharvas [A class of demigods regarded as the musicians of gods.] (I am) Citraratha; among the perfected ones, the sage Kapila.

This interpretation draws on the Advaita tradition and may not represent the view of any single school. For authoritative guidance within a specific tradition, seek a qualified teacher.

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