पवनः पवतामस्मि रामः शस्त्रभृतामहम् |
झषाणां मकरश्चास्मि स्रोतसामस्मि जाह्नवी ||१०-३१||
pavanaḥ pavatāmasmi rāmaḥ śastrabhṛtāmaham . jhaṣāṇāṃ makaraścāsmi srotasāmasmi jāhnavī ||10-31||
।।10.31।। मैं पवित्र करने वालों में वायु हूँ और शस्त्रधारियों में राम हूँ; तथा मत्स्यों (जलचरों) में मैं मगरमच्छ और नदियों में मैं गंगा हूँ।।
10.31 पवनः the wind? पवताम् among purifiers or the speeders? अस्मि (I) am? रामः Rama? शस्त्रभृताम् among wielders of weapons (warriors)? अहम् I? झषाणाम् among fishes? मकरः Makara (shark)? च and? अस्मि (I) am? स्रोतसाम् among streams? अस्मि (I) am? जाह्नवी the Ganga.Commentary The holy river Ganga (spelt Ganges in English) was swallowed by Jahnu when she was being brought down by Bhagiratha from heaven. Hence the name Jahnavi for Ganga.
Non-dualism. The individual self and Brahman are one. The world is appearance (maya). Liberation through knowledge.
।।10.31।।पवित्र करनेवालोंमें वायु और शस्त्रधारियोंमें दशरथपुत्र राम मैं हूँ? मछली आदि जलचर प्राणियोंमें मकर नामक जलचरोंकी जातिविशेष मैं हूँ? स्रोतोंमें -- नदियोंमें मैं जाह्नवी -- गङ्गा हूँ।
10.31 Of the purifiers I am air; among the wielders of weapons I am Rama. Among fishes, too, I am the shark; I am Ganga among rivers.
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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