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BG 10.34 — 10.34 And I am the all-devouring Death, and the prosperity of those who are to be prosperous; among the feminine alities (I am) fame, prosperity, speech, m | Live Gita
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मृत्युः सर्वहरश्चाहमुद्भवश्च भविष्यताम् |
कीर्तिः श्रीर्वाक्च नारीणां स्मृतिर्मेधा धृतिः क्षमा ||१०-३४||

mṛtyuḥ sarvaharaścāhamudbhavaśca bhaviṣyatām . kīrtiḥ śrīrvākca nārīṇāṃ smṛtirmedhā dhṛtiḥ kṣamā ||10-34||


।।10.34।। मैं सर्वभक्षक मृत्यु और भविष्य में होने वालों की उत्पत्ति का कारण हूँ; स्त्रियों में कीर्ति, श्री, वाक (वाणी), स्मृति, मेधा, धृति और क्षमा हूँ।।

Word-by-word meanings

10.34 मृत्युः death? सर्वहरः alldevouring? च and? अहम् I? उद्भवः the prosperity? च and? भविष्यताम् of those who are to be prosperous? कीर्तिः frame? श्रीः prosperity? वाक् speech? च and? नारीणाम् of the feminine? स्मृतिः the memory? मेधा intelligence? धृतिः firmness? क्षमा forgiveness.Commentary I am also the allsnatching death that destroys everything. Death is of two kinds? viz.? he who seizes wealth and he who seizes life. Of them he who seizes life is the allseizer and,hence he is called Sar

Commentaries

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

Sri Shankaracharya

।।10.34।।धनादिका नाश करनेवाला और प्राणोंका नाश करनेवाला ऐसे दो प्रकारका मृत्यु सर्वहर कहलाता है? वह सर्वहर मृत्यु मैं हूँ। अथवा परम ईश्वर प्रलयकालमें सबका नाश करनेवाला होनेसे सर्वहर है? वह मैं हूँ। भविष्यत्में जिनका कल्याण होनेवाला है अर्थात् जो उत्कर्षताप्राप्तिके योग्य हैं उनका उद्भव अर्थात् उत्कर्ष -- उन्नतिकी प्राप्तिका कारण मैं हूँ। स्त्रियोंमें जो कीर्ति? श्री? वाणी? स्मृति? बुद्धि? घृति और क्षमा ये उत्तम स्त्रियाँ हैं? जिनके आभासमात्र सम्बन्धसे भी लोग अपनेको कृतार्थ मानते हैं वे मैं हूँ।

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Swami Gambirananda

10.34 And I am Death, the destroyer of all; and the prosperity of those destined to be prosperous. Of the feminine [Narinam may mean 'of the feminine alities'. According to Sridhara Swami and S., the words fame etc. signify the goddesses of the respective alities. According to M.S. these seven goddesses are the wives of the god Dharma.-Tr.] (I am) fame, beauty, speech, memory, intelligence, fortitude and forbearance.

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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