Chapter 10 · Vibhuti Yoga — The Yoga of Divine GloriesKrishna
Verse 29
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 10, श्लोक 29
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
अनन्तश्चास्मि नागानां वरुणो यादसामहम्।
पितॄणामर्यमा चास्मि यमः संयमतामहम्॥
Transliteration
Anantash-Cha-Asmi Naganam Varuno Yadasam-Aham.
Pitrinam-Aryama Cha-Asmi Yamah Samyamatam-Aham.
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
अनन्तःanantahAnanta (Shesha)
नागानाम्naganamof Nagas (serpent beings)
वरुणःvarunahVaruna
यादसाम्yadasamof aquatic beings
पितॄणाम्pitrinamof ancestors
अर्यमाaryamaAryama
यमःyamahYama (god of death)
संयमताम्samyamatamof controllers/regulators
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
नागों में मैं शेषनाग (अनन्त) हूँ, जलचरों में वरुण हूँ, पितरों में अर्यमा हूँ और नियम से शासन करने वालों में यमराज हूँ।
English Translation
Of the Nagas I am Ananta (Shesha); of aquatic beings, Varuna; of the ancestors, Aryama; and of controllers I am Yama (the god of death).
Commentary (टीका)
Ananta (Shesha) is the infinite serpent upon whom Vishnu reclines, Varuna is the lord of the waters, Aryama is the chief of the Pitris (ancestors), and Yama enforces cosmic justice as the lord of death. These vibhutis cover the realms of the underworld, oceans, ancestral world, and the domain of cosmic law and justice.