Gita Bhashya -Sankara 413

Shri Sankara's Gita Bhashya

(Sri Sankaracharya's Commentary on the Gita)

CHAPTER -10

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Anantaścāsmi nāgānām Varuno yādasām-aham
Pitrnām-Aryamā cāsmi Yamah sctmyamat ām-aham

29. And Ananta among snakes am I; I am Varuna among water-beings; and among the Pitrs I am Aryamā; I am Yama among the controllers.

And Ananta, the king of snakes, among the different species of snakes am I; I am Varuna, the king of the water-deities, among water-beings; and among the Pitrs, I am the one named Aryamā, the king of Pitrs[1]; I am Yama among the controllers, those that rule, govern.

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References and Context

  1. The seven Pitrs (manes) are: Kavyavāha, Anala, Soma, Yama, Aryamā; the Agnisvāttas, and the Barhi$ads.