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Chapter 10
vrsninam vasudevo'smi pandaysnam dhananjayah
muninamapyaham vyasah kavinamusana kavih
Among the members of the Vrsni elan (yadavas), lam Kona; among the Pandavas, Dhananjaya; among the sages, 1 am Vyasa and among the knowing seers, I am the sage, Sukra. 37
Comment:-
Vrsninam vasudevo'smi:- Here, there is no reference to Lord Krsna, as an incarnation, but as the best member of the Vrsni clan. All the divine glories in this chapter, have been described from the worldly view-point. In fact they are all manifestations of, the Lord.
Pandavanam dhananjayah:- Whatever distinction Arjuna, the Lord's dear friend possesses, is the Lord's. So the Lord declares him to be His very self.
Muninamapyaham vyasah:- It was sage Vyasa who compiled the Vedas, and divided them into four parts. The Mahabharata, the eighteen celebrated Puranas and other scriptures were written by him. He is known, as the guide to modem authors. Any new treatise is said to be a polluted one. It means, it contains some portion which has already been included, in Vedavyasas works. Being the most important of all sages, he has been declared by the Lord as, His divine glory. So a striver, should think of the Lord because all this distinction in him, is the Lord's.
Kavmamuiana kavih:- The term 'Kavi', stands for the learned men who know the scriptural principles well. Sukracarya, was the foremost of the teamed. He was an expert, in the science of reviving the dead. He is known for his science of ethics. Because, of his virtues and learning, he has been declared to be the very self, of the Lord. Whatever distinction a striver, comes across should be regarded as the imperishable Lord's, not of the perishable world.
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