MindKshetraby LogitsLab
← Chapter 10

Bhagavad Gita · 10.31 · Yoga through Appreciating the Infinite Opulences of God·31 of 42

पवनः पवतामस्मि रामः शस्त्रभृतामहम्झषाणां मकरश्चास्मि स्रोतसामस्मि जाह्नवी

pavanaḥ pavatām asmi rāmaḥ śhastra-bhṛitām aham

jhaṣhāṇāṁ makaraśh chāsmi srotasām asmi jāhnavī

Sanskrit recitation

Glory in the world you already know · 10.19–10.42 · Teaching

Translation

Among the purifiers, I am the wind; among the warriors, I am Rama; among the fishes, I am the shark; among the streams, I am the Ganga.

Meaning

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.

After Swami Sivananda

Glory in the world you already know· 10.19–10.42

Teachers usually read this idea across several verses together, one shared reflection covers the whole unit.

Word-by-word
cha
also
aham
I am
asmi
I am
pavatām
of all that purifies
rāmaḥ
Ram
jāhnavī
the Ganges
makaraḥ
crocodile
pavanaḥ
the wind
srotasām
of flowing rivers
jhaṣhāṇām
of all acquatics
śhastra-bhṛitām
of the carriers of weapons

Related verses

Your reflection

Sign in to save reflections.

Sign in