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Bhagavad Gita · 11.22 · Yoga through Beholding the Cosmic Form of God·22 of 55

रुद्रादित्या वसवो ये च साध्या विश्वेऽश्िवनौ मरुतश्चोष्मपाश्चगन्धर्वयक्षासुरसिद्धसङ्घा वीक्षन्ते त्वां विस्मिताश्चैव सर्वे

rudrādityā vasavo ye cha sādhyā viśhve ’śhvinau marutaśh choṣhmapāśh cha

gandharva-yakṣhāsura-siddha-saṅghā vīkṣhante tvāṁ vismitāśh chaiva sarve

Sanskrit recitation

The vision that undoes the ego · 11.9–11.34 · Scene

Translation

The Rudras, Adityas, Vasus, Sadhyas, Visvedevas, the two Asvins, Maruts, the Manus, and the hosts of celestial singers, Yakshas, demons, and the perfected ones, all look upon Thee with great amazement.

Meaning

Sadhyas are a class of gods of whom Brahma is the chief.Visvedevas are ten gods who in Vedic times were considered as protectors of human beings. They were called guardians of the world. They were givers of plenty to the human beings. Their names are Krata, Daksha, Vasu, Satya, Kama, Kala, Dhvani, Rochaka, Adrava and Pururava.The two Asvins, born of Prabha (light), daughter of Tushta and the Sun, are the physicians of the gods.Rudras, Adityas, Vasus and Maruts -- see tenth chapter, verses 21 and 23.Ushmapa A class of manes. They accept the food offered in the Sraaddha (anniversary) ceremony or the obseies, while it is hot. Hence they are called Ushmapas. There are seven groups of manes.Gandharvas are celestial singers such as Haha and Huhu.Yakshas such as Kubera (the god of wealth) Asuras such as Virochana perfected ones such as Kapila.

After Swami Sivananda

The vision that undoes the ego· 11.9–11.34

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

Word-by-word
ye
these
cha
and
eva
verily
asura
the demons
rudra
a form of Lord Shiv
sarve
all
tvām
you
siddha
the perfected beings
viśhve
the Vishvadevas
yakṣha
the Yakshas
aśhvinau
the Ashvini kumars
gandharva
Gandharvas
marutaḥ
the Maruts
vasavaḥ
the Vasus
sādhyāḥ
the Sadhyas
vismitāḥ
in wonder
ādityāḥ
the Adityas
saṅghāḥ
the assemblies
vīkṣhante
are beholding
uṣhma-pāḥ
the ancestors

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