Chapter 10 · Verse 25

Yoga through Appreciating the Infinite Opulences of God

महर्षीणां भृगुरहं गिरामस्म्येकमक्षरम्। यज्ञानां जपयज्ञोऽस्मि स्थावराणां हिमालयः

maharṣhīṇāṁ bhṛigur ahaṁ girām asmyekam akṣharam yajñānāṁ japa-yajño ’smi sthāvarāṇāṁ himālayaḥ

Word Meanings

mahā-ṛiṣhīṇām — among the great seers; bhṛiguḥ — Bhrigu; aham — I; girām — amongst chants; asmi — I am; ekam akṣharam — the syllable Om; yajñānām — of sacrifices; japa-yajñaḥ — sacrifice of the devotional repetition of the divine names of God; asmi — I am; sthāvarāṇām — amongst immovable things; himālayaḥ — the Himalayas

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Translation

Among the great seers, I am Bhrigu; of words, I am the single syllable Om. Of sacrifices, I am the sacrifice of silent repetition; among immovable things, I am the Himalayas.

Commentary

महर्षीणाम् among the great Rishis? भृगुः Bhrigu? अहम् I? गिराम् among words? अस्मि (I) am? ऐकम् the one? अक्षरम् syllable? यज्ञानाम् among sacrifices? जपयज्ञः the sacrifice of silent repetition? अस्मि (I) am? स्थावराणाम् among immovable things? हिमालयः Himalayas.Commentary Manu has said Whatever else the Brahmana may or may not do? he attains salvation by Japa (silent repetition of a Mantra) alone.Bhrigu is one of the mindborn of the Creator.Himalaya The highest mountain range in the world.Japayajna There is neither injury nor loss in this Yajna. Therefore? it is regarded as the best of all Yajnas.