BHAGAVAD-GITA 10:25

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BHAGAVAD-GITA 10:25

 

maharsinam bhrgur aham

giram asmy ekam aksaram

yajnanam japa-yajno 'smi

sthavaranam himalayah.

 

WORD FOR WORD

 

maha-rsinam--among the great sages; bhrguh--Bhrgu; aham--I am;

giram--of vibrations; asmi--I am; ekam aksaram--pranava; yajnanam--of

sacrifices; japa-yajnah--chanting; asmi--I am; sthavaranam--of

immovable things; himalayah--the Himalayan mountains.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Of the great sages I am Bhrgu; of vibrations I am the transcendental

om. Of sacrifices I am the chanting of the holy names [japa], and of

immovable things I am the Himalayas.

 

PURPORT

 

Brahma, the first living creature within the universe, created several

sons for the propagation of various kinds of species. Among these

sons, Bhrgu is the most powerful sage. Of all the transcendental

vibrations, the om

(omkara) represents Krsna. Of all sacrifices, the chanting of Hare Krsna,

Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama,

Hare Hare is the purest representation of Krsna. Sometimes animal

sacrifices are recommended, but in the sacrifice of Hare Krsna, Hare

Krsna, there is no question of violence. It is the simplest and the

purest. Whatever is sublime in the worlds is a representation of

Krsna. Therefore the Himalayas, the greatest mountains in the world,

also represent Him. The mountain named Meru was mentioned in a

previous verse, but Meru is sometimes movable, whereas the Himalayas

are never movable. Thus the Himalayas are greater than Meru.

 

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