Geetanjali

Bhagavad Geeta 10.21

Sanskrit

आदित्यानामहं विष्णुर्ज्योतिषां रविरंशुमान्। मरीचिर्मरुतामस्मि नक्षत्राणामहं शशी।।10.21।।

ādityānām ahaṁ viṣhṇur jyotiṣhāṁ ravir anśhumān marīchir marutām asmi nakṣhatrāṇām ahaṁ śhaśhī

Meaning

Focus on excellence within your domain: master your specific role to become indispensable, like the sun among celestial bodies or the moon guiding through darkness.

Translation

Among the Adityas [viz Dhata, Mitra, Aryama, Rudra, Varuna, Surya, Bhaga, Vivasvan, Pusa, Savita, Tvasta, and Visnu.-Tr.], I am Visnu; among the luminaries, the radiant sun; among the (forty-nine) Maruts [The seven groups of Maruts are Avaha, Pravaha, Vivaha, Paravaha, Udvaha, Samvaha, and Parivaha.-Tr.], I am Marici; among the stars, I am the moon.

Related Topics

This verse relates to the following principles from the Bhagavad Geeta: