Bhagavad Gita 10.21 आदित्यानामहं विष्णुर्ज्योतिषां रविरंशुमान्

Bhagavad Gita 10.21 — word by word

Explanation

Among the Adityas, Krishna says, I am Vishnu; among lights, I am the radiant sun. Among the Maruts I am Marici, and among the stars I am the moon. With this verse the list of vibhūtis begins: in each class, Krishna names the most excellent member as his special manifestation.

The Adityas are the twelve sons of Aditi, solar deities of the Vedas; Vishnu is one of them, identified in the Puranas with Vamana, the dwarf incarnation. Ravi is the sun, the brightest of all lights. The Maruts are the storm gods, companions of Indra, traditionally forty-nine in number; Marici here is their chief, not the sage of the same name. The nakṣatras are the twenty-seven lunar mansions, and the moon, śaśī, moves among them as their lord. Shankara and Ramanuja take each item simply as the foremost of its class.

भावार्थ

मैं अदिति के बारह पुत्रों (आदित्यों) में विष्णु हूँ, ज्योतियों में किरणों वाला सूर्य हूँ, मरुद्गणों में मरीचि हूँ और नक्षत्रों में चन्द्रमा हूँ। यहाँ से विभूतियों की सूची आरम्भ होती है, जिसमें हर वर्ग की सबसे श्रेष्ठ वस्तु को भगवान अपना रूप बताते हैं।

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