Bhagavad Gita 10.27 उच्चैःश्रवसमश्वानां विद्धि माममृतोद्भवम्

Bhagavad Gita 10.27 — word by word

Explanation

Among horses, know me as Uchchaihshravas, born from the churning of the ocean for nectar. Among lordly elephants I am Airavata, and among men I am the king. Here Krishna names two legendary animals and one human office as his special manifestations, each the best of its kind.

Both Uchchaihshravas and Airavata emerged, according to the Puranas, during the churning of the milk ocean (samudra-manthana), when gods and demons together sought amṛta, the nectar of immortality. Uchchaihshravas, whose name means loud-neighing or long-eared, is a splendid white horse, often described as the mount of Indra. Airavata is the white elephant who carries Indra. Among human beings, the king represents the Divine through his duty to protect and uphold dharma; Shankara and others take narādhipa in this sense. The excellence lies in the role, not the person.

भावार्थ

घोड़ों में अमृत-मंथन से उत्पन्न उच्चैःश्रवा मुझे जानो, श्रेष्ठ हाथियों में ऐरावत और मनुष्यों में राजा मुझे जानो। उच्चैःश्रवा घोड़ा और ऐरावत हाथी दोनों समुद्र-मंथन से निकले थे और इन्द्र के वाहन माने जाते हैं।

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