Chapter 10, Verse 27
Part of 10: Vibhūti Yog — विभूतियोगउच्चैःश्रवसमश्वानां विद्धि माममृतोद्भवम्। ऐरावतं गजेन्द्राणां नराणां च नराधिपम्॥
Transliteration
uchchaiḥśhravasam aśhvānāṁ viddhi mām amṛitodbhavam airāvataṁ gajendrāṇāṁ narāṇāṁ cha narādhipam
Meaning
Know Me as Ucchaisravas, born of nectar, among horses; Airavata among lordly elephants; and the king among men.
Word-by-word meaning
uchchaiḥśhravasam — Uchchaihshravaaśhvānām — amongst horsesviddhi — knowmām — meamṛita-udbhavam — begotten from the churning of the ocean of nectarairāvatam — Airavatagaja-indrāṇām — amongst all lordly elephantsnarāṇām — amongst humanscha — andnara-adhipam — the king
Commentary
Nectar was obtained by the gods by churning the ocean of milk. Ucchaisravas is the name of the royal horse which was born in that ocean of milk when it was churned for the nectar. Airavatam The offspring of Iravati, the elephant of Indra born at the time when the ocean of milk was churned.
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What is the meaning of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 10, Verse 27?▼
Know Me as Ucchaisravas, born of nectar, among horses; Airavata among lordly elephants; and the king among men.
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This is verse 27 of Chapter 10 (Vibhūti Yog — Yoga through Appreciating the Infinite Opulences of God) of the Bhagavad Gita, a scripture of 18 chapters and 700 verses spoken by Lord Krishna to Arjuna.