उच्चैःश्रवसमश्वानां विद्धि माममृतोद्भवम्।
ऐरावतं गजेन्द्राणां नराणां च नराधिपम्।।10.27।।
Transliteration
uchchaiḥśhravasam aśhvānāṁ viddhi mām amṛitodbhavam
airāvataṁ gajendrāṇāṁ narāṇāṁ cha narādhipam
Word meanings
uchchaiḥśhravasam—Uchchaihshrava; aśhvānām—amongst horses; viddhi—know; mām—me; amṛita-udbhavam—begotten from the churning of the ocean of nectar; airāvatam—Airavata; gaja-indrāṇām—amongst all lordly elephants; narāṇām—amongst humans; cha—and; nara-adhipam—the king
English translation
Know Me as Ucchaisravas, born of nectar, among horses; Airavata among lordly elephants; and the king among men.
Translation by Swami Sivananda
Hindi meaning
।।10.27।। अश्वों में अमृत से उत्पन्न हुए उच्चैश्रवा नामक अश्व, हाथियों में ऐरावत और मनुष्यों में राजा मुझे ही जानो।।
Hindi rendering by Swami Tejomayananda
English meaning
Know that among horses I am Pegasus, heaven-born; among the lordly elephants I am the white one, and I am the ruler among men.
Shri Purohit Swami
Of the horses, you should know Me to be the nectar-born Uccaihsravas (Indra's horse); of the best elephants, the Airavata (Indra's elephant); and of the men, their king.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Detailed explanation
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.
Commentary by Swami Sivananda
Hindi commentary
।।10.27।। सुर और असुरों के द्वारा क्षीरसागर का मन्थन करके अमृत प्राप्त करने की पौराणिक कथा सुप्रसिद्ध है। इस मन्थन की प्रकिया के समय पंखयुक्त शक्तिशाली और समर्थ ऐसा एक अश्व प्रकट हुआ था? जिसका नाम उच्चैश्रवा था? तथा ऐरावत नाम का एक श्वेत गज भी प्रकट हुआ था। इन दोनों को देवताओं के राजा इन्द्र को उपहार के रूप में भेंट किया गया था। पौराणिक वर्णन के अनुसार इस प्रकार की कुल तेरह आकर्षक वस्तुएं उस मन्थन में प्रकट हुई थीं।
Swami Chinmayananda
।।10.27।। व्याख्या--'उच्चैःश्रवसमश्वानां विद्धि माममृतोद्भवम्'--समुद्रमन्थनके समय प्रकट होनेवाले चौदह रत्नोंमें उच्चैःश्रवा घोड़ा भी एक रत्न है। यह इन्द्रका वाहन और सम्पूर्ण घोड़ोंका राजा है। इसलिये भगवान्ने इसको अपनी विभूति बताया है।
Swami Ramsukhdas
Key teachings
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.
Spiritual significance
In Vibhooti Yoga (Yoga through Appreciating the Infinite Opulences of God), this verse belongs to the Gita’s teaching on bhakti yoga. Here the text presents that teaching through these words: Know Me as Ucchaisravas, born of nectar, among horses; Airavata among lordly elephants; and the king among men.
Chapter 10, verse 27 is part of Vibhooti Yoga. In the English translation used on this page, it says: Know Me as Ucchaisravas, born of nectar, among horses; Airavata among lordly elephants; and the king among men.
What is the spiritual context of this verse?
It appears in Vibhooti Yoga, a chapter associated with Bhakti Yoga. God as the source of excellence.
