Bhagavad Gita · Vibhuti YogaChapter 10, Shloka 21 (10.21)
Original Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
आदित्यानामहं विष्णुर्ज्योतिषां रविरंशुमान्
मरीचिर्मरुतामस्मि नक्षत्राणामहं शशी
॥ 10.21 ॥
ādityānāmahaṃ viṣṇurjyotiṣāṃ raviraṃśumān
marīcirmarutāmasmi nakṣatrāṇāmahaṃ śaśī
Translation
"Among the Adityas I am Vishnu; among lights, the radiant sun; among the Maruts I am Marichi, and among the stars, the moon."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. ādityānāṃ dvādaśānāṃ viṣṇuḥ nāma ādityaḥ aham; jyotiṣāṃ raviḥ prakāśayitṝṇām aṃśumān raśmimān; marīciḥ nāma marutāṃ maruddevatābhedānām asmi.
Acharya Ramanuja. dvādaśasaṃkhyāsaṃkhyātānām ādityānāṃ dvādaśo ya utkṛṣṭo viṣṇuḥ nāma ādityaḥ saḥ aham; a fine point of grammar: nakṣatrāṇām ahaṃ śaśī; na iyaṃ nirdhāraṇe ṣaṣṭhī — here the genitive does not mean "one among these" (the moon is not a star), but nakṣatrāṇāṃ patiḥ yaḥ candraḥ — the moon, lord of the stars.
AI-assisted draft translation — under review.