Bhagavad Gita · Vibhuti YogaChapter 10, Shloka 26 (10.26)
Original Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
अश्वत्थः सर्ववृक्षाणां देवर्षीणां च नारदः
गन्धर्वाणां चित्ररथः सिद्धानां कपिलो मुनिः
॥ 10.26 ॥
aśvatthaḥ sarvavṛkṣāṇāṃ devarṣīṇāṃ ca nāradaḥ
gandharvāṇāṃ citrarathaḥ siddhānāṃ kapilo muniḥ
Translation
"Among all trees I am the peepal (ashvattha), among the divine sages Narada; among the gandharvas Chitraratha, and among the perfected ones the sage Kapila."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. devāḥ eva santaḥ ṛṣitvaṃ prāptāḥ mantradarśitvāt te devarṣayaḥ — gods who became sages because they were seers of mantras; siddhānāṃ janmanaiva dharmajñānavairāgyaiśvaryātiśayaṃ prāptānāṃ kapilo muniḥ — among the perfected ones, who from birth possessed dharma, knowledge, dispassion and mastery, Kapila.
Acharya Ramanuja. sarvavṛkṣāṇāṃ madhye pūjyaḥ aśvattha eva aham — the revered peepal; devarṣīṇāṃ madhye paramavaiṣṇavo nāradaḥ — Narada, the supreme Vaishnava; gandharvāṇāṃ devagāyakānāṃ madhye citrarathaḥ; siddhānāṃ yoganiṣṭhānāṃ paramopāsyaḥ kapilaḥ.
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