Bhagavad Gita · Vishvarupa Darshana YogaChapter 11, Shloka 22 (11.22)
Original Sanskrit · अर्जुनः
रुद्रादित्या वसवो ये च साध्याः
विश्वेऽश्विनौ मरुतश्चोष्मपाश्च
गन्धर्वयक्षासुरसिद्धसङ्घाः
वीक्षन्ते त्वां विस्मिताश्चैव सर्वे
॥ 11.22 ॥
rudrādityā vasavo ye ca sādhyāḥ
viśve'śvinau marutaścoṣmapāśca
gandharvayakṣāsurasiddhasaṅghāḥ
vīkṣante tvāṃ vismitāścaiva sarve
Translation
"The Rudras, Adityas, Vasus, Sadhyas, Vishvedevas, the two Ashvins, the Maruts, the Ushmapas (ancestors), and the hosts of gandharvas, yakshas, asuras and perfected ones — all are gazing at you in amazement."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. ūṣmapāś ca pitaraḥ; gandharvāḥ hāhāhūhūprabhṛtayaḥ, yakṣāḥ kuberaprabhṛtayaḥ, asurāḥ virocanaprabhṛtayaḥ, siddhāḥ kapilādayaḥ; vismitāḥ vismayam āpannāḥ santaḥ.
Acharya Ramanuja. ūṣmapāḥ pitaraḥ, ūṣmabhāgā hi pitaraḥ (tai. brā. 1.3.10) iti śruteḥ — the ancestors are called "ushmapa" (those who partake of the warm offering); ete sarve vismayam āpannāḥ tvāṃ vīkṣante.
AI-assisted draft translation — under review.