Bhagavad Gītā Chapter 10, Verse 26: Krishna to Arjuna — Vibhūti-Yoga

Bhagavad Gītā 10.26Chapter 10 · Vibhūti-Yoga · Krishna → Arjuna · anuṣṭubh
अश्वत्थः सर्ववृक्षाणां देवर्षीणां च नारदः ।
गन्धर्वाणां चित्ररथः सिद्धानां कपिलो मुनिः ॥
aśvatthaḥ← aśvattha(3 verses)nominative masculine singular nounthe sacred fig tree (Ficus religiosa); the world-treeattested in commentariesadvaitaसर्ववृक्षाणाम्, देवर्षीणां sarva← sarva(138 verses)compound (compound member)all, entire-vṛkṣāṇāṃ← vṛkṣagenitive masculine plural nountree devarṣīṇāṃ← devarṣigenitive masculine plural noundivine sage (deva + ṛṣi) ca← ca(391 verses)and; (homonym: also the consonant ca) nāradaḥ← nārada(2 verses)nominative masculine singular nounNārada (the celestial sage)attested in commentariesadvaitaदेवाः एव सन्तः ऋषित्वं प्राप्ताः मन्त्रदर्शित्वात्ते देवर्षयः, तेषां नारदः अस्मि। गन्धर्वाणां चित्ररथः नाम गन्धर्वः अस्viśiṣṭādvaitaअहम् अस्मि
gandharvāṇāṃ← gandharva(2 verses)genitive masculine plural nouncelestial musician citrarathaḥ← citrarathanominative masculine singular nounCitraratha (king of the Gandharvas)attested in commentariesadvaitaनाम गन्धर्वः अस्मिviśiṣṭādvaitaअस्मि। सिद्धानां योगनिष्ठानां परमोपास्यः कपिलः अहम्। siddhānāṃ← siddha(6 verses)genitive masculine plural nounperfected, accomplished; a class of celestial beings kapi← kapilanominative masculine singular nounKapila (founder of Sāṃkhya); also: tawnylo muniḥ← muni(8 verses)nominative masculine singular nounsage, silent ascetic (from √man 'think')attested in commentariesdvaitaइति कपिलशब्दं व्याचष्टे -- सुखे ति
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meaning

Among all trees I am the sacred fig; among divine seers, Nārada; among the gandharvas, Citraratha; and among the perfected ones, the sage Kapila.

Bhāṣyakāra purports

  • Śaṅkaraadvaita

    Among all trees I am the aśvattha (the sacred fig, emblem of the imperishable rooted in Brahman above); among the divine seers I am Nārada, who though a deva attained ṛṣitva (seer-hood) through direct perception of mantra. Among the gandharvas I am Citraratha; among the siddhas — those who at birth alone had attained the fullness of dharma, jñāna, vairāgya, and aiśvarya — I am the muni Kapila.

  • Rāmānujaviśiṣṭādvaita

    Among all trees the venerable aśvattha — itself a Vaiṣṇava emblem — is my manifest glory; among the devarṣis the supremely devoted Nārada, foremost among Vaiṣṇavas, is I. Among the gandharvas, the celestial singers, I am Citraratha; and among the siddhas established in yoga-niṣṭhā (firm absorption in the Lord), I am the supremely worshipped Kapila.

  • Madhvadvaita

    I am Kapila among the siddhas — Kapila whose very name encodes the nature of Hari as sukha-rūpa (bliss-form), who both sustains and reabsorbs the world. This Kapila is no mere sāṃkhya teacher but the Vedic Kapila praised in the Śvetāśvatara Upaniṣad: 'the ṛṣi born at the origin, whom knowledge sustains' — the divine descent whose identity with the Lord is confirmed by the Sāmaveda's Bābhravya-śākhā.

  • Vallabhaśuddhādvaita

    The aśvattha is to be meditated upon and honored as a Vaiṣṇava emblem; Nārada among the devarṣis is I — the mahā-bhāgavata who embodies both the discipline of maryādā (orderly devotion) and the sweetness of puṣṭi-rasa. Citraratha among the gandharvas is worthy of Vaiṣṇava contemplation; and Kapila is no ordinary siddha but a direct avatāra (divine descent) of Bhagavān, the speaker of the sāṃkhya-tattvas and the originator of the puṣṭi-sarga (graceful creation), wholly a vibhūti.

  • Śrīdharabhakti

    Among all trees I am the aśvattha; among those devas who by mantra-sight (mantra-darśana) attained the status of ṛṣis, I am Nārada. Among the gandharvas I am Citraratha; and among the siddhas — those who have from birth directly grasped the paramārtha-tattva (ultimate reality) — I am the muni named Kapila.

  • Madhusūdanaadvaita-bhakti

    Among all trees and plants I am the aśvattha; among the devarṣis — devas who by mantra-sight (mantra-darśitvena) attained ṛṣitva — I am Nārada. Among the gandharvas, the celestial musicians whose very nature is song, I am Citraratha. Among the siddhas — those who without effort have from birth attained the fullness of dharma, jñāna, vairāgya, aiśvarya, and direct grasp of paramārtha — I am the muni Kapila.

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