Chapter 10: Vibhooti Yoga, verse 25
महर्षीणां भृगुरहं गिरामस्म्येकमक्षरम्।
यज्ञानां जपयज्ञोऽस्मि स्थावराणां हिमालयः ॥
Say itmaharṣhīṇāṁ bhṛigur ahaṁ girām asmyekam akṣharam
yajñānāṁ japa-yajño ’smi sthāvarāṇāṁ himālayaḥ
Translation
Among the great sages, I am Bhrigu; among words, I am the one syllable (Om); among sacrifices, I am the sacrifice of silent repetition; among the immovable things, I am the Himalayas.
Swami Sivananda
Among the great sages, I am Bhrgu; of words, I am the single syllable (Om). Among rituals, I am the ritual of Japa of the immovables, the Himalayas.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
Of the great seers, I am Bhrgu; of words, I am the single-lettered word Om; of sacrifices, I am the sacrifice of Japa; of immovable things, I am the Himalayas.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
Of the great seers, I am Bhrgu; of the words, I am the single-syllable (Om); of the sacrifices [performed with external objects], I am the sacrifice of muttered prayer; of the immovables, I am the Himalayan range.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
Of the great seers, I am Bhrigu; of words, I am Om; of offerings, I am the silent prayer; among things immovable, I am the Himalayas.
Shri Purohit Swami
महर्षियोंमें भृगु और वाणियों-(शब्दों-) में एक अक्षर अर्थात् प्रणव मैं हूँ। सम्पूर्ण यज्ञोंमें जपयज्ञ और स्थिर रहनेवालोंमें हिमालय मैं हूँ।
Swami Ramsukhdas
मैं महर्षियों में भृगु और वाणी (शब्दों) में एकाक्षर ओंकार हूँ। मैं यज्ञों में जपयज्ञ और स्थावरों (अचलों) में हिमालय हूँ।
Swami Tejomayananda
Classical commentariesFor deeper study. Most are in the original Sanskrit.
Advaita
Non-dual: the self and the absolute are one.
Vishishtadvaita
Qualified non-dual: souls are real parts of the divine.
Dvaita
Dual: the soul and God are eternally distinct.
Shuddhadvaita
Pure non-dual, centred on grace and devotion.
Kashmir Shaivism
The Gita read through Trika Shaiva philosophy.
Modern teachers
20th-century teachers writing for today's readers.