Chapter 10: Vibhooti Yoga, verse 34
मृत्युः सर्वहरश्चाहमुद्भवश्च भविष्यताम्।
कीर्तिः श्रीर्वाक्च नारीणां स्मृतिर्मेधा धृतिः क्षमा ॥
Say itmṛityuḥ sarva-haraśh chāham udbhavaśh cha bhaviṣhyatām
kīrtiḥ śhrīr vāk cha nārīṇāṁ smṛitir medhā dhṛitiḥ kṣhamā
Translation
And I am the all-devouring Death, and the source of prosperity for those who are to be prosperous; among the feminine qualities, I am fame, prosperity, speech, memory, intelligence, firmness, and forgiveness.
Swami Sivananda
And I am Death, the destroyer of all; and the bestower of prosperity to those destined to be prosperous. Of the feminine [Narinam may mean 'of the feminine qualities'. According to Sridhara Swami and S., the words fame etc. signify the goddesses of the respective qualities. According to M.S. these seven goddesses are the wives of the god Dharma.-Tr.] (I am) fame, beauty, speech, memory, intelligence, fortitude, and forbearance.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
I am also death, which snatches away all. I am the origin of all that will be born. Among women, I am fame, prosperity, speech, memory, intelligence, endurance, and forgiveness.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
I am the Death that carries away all and also the Birth of all that are to be born; of the wives of men, I am Fame, Fortune, Speech, Memory, Wisdom, Constancy, and Patience.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
I am all-devouring Death; I am the Origin of all that will happen; I am Fame, Fortune, Speech, Memory, Intellect, Constancy, and Forgiveness.
Shri Purohit Swami
सबका हरण करनेवाली मृत्यु और उत्पन्न होनेवालोंका उभ्दव मैं हूँ तथा स्त्री-जातिमें कीर्ति, श्री, वाक्, स्मृति, मेधा, धृति और क्षमा मैं हूँ।
Swami Ramsukhdas
मैं सर्वभक्षक मृत्यु और भविष्य में होने वालों की उत्पत्ति का कारण हूँ; स्त्रियों में कीर्ति, श्री, वाक (वाणी), स्मृति, मेधा, धृति और क्षमा 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.
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