Chapter 11: Vishwaroopa Darshana Yoga, verse 39
वायुर्यमोऽग्निर्वरुणः शशाङ्कः
प्रजापतिस्त्वं प्रपितामहश्च।
नमो नमस्तेऽस्तु सहस्रकृत्वः
पुनश्च भूयोऽपि नमो नमस्ते ॥
Say itvāyur yamo ’gnir varuṇaḥ śhaśhāṅkaḥ
prajāpatis tvaṁ prapitāmahaśh cha
namo namas te ’stu sahasra-kṛitvaḥ
punaśh cha bhūyo ’pi namo namas te
Translation
You are Vayu, Yama, Agni, Varuna, the moon, the Creator, and the great-grandfather. I offer my salutations to You a thousand times, and again I offer my salutations to You.
Swami Sivananda
You are air, death, fire, the god of the waters, the moon, the Lord of creatures, and the great-grandfather. Salutations to you a thousand times! Salutations to you again and again! Salutations!
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
(a) You are Yayu, Yama, Agni, Varuna, Sashanka, Prajapati, and the great-grandsire.
(b) Hail to You a thousand times! Hail to You again and yet again!
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
You are Vayu, Yama, Agni, Varuna, the Moon, Prajapati, and the great-paternal-grandfather; I offer salutations to You a thousand times, and again, even more salutations to You.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
You are the wind, you are death, you are the fire, the water, the moon, the father, and the grandfather. Honor and glory to you a thousand and a thousand times! Again and again, salutations to you, O my Lord!
Shri Purohit Swami
आप ही वायु, यमराज, अग्नि, वरुण, चन्द्रमा, दक्ष आदि प्रजापति और प्रपितामह (ब्रह्माजीके भी पिता) हैं। आपको हजारों बार नमस्कार हो! नमस्कार हो ! ! और फिर भी आपको बार-बार नमस्कार हो ! नमस्कार हो !
Swami Ramsukhdas
आप वायु, यम, अग्नि, वरुण, चन्द्रमा, प्रजापति (ब्रह्मा) और प्रपितामह (ब्रह्मा के भी कारण) हैं; आपके लिए सहस्र बार नमस्कार, नमस्कार है, पुन: आपको बारम्बार नमस्कार, नमस्कार है।
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.