Sārathi

Word

vāyuḥ

Used in 5 verses of the Bhagavad Gita.

How it is translated

Every verse

  1. 2.67इन्द्रियाणां हि चरतां यन्मनोऽनुविधीयते।indriyāṇāṁ hi charatāṁ yan mano ’nuvidhīyateFor the mind, which follows in the wake of the wandering senses, carries away his discrimination, as the wind carries away a boat on the waters.Here: wind
  2. 7.4भूमिरापोऽनलो वायुः खं मनो बुद्धिरेव च।bhūmir-āpo ’nalo vāyuḥ khaṁ mano buddhir eva chaEarth, water, fire, air, ether, mind, intellect, and egoism—thus is My Nature divided eightfold.Here: air
  3. 9.6यथाऽऽकाशस्थितो नित्यं वायुः सर्वत्रगो महान्।yathākāśha-sthito nityaṁ vāyuḥ sarvatra-go mahānAs the mighty wind, moving everywhere, always rests in the ether, so too, know that all beings rest in Me.Here: the wind
  4. 11.39वायुर्यमोऽग्निर्वरुणः शशाङ्कःvāyur yamo ’gnir varuṇaḥ śhaśhāṅkaḥYou 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…Here: the god of wind
  5. 15.8शरीरं यदवाप्नोति यच्चाप्युत्क्रामतीश्वरः।śharīraṁ yad avāpnoti yach chāpy utkrāmatīśhvaraḥWhen the Lord, as the individual soul, obtains a body and when He leaves it, He takes these with Him, just as the wind takes the scents from their seats (flowers, etc.).Here: the air