Sanskrit · Devanagari
आदित्यानामहं विष्णुर्ज्योतिषां रविरंशुमान्। मरीचिर्मरुतामस्मि नक्षत्राणामहं शशी ॥
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ādityānāmahaṃ viṣṇurjyotiṣāṃ raviraṃśumān marīcirmarutāmasmi nakṣatrāṇāmahaṃ śaśī
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Kashinath Trimbak Telang, 1882I am Viṣṇu among the Ādityas , the beaming sun among the shining (bodies) I am Marīci among the Maruts , and the moon among the lunar mansions.
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Śaṅkarācārya
।।10.21।। --,आदित्यानां द्वादशानां विष्णुः नाम आदित्यः अहम्। ज्योतिषां रविः प्रकाशयितृ़णाम् अंशुमान् रश्मिमान्। मरीचिः नाम मरुतां मरुद्देवताभेदानाम् अस्मि। नक्षत्राणाम् अहं शशी चन्द्रमाः।।
d79a58c0d130…Rāmānuja
10.21 Of Adityas, who are twelve in number, I am the twelfth Aditya, called Visnu, who is paramount. Of luminuous bodies, namely, among luminaries in the world, I am the sun, the most brilliant luminary. Of Maruts I am the paramount Marici. Of constellations, I am the moon. The genitive case here is not to specify one out of many included in a group. Its use is the same as what is exemplifed in the statement 'I am the consciousness in all beings' (10.22). I am the moon who is the Lord of the constellations.
1b56c990ccd2…Swami Sivananda
10.21 आदित्यानम् among the Adityas? अहम् I? विष्णुः Vishnu? ज्योतिषाम् among lights? रविः the sun? अंशुमान् radiant? मरीचिः Marichi? मरुताम् of the Maruts (winds)? अस्मि (I) am? नक्षत्राणाम् among the stars? अहम् I? शशी the moon.Commentary Of the twelve Adityas I am the Aditya known as Vishnu? Dhata? Mitra? Aryama? Rudra? Varuna? Bhaga? Surya? Vivasvan? Pusham? Savita? Tvashta and Vishnu are the twelve Adityas. The twelve months of the year are the Adityas.The Maruts are the gods controlling the winds. Some hold that there are seven of them while others say there are fortynine.The twelve Adityas? the luminaries like Agni? lightning? etc.? the Maruts? the stars? etc.? are the Samanya Vibhutis (ordinary manifestations) of the Lord. Vishnu? the sun? Marichi? and the moon are His Visesha Vibhutis (special manifestations) and hence they have greater splendour in them.You can superimpose the Lord on the sun and the moon? and meditate on them as forms of the Lord. You can practise the same kind of meditation on all forms mentioned in the following verses of this chapter.
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