Devanagari
महर्षीणां भृगुरहं गिरामस्म्येकमक्षरम् ।
यज्ञानां जपयज्ञोऽस्मि स्थावराणां हिमालय: ॥ २५ ॥
Verse text
maharṣīṇāṁ bhṛgur ahaṁ
girām asmy ekam akṣaram
yajṣānāṁ japa-yajṣo ’smi
sthāvarāṇāṁ himālayaḥ
Synonyms
mahā-ṛṣīṇām
—
among the great sages
;
bhṛguḥ
—
Bhṛgu
;
aham
—
I am
;
girām
—
of vibrations
;
asmi
—
I am
;
ekam akṣaram
—
praṇava
;
yajṣānām
—
of sacrifices
;
japa-yajṣaḥ
—
chanting
;
asmi
—
I am
;
sthāvarāṇām
—
of immovable things
;
himālayaḥ
—
the Himālayan mountains.
Translation
Of the great sages I am Bhṛgu; of vibrations I am the transcendental oṁ. Of sacrifices I am the chanting of the holy names [japa], and of immovable things I am the Himālayas.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
25. Among the great sages, I am Bhṛgu. Among words, I am oṁ. Among sacrifices, I am japa. Among immovable objects, I am the Himālayas.
Translation (Baladeva Vidyabhusana)
25. Among the great sages, I am Bhṛgu. Among words, I am om. Among sacrifices, I am japa. Among immovable objects, I am the Himālayas.
Purport
Brahmā, the first living creature within the universe, created several sons for the propagation of various kinds of species. Among these sons, Bhṛgu is the most powerful sage. Of all the transcendental vibrations, oṁ ( oṁ-kāra ) represents Kṛṣṇa. Of all sacrifices, the chanting of Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare is the purest representation of Kṛṣṇa. Sometimes animal sacrifices are recommended, but in the sacrifice of Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, there is no question of violence. It is the simplest and the purest. Whatever is sublime in the worlds is a representation of Kṛṣṇa. Therefore the Himālayas, the greatest mountains in the world, also represent Him. The mountain named Meru was mentioned in a previous verse, but Meru is sometimes movable, whereas the Himālayas are never movable. Thus the Himālayas are greater than Meru.
Purport (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
Ekākṣara, one syllable, refers to the praṇava om.
Purport (Baladeva Vidyabhusana)
Among the great sages, the sons of Brahmā, I am the very powerful Bhṛgu. Among words, I am the single syllable praṇava. Among sacrifices, I am the japa sacrifice, outstanding because it does not involve killing animals. Among immovable, stable objects, I am the Himālayas. Meru and the Himālayas are taken as two separate vibhūtis because the first is outstanding because of height, and the second because of immovability.