Word meanings
- mahā-ṛṣīṇām
- among the great seers
- bhṛguḥ
- Bhrigu
- aham
- I
- girām
- amongst chants
- asmi
- I am
- ekam akṣaram
- the syllable Om
- yajñānām
- of sacrifices
- japa-yajñaḥ
- sacrifice of the devotional repetition of the divine names of God
- asmi
- I am
- sthāvarāṇām
- amongst immovable things
- himālayaḥ
- the Himalayas
Translations
Among the great sages, I am Bhrigu; among words, I am the one syllable (Om); among sacrifices, I am the sacrifice of silent repetition; among the immovable things, I am the Himalayas.
Of the great seers, I am Bhrigu; of words, I am Om; of offerings, I am the silent prayer; among things immovable, I am the Himalayas.
Among the great sages, I am Bhrgu; of words, I am the single syllable (Om). Among rituals, I am the ritual of Japa of the immovables, the Himalayas.
महर्षियोंमें भृगु और वाणियों-(शब्दों-) में एक अक्षर अर्थात् प्रणव मैं हूँ। सम्पूर्ण यज्ञोंमें जपयज्ञ और स्थिर रहनेवालोंमें हिमालय मैं हूँ।Commentary
Manu has said Whatever else the Brahmana may or may not do, he attains salvation by Japa (silent repetition of a Mantra) alone. Bhrigu is one of the mindborn of the Creator. Himalaya The highest mountain range in the world. Japayajna There is neither injury nor loss in this Yajna. Therefore, it is regarded as the best of all Yajnas.