Word meanings
- vāyuḥ
- the god of wind
- yamaḥ
- the god of death
- agniḥ
- the god of fire
- varuṇaḥ
- the god of water
- śaśa-aṅkaḥ
- the moon-God
- prajāpatiḥ
- Brahma
- tvam
- you
- prapitāmahaḥ
- the great-grandfather
- ca
- and
- namaḥ
- my salutations
- namaḥ
- my salutations
- te
- unto you
- astu
- let there be
- sahasra-kṛtvaḥ
- a thousand times
- punaḥ ca
- and again
- bhūyaḥ
- again
- api
- also
- namaḥ
- (offering) my salutations
- namaḥ te
- offering my salutations unto you
Translations
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.
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!
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!
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 !Commentary
Prajapati Marichi and others were the seven mindborn sons of Brahma. Kasyapa descended from Marichi and from Kasyapa came all other progeny. Therefore? Marichi? Kasyapa and others are known as Prajapatis or the gods or progeny. The word Prajapati here is interpreted by some as Kasyapa and other Prajapatis. But as the word has been used here in the singular number it is appropriate to take Brahma as Prajapati. Brahma is the grandfather (Pitamaha) of Kasyapa. Brahma or the Hiranyagarbha is the Karya Brahman (effect).
Isvara is the Karana Brahman (the cause for Brahma). Therefore? Isvara is the greatgrandfather. He is the father of, even Brahma. Isvara has Maya as the limiting adjunct. Maya is His causal body. Isvara has no plane. Maya is in an undifferentiated state. She is in a state where the alities of Nature (Gunas) are in eilibrium. When the eilibrium is disturbed through the will of Isvara, the three Gunas? Brahma? Vishnu and Siva manifest. Thou art the moon alludes to and includes the sun also.
Punah? Bhuyah Again. Salutations a thousand times and again salutations. This indicates that Arjuna had intense faith in and boundless devotion for Lord Krishna. He was not satisfied even if he prostrated himself a thousand times.