Bhagavad Gītā · Chapter 10, Verse 25
महर्षीणां भृगुरहं गिरामस्म्येकमक्षरम्।
यज्ञानां जपयज्ञोऽस्मि स्थावराणां हिमालयः।।
यज्ञानां जपयज्ञोऽस्मि स्थावराणां हिमालयः।।
maharṣīṇāṁ bhṛgur ahaṁ girām asmyekam akṣaram
yajñānāṁ japa-yajño ’smi sthāvarāṇāṁ himālayaḥ
also searched as "maharshinam bhrigur aham giram asmyekam aksharam"
Translation
Of the great seers, I am Bhrgu; of words, I am the single-lettered word Om; of sacrifices, I am the sacrifice of Japa; of immovable things, I am the Himalayas.
Vāṇi's rendering
Of seers I am Bhrigu; of words, the one syllable Om; of offerings, silent repetition; of the unmoving, Himalaya.
Word by word
| Sanskrit & transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|
| महर्षीणाम्maharṣīṇāṁ | of the great seers |
| भृगुःbhṛguḥ | Bhrigu (final visarga becomes r before ahaṁ) |
| अहम्ahaṁ | I am |
| गिराम्girām | of words, of all speech |
| अस्मिasmi | I am (joined with the next word as asmyekam) |
| एकम्ekam | the one, the single |
| अक्षरम्akṣaram | syllable — the imperishable sound Om |
| यज्ञानाम्yajñānāṁ | of offerings, of sacrifices |
| जपयज्ञःjapa-yajñaḥ | the offering made by quiet repetition of a name |
| अस्मिasmi | I am (the initial a is elided after japa-yajño) |
| स्थावराणाम्sthāvarāṇāṁ | of things that do not move |
| हिमालयःhimālayaḥ | Himalaya, the abode of snow |
Frequently asked
What does Bhagavad Gita Chapter 10 Verse 25 mean?
Krishna names himself in four places: Bhṛgu among seers, Om among all words, japa among offerings, Himālaya among unmoving things. Each is the still point of its class — the seer who saw, the syllable that holds every syllable, the offering with no smoke, the mountain that stays. He is pointing to what does not shift.
What does maharshinam bhrigur aham giram asmyekam aksharam teach?
That speech has a centre. Of every word ever spoken, Krishna claims one syllable — akṣaram, the imperishable. All language moves and dies; this one does not. When you say it, you are not adding to the noise of the world. You are touching the place the noise came from.
Why is japa called the greatest of all sacrifices?
Because nothing is destroyed in it. Other offerings consume something — grain, wealth, an animal, hours of ritual. Japa costs no life and needs no priest. It can be done walking, working, waiting. Krishna ranks the quietest practice with Himālaya and Om, which tells you what he values: not scale, but constancy.
Why does Krishna call himself the Himalaya here?
Because among all things that do not move, it is the one that most refuses to. Sthāvara means fixed, rooted, unbudging. Krishna is claiming steadiness itself as his own form. When your circumstances shake, you are not being asked to stop the shaking — only to find, in yourself, what does not shake with it.
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Commentary
Among all the offerings a person can make — fire, wealth, the elaborate rite — Krishna picks the one that makes no noise and costs nothing. A name repeated under the breath. Arjuna is being shown where greatness actually lives, and it keeps turning up in small, still places: one syllable out of all speech, one mountain that has never moved. The list is not about grandeur. It is about what stays. You do not need an altar or an audience to make an offering. You need a word, and the patience to say it again when nothing seems to happen.