Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 11, Verse 39
वायुर्यमोऽग्निर्वरुणः शशाङ्कः प्रजापतिस्त्वं प्रपितामहश्च । नमो नमस्तेऽस्तु सहस्रकृत्वः पुनश्च भूयोऽपि नमो नमस्ते
vāyuryamo'gnirvaruṇaḥ śaśāṅkaḥ prajāpatistvaṃ prapitāmahaśca | namo namaste'stu sahasrakṛtvaḥ punaśca bhūyo'pi namo namaste
Translation
Thou art Vāyu, Yama, Agni, Varuṇa, the Moon, Prajāpati, and the Great Grand-Father. Hail! Hail to Thee! a thousand times, and again and again hail! hail to Thee!
— Alladi Mahadeva Sastri
Word meanings
- vāyuḥ
- Vāyu
- yamaḥ
- Yama
- agniḥ
- Agni
- varuṇaḥ
- Varuna
- śaśāṅkaḥ
- moon
- prajāpatiḥ
- Prajāpati
- tvam
- Thou
- prapitāmahaḥ
- great-grand-father
- ca
- and
- namaḥ
- hail
- te
- to thee
- astu
- be
- sahasrakṛtvaḥ
- thousand times
- punaḥ
- again
- ca
- and
- bhūyaḥ
- again
- api
- also
- namaḥ
- hail
- te
- to thee
Śaṅkarācārya's commentary
Prajāpati: such as Kaśyapa. Great Grand-Father: the father even of Brahmā. Again: This shows Arjuna's dissatisfaction due to his extreme faith and devotion.