Shloka
महर्षीणां भृगुरहं गिरामस्म्येकमक्षरम् |
यज्ञानां जपयज्ञोऽस्मि स्थावराणां हिमालयः ||१०-२५||Transliteration
maharṣīṇāṃ bhṛgurahaṃ girāmasmyekamakṣaram .
yajñānāṃ japayajño.asmi sthāvarāṇāṃ himālayaḥ ||10-25||Translations
Dr.S.Sankaranarayan
10.25. Of the great seers, I am Bhrgu; of the words, I am the Single-syllable (Om); of the sacrifices [performed with external objects], I am the sacrifice of muttering prayer; of the immovables, I am the Himalayan range.
Shri Purohit Swami
10.25 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.
Sri Abhinav Gupta
10.25 See Comment under 10.42
Sri Ramanuja
10.25 Of great seers like Marici etc., I am Bhrgu. Words are sounds that convey meaning. Of such words, I am the single-lettered word Pranava (Or Om). Of the sacrifices, I am the sacrifice of Japa (sacred formula silently repeated) which is the most prominent form of sacrificial offerings. Of immovables or mountains, I am the Himalaya.
Sri Shankaracharya
10.25 Maharsinam, among the great sages, I am Bhrgu, Giram, of words, of utterances, in the form of words; I am the ekam, single; aksaram, syllable Om. Yajnanam, among rituals; I am the japa-yajnah, rituals of Japa. Sthavaranam, of the immovables, I am the Himalaya.
Swami Adidevananda
10.25 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.
Swami Gambirananda
10.25 Among the great sages I am Bhrgu; of words I am the single syllable (Om) [Om is the best because it is the name as well as the symbol of Brahman.]. Among rituals I am the ritual of Japa [Japa, muttering prayers-repeating passages from the Vedas, silently repeating names of deities, etc. Rituals often involve killing of animals. But Japa is free from such injury, and hence the best.] of the immovables, the Himalaya.
Swami Sivananda
10.25 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.
Commentaries
Swami Sivananda
10.25 महर्षीणाम् among the great Rishis? भृगुः Bhrigu? अहम् I? गिराम् among words? अस्मि (I) am? ऐकम् the one? अक्षरम् syllable? यज्ञानाम् among sacrifices? जपयज्ञः the sacrifice of silent repetition? अस्मि (I) am? स्थावराणाम् among immovable things? हिमालयः Himalayas.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.