gita-begin

For Eternal Beginners

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रुद्रादित्या वसवो ये च साध्याः
विश्वेऽश्विनौ मरुतश्च ऊष्मपाश्च ।
गन्धर्व यक्ष असुर सिद्ध सङ्घाः 
वीक्षन्ते त्वाम् विस्मताः चैव सर्वे ॥ २२ ॥


rudrAdityA vasavo ye ca sAdhyAH
vizve'zvinau marutazca USmapAzca |
gandharva yakSa asura siddha saGghAH 
vIkSante tvAm vismatAH caiva sarve || 22 ||

रुद्राः [rudrAH] The manifestations of Shiva, आदियाः [AdiyAH] the powers of nature, वसवः [vasavaH] the forces of the universe, विश्वेऽश्विनौ [vizve'zvinau] the gods and physicians, मरुतः च [marutaH ca] the winds, ऊष्मपाः च [USmapAH ca] our ancestors, गन्धर्व यक्ष असुर सिद्ध [gandharva yakSa asura siddha] beautiful people, benign beings, thugs, achievers - सङ्गाः सर्वे [saGgAH sarve] all these communities वीक्षन्ते त्वाम् [vIkSante tvAm] look at You, विस्मताः चैव [vismatAH caiva] bewildered.

Everyone looked at You in bewilderment.

Though it’s not the dictionary meaning, the word ऊष्मप [USmapa] in this Shloka is used to mean ‘ancestor’, in accordance with a scripture that says- ऊष्म [USma] is meant for the ancestors.