Chapter 10: Vibhūti-yoga: Verse 25
महर्षीणां भृगुरहं गिरामस्म्येकमक्षरम् ।
यज्ञानां जपयज्ञोऽस्मि स्थावराणां हिमालय:॥
maharṣīṇāṃ bhṛgur-ahaṃ girām-asmy-ekam-akṣaram
yajñānāṃ japa-yajño’smi sthāvarāṇāṃ himālaya: – 10.25
Of all Sages, I (the Supreme) am Bhrigu. Of all words, I am the single letter called OM. Of various Yajñas (sacrifices), I am japa-yajña (repetition of sacred words). Among the immovables, I am Himalayas.
Chapter 10: Vibhūti-yoga - Verse 25
Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha
Knowledge, an intelligential gain, when articulated becomes functional, assuming ineffable potential. Words are audible thoughts. Letters make words, denoting ideas, the units of knowledge.
OM is the auspicious monosyllable, made of three syllables, A, U and M, representing the entire gamut of knowledge we articulate. It signifies wakeful, dream and sleep states that constitute human life.
Krishna described yajnas in chapters 3 and 4, rating jñāna-yajna as superior to material offering. Here he holds japa-yajna as the most pronounced of all yajñas. Countless people can together conduct japa-yajña. How drastically did it transform dacoit Ratnakara into Sage Valmiki in a short spell! Japa-yajña is par supreme!
