Gita Dhyanam - 9

 

यं ब्रह्मा वरुणेन्द्ररुद्रमरुतः स्तुन्वन्ति दिव्यैः स्तवैः वेदैः साङ्गपदक्रमोपनिषदैः गायन्ति यं सामगाः ।

ध्यानावस्थिततद्गतेन मनसा पश्यन्ति यं योगिनः यस्यान्तं न विदुः सुरासुरगणाः देवाय तस्मै नमः ॥ ९॥

Yam brahmA varunendrarudramarutaH stuvanti divyaiH stavaiH vedaiH sAngapadakramopaniShadaiH gAyanti yam sAmagAH.

dhyAnAvastitatadgatena manasA pashyanti yam yoginaH yasyAntam na viduH surAsuragaNAH devAya tasmai namaH..9..

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यं                                  - Whom

वरुण इन्द्र रुद्र मरुतः         - Varuna, Indra, rudra , marut

स्तुन्वन्ति                          - Praise

दिव्यैः                             -with divine

स्तवैः                              - hymns

वेदैः                               -with Vedas

स अङ्ग पद​-क्रम                - along with the Vedangas, in proper pada-krama

उपनिषदैः                        - along with Upanishads

गायन्ति                           - Sing

यं                                  -whom

सामगाः                           - the vedic scholars

ध्यान अवस्थित                  - in the state of meditaion

तत् गतेन​                         - having absorbed in it

मनसा                             - with the mind

पश्यन्ति                          - see

यं                                  - whom

योगिनः                           - the yogis

यस्यान्तं                           - whose end

न                                  -is not

विदुः                              -known

सुर असुर गणाः                 - to the suras and asuras

देवाय                             - to that Lord

तस्मै                               - to him

नमः                               -Salutations

Meaning :

Salutation to him, who is worshipped by Brahma, Varuna, Indra , Rudra, Marut with divine chants; Who is pleased by scholars who recite Vedas along with vedangas, Upanishads following the word sequence, Who is seen by yogis who are absorbed in him, with their mind merging in him, And whose end is not known even by the devas and Asuras.

Significance :

                      In this verse we render our Salutations to the Supreme God before beginning the study of Gita. The Supreme is worshipped by all beings and it is beautifully explained in this verse. The Supreme is the Supreme knowledge who is beyond our perception. The word ‘div’ means to shine, to light, giving, spreading light . It is the Supreme God spreads the light of knowledge in our hearts which is filled with darkness of ignorance. When one realises this Supreme Consiousness, he experiences Bliss. The Supreme which is described in this verse is pure consciousness which is devoid of any form, ‘shuddha chaitanya’.

                          The Supreme consciousness is worshipped by the ‘devas’, which imply the upasana of Nirguna parabrahmam. The term ‘sAmagAH’ include the scholars who recite the Vedas , not restricted only to the scholars of sAma veda. A veda hymn can be recited in 10 ways like – pada , krama, jatA, Gana,Rekha, dhanda, ratha,etc. While the Devas and Vedic Scholars praise the Supreme aloud, He is seen by the Yogis, who has stable mind. The Supreme is beyond the perception of ‘Suras and Asuras’, the term sura – can be perceived as those who go behind materialistic happiness in a right way and Asuras – as those who go behind the same in a wrong way. He is beyond the perception of both!