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अश्वत्थः सर्ववृक्षाणां देवर्षीणां च नारदः। गन्धर्वाणां चित्ररथः सिद्धानां कपिलो मुनिः।।10.26।।

aśhvatthaḥ sarva-vṛikṣhāṇāṁ devarṣhīṇāṁ cha nāradaḥ gandharvāṇāṁ chitrarathaḥ siddhānāṁ kapilo muniḥ

Sanskrit Chant Recitation
Chapter 10, Verse 26
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Sanskrit to English Translation

Translator:
Among all the trees, I am the Peepul; among the divine sages, I am Narada; among the Gandharvas, I am Chitraratha; among the perfected, I am the sage Kapila.

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Why: among trees, he is the sacred fig, among divine sages, Narada, among celestial musicians, Chitraratha, among the perfected, sage Kapila, continuing to expand the range of categories covered.

In life: the sheer range and specificity of categories in this long list is itself part of the teaching, excellence and essence show up everywhere, not just in the obviously grand or spiritual categories.

Teaching: extend your own habit of noticing excellence or essence into an unexpected, ordinary category you wouldn't normally think to apply it to.

aśhvatthaḥthe banyan tree
sarva-vṛikṣhāṇāmamongst all trees
deva-ṛiṣhīṇāmamongst celestial sages
chaand
nāradaḥNarad
gandharvāṇāmamongst the gandharvas
chitrarathaḥChitrarath
siddhānāmof all those who are perfected
kapilaḥ muniḥsage Kapil

Deep Classical Commentary (Bhashya)

Author:
10.26 अश्वत्थः Asvattha? सर्ववृक्षाणाम् among all trees? देवर्षीणाम् among Divine Rishis? च and? नारदः Narada? गन्धर्वाणाम् among Gandharvas? चित्ररथः Chitraratha? सिद्धानाम् among the Siddhas or the perfected? कपिलः Kapila? मुनिः sage.Commentary Devarshis are gods and at the same time Rishis or seers of Mantras.Siddhas are the perfected ones those who at their very birth attained without any effort Dharma (virtue)? Jnana (knowledge of the Self)? Vairagya (dispassion) and Aisvarya (lordship).Muni is one who does Manana or reflection one who meditates.