Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 10: The Divine Glories

Bhagavad Gita 10.25

maharṣīṇāṃ bhṛgurahaṃ girāmasmyekamakṣaram | yajñānāṃ japayajño'smi sthāvarāṇāṃ himālayaḥ ||

Among the great seers I am Bhrigu; among words I am the single syllable Om; among sacrifices I am the sacrifice of silent repetition; among immovable things I am the Himalaya.

Modern context

Among sacrifices, Krishna names japa, the quiet repetition of a sacred word or name. Of all forms of worship, this is the simplest: no fire, no priest, no materials. It can be done anywhere, by anyone, at any time. Its placement here, above the grand rituals, says something about what matters most. And among the immovable, the Himalaya: steadiness at its grandest.