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BG 10.23

रुद्राणां शङ्करश्चास्मि वित्तेशो यक्षरक्षसाम्
वसूनां पावकश्चास्मि मेरुः शिखरिणामहम्

rudrāṇāṃ śaṅkaraś cāsmi
vitteśo yakṣarakṣasām
vasūnāṃ pāvakaś cāsmi
meruḥ śikhariṇām aham

SYNONYMS

rudrāṇām: Of the Rudras | śaṃṅkaraḥ: Shankara | ca 1: and | asmi 1: I am | vitta-īśaḥ: the Lord of wealth (Kubera) | yakṣa-rakṣasām: Of the Yakshas and Rakshashas | vasūnām: Of the Vasus | pāvakaḥ: Agni | ca 2: and | asmi 2: I am | meruḥ: Meru | śikhariṇām: of the mountains | aham: I am |

TRANSLATION

Of the Rudras I am Shankara. Of the Yakshas and Rakshashas, I am the Lord of wealth (Kubera). Of the Vasus, I am Agni; of the mountains, I am Meru.

PURPORT

Of eleven Rudras I am Shańkara. Of Yaksas and Raksasas I am Kubera,son of Vishravas. Among the eight Vasus I am Agni. Of mountains, namely, of those mountains whicn shine with peaks, I am Meru.