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BG 10.29

अनन्तश्चास्मि नागानां वरुणो यादसामहम्
पितृणामर्यमा चास्मि यमः संयमतामहम्

anantaścāsmi nāgānāṃ varuṇo yādasāmaham
pitṛṇāmaryamā cāsmi yamaḥ saṃyamatāmaham

TRANSLATION

Of snakes, I am Ananta. Of aquatic-beings I am Varuna. Of manes, I am Aryama. Of subduers, I am Yama.

PURPORT

Of trees I am Ashvattha which is worthy of worship. Of celestial seers I am Narada. Kamadhuk is the divine cow. I am Kandarpa, the cause of progeny. Sarpas are single-headed snakes while Nagas are many-headed snakes. Aquatic creatures are known as Yadamsi. Of them I am Varuna. Of subduers, I am Yama, the son of the sun-god.