Bhagavad Gita · Vibhuti YogaChapter 10, Shloka 23 (10.23)
Original Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
रुद्राणां शङ्करश्चास्मि वित्तेशो यक्षरक्षसाम्
वसूनां पावकश्चास्मि मेरुः शिखरिणामहम्
॥ 10.23 ॥
rudrāṇāṃ śaṅkaraścāsmi vitteśo yakṣarakṣasām
vasūnāṃ pāvakaścāsmi meruḥ śikhariṇāmaham
Translation
"Among the Rudras I am Shankara, among the yakshas and rakshasas Kubera; among the Vasus I am Agni, and among peaked mountains, Meru."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. rudrāṇām ekādaśānāṃ śaṃkaraś ca asmi; vitteśaḥ kuberaḥ yakṣarakṣasāṃ; vasūnām aṣṭānāṃ pāvakaś ca asmi agniḥ.
Acharya Ramanuja. rudrāṇām ekādaśānāṃ śaṅkaraḥ aham asmi; yakṣarakṣasāṃ vaiśravaṇaḥ aham; śikhariṇāṃ śikharaśobhināṃ parvatānāṃ madhye meruḥ aham — among mountains adorned with peaks, Meru.
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