Bhagavad Gita · Vibhuti YogaChapter 10, Shloka 28 (10.28)
Original Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
आयुधानामहं वज्रं धेनूनामस्मि कामधुक्
प्रजनश्चास्मि कन्दर्पः सर्पाणामस्मि वासुकिः
॥ 10.28 ॥
āyudhānāmahaṃ vajraṃ dhenūnāmasmi kāmadhuk
prajanaścāsmi kandarpaḥ sarpāṇāmasmi vāsukiḥ
Translation
"Among weapons I am the thunderbolt (vajra), among cows Kamadhenu; I am Kandarpa (desire), the cause of procreation, and among serpents, Vasuki."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. āyudhānām ahaṃ vajraṃ dadhīcyasthisaṃbhavam — the vajra made from the bones of Dadhichi; kāmadhuk vasiṣṭhasya sarvakāmānāṃ dogdhrī, sāmānyā vā kāmadhuk; prajanaḥ prajanayitā asmi kaṃdarpaḥ kāmaḥ.
Acharya Ramanuja. dhenūnāṃ havirdughānāṃ madhye kāmadhuk, divyā surabhiḥ; prajanaḥ jananahetuḥ kandarpaḥ ca aham asmi; sarpāḥ ekaśirasaḥ teṣāṃ madhye vāsukiḥ — among single-headed serpents, Vasuki (as distinct from the many-headed "nagas" of the next verse).
AI-assisted draft translation — under review.