Bhagavad Gita · Vibhuti YogaChapter 10, Shloka 29 (10.29)
Original Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
अनन्तश्चास्मि नागानां वरुणो यादसामहम्
पितॄणामर्यमा चास्मि यमः संयमतामहम्
॥ 10.29 ॥
anantaścāsmi nāgānāṃ varuṇo yādasāmaham
pitṝṇāmaryamā cāsmi yamaḥ saṃyamatāmaham
Translation
"Among the nagas I am Ananta (Shesha), among water-dwellers Varuna; among the ancestors I am Aryaman, and among those who govern, Yama."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. anantaś ca asmi nāgānāṃ nāgaviśeṣāṇāṃ nāgarājaś ca asmi; varuṇo yādasām aham abdevatānāṃ rājā aham; pitṝṇām aryamā nāma pitṛrājaś ca asmi; yamaḥ saṃyamatāṃ saṃyamanaṃ kurvatām aham.
Acharya Ramanuja. nāgā bahuśirasaḥ — nagas = the many-headed (as distinct from the single-headed serpents of 10.28); yādāṃsi jalavāsinaḥ, teṣāṃ varuṇaḥ aham; atra api na nirdhāraṇe ṣaṣṭhī — Varuna is not one of the water-dwellers but their lord; daṇḍayatāṃ vaivasvataḥ aham — among those who punish, Yama.
AI-assisted draft translation — under review.