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vedānāḿ sāma-vedo ’smi devānām asmi vāsavaḥ indriyāṇāḿ manaś cāsmi bhūtānām asmi cetanā Translation of Bhagavad Gita 10.22 Of the Vedas I am the Sama Veda; of the demigods I am Indra, the king of heaven; of the senses I am...

rudrāṇāḿ śańkaraś cāsmi vitteśo yakṣa-rakṣasām vasūnāḿ pāvakaś cāsmi meruḥ śikhariṇām aham Translation of Bhagavad Gita 10.23 Of all the Rudras I am Lord Shiva, of the Yakshas and Rakshasas I am the Lord of wealth...

purodhasāḿ ca mukhyaḿ māḿ viddhi pārtha bṛhaspatim senānīnām ahaḿ skandaḥ sarasām asmi sāgaraḥ Translation of Bhagavad Gita 10.24 Of priests, O Arjuna, know Me to be the chief, Brihaspati. Of generals I am Kartikeya, and...

maharṣīṇāḿ bhṛgur ahaḿ girām asmy ekam akṣaram yajñānāḿ japa-yajño ’smi sthāvarāṇāḿ himālayaḥ Translation of Bhagavad Gita 10.25 Of the great sages I am Bhrgu; of vibrations I am the transcendental om. Of sacrifices I...

aśvatthaḥ sarva-vṛkṣāṇāḿ devarṣīṇāḿ ca nāradaḥ gandharvāṇāḿ citrarathaḥ siddhānāḿ kapilo muniḥ Translation of Bhagavad Gita 10.26 Of all trees I am the banyan tree, and of the sages among the demigods I am Narada....

uccaiḥśravasam aśvānāḿ viddhi mām amṛtodbhavam airāvataḿ gajendrāṇāḿ narāṇāḿ ca narādhipam Translation of Bhagavad Gita 10.27 Of horses know Me to be Uccaihsrava, produced during the churning of the ocean for nectar. Of...

āyudhānām ahaḿ vajraḿ dhenūnām asmi kāma-dhuk prajanaś cāsmi kandarpaḥ sarpāṇām asmi vāsukiḥ Translation of Bhagavad Gita 10.28 Of weapons I am the thunderbolt; among cows I am the surabhi. Of causes for procreation I am...

anantaś cāsmi nāgānāḿ varuṇo yādasām aham pitṝṇām aryamā cāsmi yamaḥ saḿyamatām aham Translation of Bhagavad Gita 10.29 Of the many-hooded Nagas I am Ananta, and among the aquatics I am the demigod Varuna. Of departed...

prahlādaś cāsmi daityānāḿ kālaḥ kalayatām aham mṛgāṇāḿ ca mṛgendro ’haḿ vainateyaś ca pakṣiṇām Translation of Bhagavad Gita 10.30 Among the Daitya demons I am the devoted Prahlada, among subduers I am time, among beasts...

pavanaḥ pavatām asmi rāmaḥ śastra-bhṛtām aham jhaṣāṇāḿ makaraś cāsmi srotasām asmi jāhnavī Translation of Bhagavad Gita 10.31 Of purifiers I am the wind, of the wielders of weapons I am Rama, of fishes I am the shark, and...