Chapter 10 · Verse 23·Spoken by Krishna
रुद्राणां शङ्करश्चास्मि वित्तेशो यक्षरक्षसाम्। वसूनां पावकश्चास्मि मेरुः शिखरिणामहम्
rudrāṇāṁ śhaṅkaraśh chāsmi vitteśho yakṣha-rakṣhasām vasūnāṁ pāvakaśh chāsmi meruḥ śhikhariṇām aham
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Sanskrit recitation by Swami Brahmānanda
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Among the Rudras, I am Aja, Ekapada, Ahirbudhnya, Pinaki, Aparajita, Tryam-baka, Mahesvara, Vrsakapi, Sambhu, Harana, and Isvara; among the Yaksas and goblins, I am Kubera; among the Vasus, I am Fire; and among the mountains, I am Meru.
Swami Gambiranandaafter Śaṅkara's bhāṣya· paired with Śaṅkara
Of the Rudras, I am Sankara. Of the Yaksas and Raksasas, I am the Lord of Wealth (Kubera). Of the Vasus, I am Agni; of the mountains, I am Meru.
Swami Adidevanandaafter Rāmānuja's bhāṣya· paired with Rāmānuja
And of the Rudras, I am Sankara; of the Yaksas and the Raksas, I am the Lord of Wealth (Kubera); of the Vasus, I am the Fire-God; of the mountains, I am Meru.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayanafter Madhva's bhāṣya· paired with Madhva
And among the Rudras, I am Sankara; among the Yakshas and Rakshasas, the Lord of Wealth (Kubera); among the Vasus, I am Pavaka (Fire); and among the seven mountains, I am Meru.
Swami SivanandaThe Bhagavad Gita
Among forces of vitality, I am the life; I am Mammon to the heathens and the godless; I am the energy in fire, earth, wind, sky, heaven, sun, moon, and planets; and among mountains, I am Mount Meru.
Shri Purohit SwamiThe Geeta
This is a brief sub-gloss. For a fuller reading of this verse, see Madhusūdana, Śaṅkara, or Rāmānuja above.
Of the eleven Rudras I am Śaṅkara. Of the yakṣas and rākṣasas I am the lord of wealth, Kubera. Of the eight Vasus I am the purifier, fire. Of the peaked ones, those that have peaks, I am Meru.
Contemporary English rendering of the Sanskrit bhāṣya, pending scholar review.
This is a brief sub-gloss. For a fuller reading of this verse, see Madhusūdana, Śaṅkara, or Rāmānuja above.
Of the eleven Rudras I am Shankara. Of yakshas and rakshasas I am Vaishravana. Of the eight Vasus I am the fire. Of crested things, of the mountains shining with peaks, I am Meru.
Contemporary English rendering of the Sanskrit bhāṣya, pending scholar review.
This is a brief sub-gloss. For a fuller reading of this verse, see Madhusūdana, Śaṅkara, or Rāmānuja above.
Madhvacharya does not comment on this verse.
Contemporary English rendering of the Sanskrit bhāṣya, pending scholar review.