Chapter 10 · Vibhuti Yoga — The Yoga of Divine GloriesKrishna
Verse 23
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 10, श्लोक 23
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
रुद्राणां शङ्करश्चास्मि वित्तेशो यक्षरक्षसाम्।
वसूनां पावकश्चास्मि मेरुः शिखरिणामहम्॥
Transliteration
Rudranam Shankarash-Cha-Asmi Vittesho Yaksha-Rakshasam.
Vasunam Pavakash-Cha-Asmi Meruh Shikharinam-Aham.
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
रुद्राणाम्rudranamof the Rudras
शङ्करःshankarahShankara (Shiva)
वित्तेशःvitteshahlord of wealth (Kubera)
यक्षरक्षसाम्yaksha-rakshasamof Yakshas and Rakshasas
वसूनाम्vasunamof the Vasus
पावकःpavakahfire
मेरुःmeruhMount Meru
शिखरिणाम्shikharinamof mountains
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
रुद्रों में मैं शंकर (शिव) हूँ, यक्षों और राक्षसों में कुबेर (वित्तेश) हूँ, वसुओं में अग्नि हूँ और पर्वतों में मेरु हूँ।
English Translation
Of the Rudras I am Shankara (Shiva); of the Yakshas and Rakshasas I am Kubera (the lord of wealth); of the Vasus I am Agni (fire); and of mountains I am Meru.
Commentary (टीका)
Krishna continues identifying Himself with the foremost in each category. Shankara (Shiva) is the greatest of the eleven Rudras, Kubera is the lord of wealth among supernatural beings, fire (Agni) is the purifier among the Vasus, and Meru is the cosmic mountain at the center of the universe. These identifications span the divine, supernatural, elemental, and geographical realms.