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rudrāṇāṁ śhaṅkaraśh chāsmi vitteśho yakṣha-rakṣhasām
vasūnāṁ pāvakaśh chāsmi meruḥ śhikhariṇām aham
rudrāṇām—amongst the rudras; śhaṅkaraḥ—Lord Shiv; cha—and; asmi—I am; vitta-īśhaḥ—the god of wealth and the treasurer of the celestial gods; yakṣha—amongst the semi-celestial beings; rakṣhasām—amongst the demons; vasūnām—amongst the vasus; pāvakaḥ—Agni (fire); cha—and; asmi—I am; meruḥ—Mount Meru; śhikhariṇām—amongst the mountains; aham—I am
Translation:
Of the Rudras I am Śiva; of the Yakshas and Rākshasas I am Kubera. Of the Vasus I am fire, and of mountains I am Meru.
Commentary:
The Rudras are eleven (1) Hara, (2) Bahurupa, (3) Tryambaka, (4) Aparajita, (5) Vrishakapi, (6) Sambhu, (7) Kapardi, (8) Raivata, (9) Mrigavyadha, (10) Sarva, (11) Kapali.
The eleven Rudras are mentioned in Harivamsa.
The Vasus are eight: (1) Dhara, (2) Dhruva, (3) Soma, (4) Ahu, (5) Anila, (6) Anala, (7) Pratyusha, (8) Prabhasa. The eight Vasus are mentioned in the Adiparva of Mahabharata.
The riverside, the ocean, the vast fields — all these awaken God-consciousness. After I (Mahendranarh Gupta) returned from Darjeeling, the Master (Sri Ramakrishna) asked me, “Did you experience the presence of God when you looked at the Himalayas?” He said nothing else. I told the Master that when I saw the Himalayas from a distance I had burst into tears. At that time I did not realize the significance of this. Later on I read in the Gita where Krishna said, “Among the immovable things, I am the Himalayas.” Without knowing it, I had had that awakening. The Master used to say, “If you bite into a chili, whether you know it or not your tongue will burn.” (Source: Ramakrishna as We Saw Him)
Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 10 🔻 (42 Verses)
