Speaker: Śrī Kṛṣṇa
रुद्राणां शङ्करश्चास्मि वित्तेशो यक्षरक्षसाम् ।
वसूनां पावकश्चास्मि मेरुः शिखरिणामहम् ॥२३॥
rudrāṇāṁ śaṅkaraś cāsmi
vitteśo yakṣa-rakṣasām
vasūnāṁ pāvakaś cāsmi
meruḥ śikhariṇām aham
Word for word (synonyms)
- rudrāṇām
- of all the Rudras
- śaṅkaraḥ
- Lord Śiva
- ca
- also
- asmi
- I am
- vitteśaḥ
- the lord of the treasury
- yakṣa-rakṣasām
- of the Yakṣas and Rākṣasas
- vasūnām
- of the Vasus
- pāvakaḥ
- fire
- ca
- also
- asmi
- I am
- meruḥ
- Meru
- śikhariṇām
- of all mountains
- aham
- I am
Translation
Of all the Rudras I am Lord Śiva; of the Yakṣas and Rākṣasas I am the lord of wealth [Kuvera]; of the Vasus I am fire [Agni], and of the mountains I am Meru.
Purport
There are eleven Rudras, of whom Śaṅkara, Lord Śiva, is predominant. He is the incarnation of the Supreme Lord in charge of the modes of ignorance in the universe. Among the demigods Kuvera is the chief treasurer, and he is a representation of the Supreme Lord. Meru is a mountain famed for its rich natural resources.
What this verse teaches
Various opulences of Kṛṣṇa (See the table)
Bhagavad-gītā As It Is by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda © The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International.