Bg 10.23

TEXT 23

TEXT

रुद्राणां शङ्करश्चास्मि वित्तेशो यक्षरक्षसाम् ।
वसूनां पावकश्चास्मि मेरुः शिखरिणामहम् ॥ २३ ॥

rudranam saṅkaras casmi

vitteso yaksa-raksasam

vasunam pavakas casmi

meruh sikharinam aham

rudranam-of all the Rudras; saṅkarah-Lord Siva; ca-also; asmi-I am; vittesah-the lord of the treasury; yaksa-raksasam-of the Yaksas and Raksasas; vasunam-of the Vasus; pavakah-fire; ca-also; asmi-I am; meruh-Meru; sikharinam-of all mountains; aham-I am.

TRANSLATION

Of all the Rudras I am Lord Siva; of the Yaksas and Raksasas I am the lord of wealth [Kuvera]; of the Vasus I am fire [Agni], and of the mountains I am Meru.

There are eleven Rudras, of whom Saṅkara, Lord Siva, 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.

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