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Bhagavad-gītā As it Is
<< 10 - The Opulence of the Absolute >>

<< VERSE 23 >>

रुद्राणां शंकरश चास्मि वित्तेशॊ यक्षरक्षसाम
वसूनां पावकश चास्मि मेरुः शिखरिणाम अहम

rudrāṇāṁ śaṅkaraś cāsmi
vitteśo yakṣa-rakṣasām
vasūnāṁ pāvakaś cāsmi
meruḥ śikhariṇām aham

WORD BY WORD

rudrāṇām — of all the Rudras; śaṅkaraḥ — Lord Śiva; ca — also; asmi — I am; vitta-īśaḥ — the lord of the treasury of the demigods; 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 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 mode of ignorance in the universe. The leader of the Yakṣas and Rākṣasas is Kuvera, the master treasurer of the demigods, and he is a representation of the Supreme Lord. Meru is a mountain famed for its rich natural resources.

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