Bhagavad Gita 10.23
Vibhuti Yoga · English Translation
Sanskrit
रुद्राणां शङ्करश्चास्मि वित्तेशो यक्षरक्षसाम् | वसूनां पावकश्चास्मि मेरुः शिखरिणामहम् ||१०-२३||
Transliteration
rudrāṇāṃ śaṅkaraścāsmi vitteśo yakṣarakṣasām . vasūnāṃ pāvakaścāsmi meruḥ śikhariṇāmaham ||10-23||
And, among the Rudras I am Sankara; among the Yakshas and Rakshasas, the Lord of wealth (Kubera); among the Vasus I am Pavaka (fire); and among the (seven) mountains I am the Meru.
Word by Word
रुद्राणाम् among the Rudras, शङ्करः Sankara, च and, अस्मि (I) am, वित्तेशः Kubera, यक्षरक्षसाम्,among celestial fairies and spirits, वसूनाम् among Vasus, पावकः Pavaka, च and, अस्मि (I) am, मेरुः Meru, शिखरिणाम् of mountains, अहम् I
Classical Commentary
Rudras are eleven in number. The ten vital airs (Pranas and the UpaPranas, which are five each) and the mind are the eleven Rudras. They are so called because they produce grief when they depart from the body. They have been symbolised in the Puranas as follows Virabhadra? Sankara? Girisa? Ajaikapati? Bhuvanadhisvara? Aherbhujya? Pinaki? Aparajita? Kapali? Sthanu and Bhaga. Among these Rudras? Sankara is regarded as the chief. Vasus are earth, water, fire, air, ether, sun, moon and stars. They are so called because they comprehend the whole universe within them. They have been symbolised in the Puranas as follows Apah? Dhruva? Soma? Dhara? Anila? Anala? Pratyusa and Prabhasa. Of these Anala or Pavaka (fire) is the chief.