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Bhagavad-gītā 10.23
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 23
- रुद्राणां शङ्करश्चास्मि वित्तेशो यक्षरक्षसाम् ।
- वसूनां पावकश्चास्मि मेरुः शिखरिणामहम् ॥२३॥
- rudrāṇāṁ śaṅkaraś cāsmi
- vitteśo yakṣa-rakṣasām
- vasūnāṁ pāvakaś cāsmi
- meruḥ śikhariṇām aham
rudrāṇāmof all the Rudras — of all the Rudras; śaṅkaraḥLord Śiva — Lord Śiva; caalso — also; asmiI am — I am; vittathe lord of the treasury of the demigods-īśaḥthe lord of the treasury of the demigods — the lord of the treasury of the demigods; yakṣaof the Yakṣas and Rākṣasas-rakṣasāmof the Yakṣas and Rākṣasas — of the Yakṣas and Rākṣasas; vasūnāmof the Vasus — of the Vasus; pāvakaḥfire — fire; caalso — also; asmiI am — I am; meruḥMeru — Meru; śikhariṇāmof all mountains — of all mountains; ahamI am — I am.
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.
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.