Word meanings
- rudrāṇām
- amongst the Rudras
- śaṅkaraḥ
- Lord Shiv
- ca
- and
- asmi
- I am
- vitta-īśaḥ
- the god of wealth and the treasurer of the celestial gods
- yakṣa
- amongst the semi-divine demons
- rakṣasām
- amongst the demons
- vasūnām
- amongst the Vasus
- pāvakaḥ
- Agni (fire)
- ca
- and
- asmi
- I am
- meruḥ
- Mount Meru
- śikhariṇām
- amongst the mountains
- aham
- I am
Translations
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 Meru.
Among forces of vitality, I am the life; I am Mammon to the heathens and the godless; I am the energy in fire, earth, wind, sky, heaven, sun, moon, and planets; and among mountains, I am Mount Meru.
Among the Rudras, I am Aja, Ekapada, Ahirbudhnya, Pinaki, Aparajita, Tryam-baka, Mahesvara, Vrsakapi, Sambhu, Harana, and Isvara; among the Yaksas and goblins, I am Kubera; among the Vasus, I am Fire; and among the mountains, I am Meru.
रुद्रोंमें शंकर और यक्ष-राक्षसोंमें कुबेर मैं हूँ।वसुओंमें पावक (अग्नि) और शिखरवाले पर्वतोंमें सुमेरु मैं हूँ।Commentary
Rudras are eleven in number. The ten vital airs (Pranas and the Upa-Pranas, 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.