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Bhagavad Gita 10.23

रुद्राणां शङ्करश्चास्मि वित्तेशो यक्षरक्षसाम्। वसूनां पावकश्चास्मि मेरुः शिखरिणामहम्।।

rudrāṇāṁ śhaṅkaraśh chāsmi vitteśho yakṣha-rakṣhasām vasūnāṁ pāvakaśh chāsmi meruḥ śhikhariṇām aham

Word-by-Word

SanskritTransliterationMeaning
rudrāṇāmrudrāṇāmamongst the Rudras
śhaṅkaraḥśhaṅkaraḥLord Shiv
chachaand
asmiasmiI am
vitta-īśhaḥvitta-īśhaḥthe god of wealth and the treasurer of the celestial gods
yakṣhayakṣhaamongst the semi-divine demons
rakṣhasāmrakṣhasāmamongst the demons
vasūnāmvasūnāmamongst the Vasus
pāvakaḥpāvakaḥAgni (fire)
chachaand
asmiasmiI am
meruḥmeruḥMount Meru
śhikhariṇāmśhikhariṇāmamongst the mountains
ahamahamI am

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.

मैं (ग्यारह) रुद्रों में शंकर हूँ और यक्ष तथा राक्षसों में धनपति कुबेर (वित्तेश) हूँ; (आठ) वसुओं में अग्नि हूँ तथा शिखर वाले पर्वतों में मेरु हूँ।।