Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 11.16.33

viśvāvasuḥ pūrvacittir

gandharvāpsarasām aham

bhūdharāṇām ahaḿ sthairyaḿ

gandha-mātram ahaḿ bhuvaḥ

SYNONYMS

viśvāvasuḥ — Viśvāvasu; pūrvacittiḥ — Pūrvacitti; gandharva-apsarasām — among the Gandharvas and Apsarās; aham — I am; bhūdharāṇām — of the mountains; aham — I am; sthairyam — the steadiness; gandha-mātram — the perception of aroma; aham — I am; bhuvaḥ — of the earth.

TRANSLATION

Among the Gandharvas I am Viśvāvasu, and I am Pūrvacitti among the heavenly Apsaras. I am the steadiness of mountains and the fragrant aroma of the earth.

PURPORT

In Bhagavad-gītā (7.9) Lord Kṛṣṇa says, puṇyo gandhaḥ pṛthivyāḿ ca: "I am the fragrance of the earth." The original fragrance of the earth is very pleasing and represents Lord Kṛṣṇa. Although unpleasant aromas may be artificially produced, they do not represent the Lord.

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