Canto 11: General History | Chapter 16: The Lord's Opulence |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 11.16.18
uccaiḥśravās turańgāṇāḿ
dhātūnām asmi kāñcanam
yamaḥ saḿyamatāḿ cāham
sarpāṇām asmi vāsukiḥ
SYNONYMS
uccaiḥśravāḥ — the horse Uccaiḥśravā; turańgāṇām — among horses; dhātūnām — among metals; asmi — I am; kāñcanam — gold; yamaḥ — Yamarāja; saḿyamatām — among those who punish and suppress; ca — also; aham — I; sarpāṇām — among serpents; asmi — am; vāsukiḥ — Vāsuki.
TRANSLATION
Among horses I am Uccaiḥśravā, and I am gold among metals. I am Yamarāja among those who suppress and punish, and among serpents I am Vāsuki.
Copyright © The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness
His Holiness Hrdayananda dasa Goswami
Gopiparanadhana dasa Adhikari
Dravida dasa Brahmacari