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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 11.16.34
apāḿ rasaś ca paramas
tejiṣṭhānāḿ vibhāvasuḥ
prabhā sūryendu-tārāṇāḿ
śabdo 'haḿ nabhasaḥ paraḥ
SYNONYMS
apām — of water; rasaḥ — the taste; ca — also; paramaḥ — excellent; tejiṣṭhānām — among most brilliant things; vibhāvasuḥ — the sun; prabhā — the effulgence; sūrya — of the sun; indu — the moon; tārāṇām — and the stars; śabdaḥ — the sound vibration; aham — I am; nabhasaḥ — of the sky; paraḥ — transcendental.
TRANSLATION
I am the sweet taste of water, and among brilliant things I am the sun. I am the effulgence of the sun, moon and stars, and I am the transcendental sound that vibrates in the sky.
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