10.23 rudrāṇāṁ śaṅkaraś cāsmi (Original)

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Chapter 10

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rudrāṇāṁ śaṅkaraś cāsmi
vitteśo yakṣa-rakṣasām
vasūnāṁ pāvakaś cāsmi
meruḥ śikhariṇām aham

‘Of the Rudras, I am Śankara; of the Yakshas and Rakshas, I am Vitteśa; of the Vasus, I am Pāvaka; of the mountains, I am Meru.’

Of the eleven Rudras[2. Vāyu: Pur (1) Ajaikapād, a (2) Ahvi-bradhna, (3) Hara, (4) Nir-ṛita, (5) Īśvara, (6) Bhuvana, (7) Angarāka (8) Ardha-ketu, (9) Mṛityu, (10) Sarpa, (11) Kapālin.], I am Śankara; of the Yakshas and Rakshas, I am Vitteśa=(lit: the Lord of Riches)= Vaiśravaṇa=Kubera.

Of the eight Vasus[3. (1) Apa, (2)Dhruva, (3) Soma, (4) Dhava, (5) Anila, (6) Anala or Pāvaka, (7) Pratyūsha, (8) Prabhāsa. (See Vish: Pur:).], I am Pāvaka.

Among the mountains crowned with peaks, I am Meru.

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