SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama:
SlOkam – Original
rudhrANAm SankaraS chAsmi viththESO yaksharakshasAm |
vasUnAm pAvakaS chAsmi mEru: SikhariNAm aham ||
word-by-word meaning (based on puththUr krishNamAchArya swAmy’s thamizh translation)
rudhraNAm – among the 11 rudhras
Sankara cha asmi – I am Siva (who is their leader).
yaksha rakshasAm – among yakshas and rAkshsasas
viththESa: (asmi) – I am kubEra (the presiding deity for wealth).
vasUnAm – among the 8 vasus
pAvaka: cha asmi – I am pAvaka (who is the best).
SikariNAm – among the mountains which have amazing peaks
mEru: (asmi) – I am mEru.
Simple Translation (based on puththUr krishNamAchArya swAmy’s thamizh translation)
Among the 11 rudhras, I am Siva (who is their leader). Among yakshas and rAkshsasas, I am kubEra (the presiding deity for wealth). Among the 8 vasus, I am pAvaka (who is the best). Among the mountains which have amazing peaks, I am mEru.
Rendering based on ALkoNdavilli gOvindhAchArya swAmy’s English translation of gIthA bhAshyam
‘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 Rudras1, I am Śankara; of the Yakshas and Rakshas, I am Vitteśa=(lit: the Lord of Riches)= Vaiśravaṇa=Kubera.
Of the eight Vasus2, I am Pāvaka.
Among the mountains crowned with peaks, I am Meru.
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