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
rudhraNAm – among the 11 rudhras
Sankara cha asmi – I am Siva (who is their leader).
yaksha rakshasAm – among yakshas and rAkshsAs
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
aham – I am
mEru: (asmi) – I am mEru.
Simple 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 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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