Srimad Bhagavatam 11.16.18-21 - Krishna is Everything (download mp3)
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SB 11.16.18
uccaihsravas turanganam
dhatunam asmi kañcanam
yamah samyamatam caham
sarpanam asmi vasukih
uccaihsravas turanganam
dhatunam asmi kañcanam
yamah samyamatam caham
sarpanam asmi vasukih
Translation:
Among horses I am Uccaihsrava, and I am gold among metals. I am Yamaraja among those who suppress and punish, and among serpents I am Vasuki.
SB 11.16.19
nagendranam ananto ’ham
mrgendrah srngi-damstrinam
asramanam aham turyo
varnanam prathamo ’nagha
Translation:
O sinless Uddhava, among the best of snakes I am Anantadeva, and among those animals with sharp horns or teeth I am the lion. Among the social orders I am the fourth, or the renounced order of life, and among the occupational divisions I am the first, the brahmanas.
SB 11.16.20
tirthanam srotasam ganga
samudrah sarasam aham
ayudhanam dhanur aham
tripura-ghno dhanusmatam
Translation:
Among sacred and flowing things I am the holy Ganges, and among steady bodies of water I am the ocean. Among weapons I am the bow, and of the wielders of weapons I am Lord Siva.
Purport:
Lord Siva used his bow to completely cover with arrows the three demoniac cities built by Maya Danava.
SB 11.16.21
dhisnyanam asmy aham merur
gahananam himalayah
vanaspatinam asvattha
osadhinam aham yavah
Translation:
Among residences I am Mount Sumeru, and of impervious places I am the Himalayas. Among trees I am the holy fig tree, and among plants I am those that bear grains.
Purport:
Osadhinam here indicates those plants that fructify once and then die. Among them, those that give grains, which sustain human life, represent Krsna. Without grains it is not possible to produce milk products, nor can one properly perform Vedic fire sacrifices without offerings of grains.
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