Yathora

The Gita · Chapter 10

Bhagavad Gita 10.23

रुद्राणां शङ्करश्चास्मि वित्तेशो यक्षरक्षसाम्। वसूनां पावकश्चास्मि मेरुः शिखरिणामहम्॥

rudrāṇāṁ śhaṅkaraśh chāsmi vitteśho yakṣha-rakṣhasām vasūnāṁ pāvakaśh chāsmi meruḥ śhikhariṇām aham

Translation

And of the Rudras Shañkara am I; Vittesha of the Yakshas and Râkshasas; and of the Vasus I am Pâvaka; Meru of high mountains am I.

What it means

Among the Rudras, Shiva; among sprites and demons, the lord of wealth; among the Vasus, fire; among mountains, Meru. Sacred and fearsome categories alike are included. No domain of awe is excluded.

Try this today

The list continues across gods, spirits, elements and peaks - each class's summit.

Something to reflect on

What awe, sacred or fearsome, have I felt recently - and where did it point?

Read it in Yathora
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Translation by Annie Besant (1905, public domain). The meanings are original to Yathora, drawn from Shankara’s commentary.