Chapter 10 · Verse 31
Yoga through Appreciating the Infinite Opulences of God
पवनः पवतामस्मि रामः शस्त्रभृतामहम्। झषाणां मकरश्चास्मि स्रोतसामस्मि जाह्नवी
pavanaḥ pavatām asmi rāmaḥ śhastra-bhṛitām aham jhaṣhāṇāṁ makaraśh chāsmi srotasām asmi jāhnavī
Word Meanings
pavanaḥ — the wind; pavatām — of all that purifies; asmi — I am; rāmaḥ — Ram; śhastra-bhṛitām — of the carriers of weapons; aham — I am; jhaṣhāṇām — of all acquatics; makaraḥ — crocodile; cha — also; asmi — I am; srotasām — of flowing rivers; asmi — I am; jāhnavī — the Ganges
Translation
Among purifiers, I am the wind; among warriors, I am Rama. Among aquatic creatures, I am the crocodile, and among rivers, I am the Ganges.
Commentary