Chapter 10 · Verse 29

Yoga through Appreciating the Infinite Opulences of God

अनन्तश्चास्मि नागानां वरुणो यादसामहम्। पितृ़णामर्यमा चास्मि यमः संयमतामहम्

anantaśh chāsmi nāgānāṁ varuṇo yādasām aham pitṝīṇām aryamā chāsmi yamaḥ sanyamatām aham

Word Meanings

anantaḥ cha asmi nāgānām varuṇaḥ yādasām aham pitṝīṇām aryamā cha asmi yamaḥ sanyamatām aham

Translation

Among serpents I am Ananta, among water creatures I am Varuna, among the ancestors I am Aryama, and among those who enforce order I am Yama.

Commentary

अनन्तः Ananta? च and? अस्मि (I) am? नागानाम् among Nagas? वरुणः Varuna? यादसाम् among watergods? अहम् I? पितृ़णाम् among the Pitris or ancestors? अर्यमा Aryaman? च and? अस्मि (I) am? यमः Yama? संयमताम् among governors? अहम् I.Commentary Ananta is the king of hooded serpents or cobras. He is firecoloured.Varuna is the king of the watergods.Waterdeities The gods connected with waters.Aryaman is the king of the manes.I am Yama? the witness of the acts of all living beings? who keeps account of the good and bad actions of the people.