Chapter 10: The Opulence of the Absolute
Bg 10.31
TEXT 31
pavanah pavatam asmi
ramah sastra-bhrtam aham
jhasanam makaras casmi
srotasam asmi jahnavi
ramah sastra-bhrtam aham
jhasanam makaras casmi
srotasam asmi jahnavi
SYNONYMS
pavanah—the wind; pavatam—of all that purifies; asmi—I am; ramah—Rama; sastra-bhrtam—of the carriers of weapons; aham—I am; jhasanam—of all aquatics; makarah—shark; ca asmi—I am also; srotasam—of flowing rivers; asmi—I am; jahnavi—the River Ganges.
TRANSLATION
Of purifiers I am the wind; of the wielders of weapons I am Rama; of fishes I am the shark, and of flowing rivers I am the Ganges.
PURPORT
Of all the aquatics the shark is one of the biggest and is certainly the most dangerous to man. Thus the shark represents Krsna. And of rivers, the greatest in India is the Mother Ganges. Lord Ramacandra, of the Ramayana, an incarnation of Krsna, is the mightest of warriors.
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