Gita 10.23

Chapter 10: Divine Manifestations

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Gita 10.23
रुद्राणां शङ्करश्चास्मि वित्तेशो यक्षरक्षसाम्। वसूनां पावकश्चास्मि मेरुः शिखरिणामहम्।।

rudrāṇāṁ śaṅkaraś cāsmi vitteśo yakṣa-rakṣasām vasūnāṁ pāvakaś cāsmi meruḥ śikhariṇām aham

"Among the Rudras I am Shankara (Shiva); among Yakshas and Rakshasas I am Kubera; among the Vasus I am fire; and among mountains I am Meru."

What This Means:

Among Rudras—Shiva. Among nature spirits—Kubera (lord of wealth). Among the Vasus—fire. Among mountains—Meru (the cosmic mountain at the world's center).

Going Deeper:

Krishna includes various divine categories: fierce (Rudras), subtle beings (Yakshas), elemental forces (Vasus), and geography (mountains). Everything reveals Him.

How To Apply This:

Look for the Divine in fierce things (Shiva), in wealth (Kubera), in transformation (fire), in stability (mountains). Every domain has its divine representative.

Key Sanskrit Terms:

Rudra= Fierce form of Shiva, storm deityVitteśa= Lord of wealth (Kubera)Meru= Cosmic mountain, world axis