Chapter 10, Verse 29
Part of 10: Vibhūti Yog — विभूतियोगअनन्तश्चास्मि नागानां वरुणो यादसामहम्। पितृ़णामर्यमा चास्मि यमः संयमतामहम्॥
Transliteration
anantaśh chāsmi nāgānāṁ varuṇo yādasām aham pitṝīṇām aryamā chāsmi yamaḥ sanyamatām aham
Meaning
I am Ananta among the Nagas; I am Varuna among water-deities; Aryaman among the Manes; I am Yama among the governors.
Word-by-word meaning
anantaḥ — Anantcha — andasmi — I amnāgānām — amongst snakesvaruṇaḥ — the celestial god of the oceanyādasām — amongst aquaticsaham — Ipitṝīṇām — amongst the departed ancestorsaryamā — Aryamacha — andasmi — amyamaḥ — the celestial god of deathsanyamatām — amongst dispensers of lawaham — 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.
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I am Ananta among the Nagas; I am Varuna among water-deities; Aryaman among the Manes; I am Yama among the governors.
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This is verse 29 of Chapter 10 (Vibhūti Yog — Yoga through Appreciating the Infinite Opulences of God) of the Bhagavad Gita, a scripture of 18 chapters and 700 verses spoken by Lord Krishna to Arjuna.