Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.16.13
इन्द्रोऽहं सर्वदेवानां वसूनामस्मि हव्यवाट् ।
आदित्यानामहं विष्णू रुद्राणां नीललोहित: ॥ १३ ॥
indro ’haṁ sarva-devānāṁ
[indro ’ham sarva-devaanaam]
vasūnām asmi havya-vāṭ
[vasoonaam asmi havya-vaat]
ādityānām ahaṁ viṣṇū
[aadityaanaam aham vishnoo]
rudrāṇāṁ nīla-lohitaḥ
[rudraanaam neela-lohitah]
Word-for-word
indraḥ
—
Lord Indra
aham
—
I am
sarva-devānām
—
among the demigods
vasūnām
—
among the Vasus
asmi
—
I am
havya-vāṭ
—
the carrier of oblations, the fire-god Agni
ādityānām
—
among the sons of Aditi
aham
—
I am
viṣṇuḥ
—
Viṣṇu
rudrāṇām
—
among the Rudras
nīla-lohitaḥ
—
Lord Śiva.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
indro ’haṁ sarva-devānāṁ
indraḥ
Lord Indra
vasūnām asmi havya-vāṭ
ādityānām ahaṁ viṣṇū
aham
I am
sarva-devānām
among the demigods
vasūnām
among the Vasus
asmi
I am
havya-vāṭ
the carrier of oblations, the fire-god Agni
ādityānām
among the sons of Aditi
rudrāṇāṁ nīla-lohitaḥ
aham
I am
viṣṇuḥ
Viṣṇu
rudrāṇām
among the Rudras
nīla-lohitaḥ
Lord Śiva.
Among the demigods I am Indra, and among the Vasus I am Agni, the god of fire. I am Viṣṇu among the sons of Aditi, and among the Rudras I am Lord Śiva.
Purport
Lord Viṣṇu appeared among the sons of Aditi as Vāmanadeva.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Among the devatās I am Indra, and among the Vasus, I am Agni, the god of fire. I am Viṣṇu among the sons of Aditi, and among the Rudras, I am Śiva.
Personal Guidance
Among demigods He is Indra, among Vasus Agni, among Adityas Viṣṇu, among Rudras Śiva. Every pantheon has a center, and the Lord names His representative in each.
Reflection Questions
- What does it do for me to learn that even other devas have a place where the Lord is most directly visible?
- How does this expand my reverence?
My note
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