Canto 11, Chapter 16

Chapter 16

Verse 18 (SB 11.16.18)
SB 11.16.18 • मूल श्लोक

उच्चै:श्रवास्तुरङ्गाणां धातूनामस्मि काञ्चनम् । यम: संयमतां चाहम् सर्पाणामस्मि वासुकि: ॥ १८ ॥

Transliteration

uccaiḥśravās turaṅgāṇāṁ dhātūnām asmi kāñcanam yamaḥ saṁyamatāṁ cāham sarpāṇām asmi vāsukiḥ

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

uccaiḥśravāḥ — the horse Uccaiḥśravā; turaṅgāṇām — among horses; dhātūnām — among metals; asmi — I am; kāñcanam — gold; yamaḥ — Yamarāja; saṁyamatām — among those who punish and suppress; ca — also; aham — I; sarpāṇām — among serpents; asmi — am; vāsukiḥ — Vāsuki.

Translation

“Among horses I am Uccaiḥśravā, and I am gold among metals. I am Yamarāja among those who suppress and punish, and among serpents I am Vāsuki.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda