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| Chapter 10: The Opulence of the Absolute |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Bhagavad-gītā As It Is 10.29
anantaś cāsmi nāgānām
SYNONYMS
anantah — Ananta; ca — also; asmi — I am; nāgānām — of the many-hooded serpents; varunah — the demigod controlling the water; yādasām — of all aquatics; aham — I am; pitrinām — of the ancestors; aryamā — Aryamā; ca — also; asmi — I am; yamah — the controller of death; samyamatām — of all regulators; aham — I am.
TRANSLATION
Of the many-hooded Nāgas I am Ananta, and among the aquatics I am the demigod Varuna. Of departed ancestors I am Aryamā, and among the dispensers of law I am Yama, the lord of death.
PURPORT
Among the many-hooded Nāga serpents, Ananta is the greatest, as is the demigod Varuna among the aquatics. They both represent Krishna. There is also a planet of Pitās, ancestors, presided over by Aryamā, who represents Krishna. There are many living entities who give punishment to the miscreants, and among them Yama is the chief. Yama is situated in a planet near this earthly planet. After death those who are very sinful are taken there, and Yama arranges different kinds of punishments for them.
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His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness