pavanaḥ pavatÄm asmi
rÄmaḥ Å›astra-bhá¹›tÄm aham
jhaá¹£ÄṇÄá¹ makaraÅ› cÄsmi
srotasÄm asmi jÄhnavÄ«
pavanaḥ - the wind; pavatÄm - of all that purifies; asmi - I am; rÄmaḥ - RÄma; Å›astra-bhá¹›tÄm - of the carriers of weapons; aham - I am; jhaá¹£ÄṇÄm - of all fish; makaraḥ - the shark; ca - also; asmi - I am; srotasÄm - of flowing rivers; asmi - I am; jÄhnavÄ« - the River Ganges.
Of all the aquatics the shark is one of the biggest and is certainly the most dangerous to man. Thus the shark represents Kṛṣṇa.