indro 'haá¹ sarva-devÄnÄá¹
vasÅ«nÄm asmi havya-vÄá¹­
ÄdityÄnÄm ahaá¹ viṣṇū
rudrÄṇÄá¹ nÄ«la-lohitaḥ

 indraḥ - Lord Indra; aham - I am; sarva-devÄnÄm - among the demigods; vasÅ«nÄm - among the Vasus; asmi - I am; havya-vÄá¹­ - the carrier of oblations, the fire-god Agni; ÄdityÄnÄm - among the sons of Aditi; aham - I am; viṣṇuḥ - Viṣṇu; rudrÄṇÄm - among the Rudras; nÄ«la-lohitaḥ - Lord Åšiva.


Text

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 VÄmanadeva.