Srimad Bhagavatam. Canto 11: General History

Chapter 16: The Lord's Opulence. Text 18

uccaiḥśravÄs turaá¹…gÄṇÄá¹
dhÄtÅ«nÄm asmi kÄñcanam
yamaḥ saá¹yamatÄá¹ cÄham
sarpÄṇÄm asmi vÄsukiḥ

 uccaiḥśravÄḥ - the horse UccaiḥśravÄ; turaá¹…gÄṇÄm - among horses; dhÄtÅ«nÄm - among metals; asmi - I am; kÄñcanam - gold; yamaḥ - YamarÄja; saá¹yamatÄm - among those who punish and suppress; ca - also; aham - I; sarpÄṇÄm - among serpents; asmi - am; vÄsukiḥ - VÄsuki.


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Among horses I am UccaiḥśravÄ, and I am gold among metals. I am YamarÄja among those who suppress and punish, and among serpents I am VÄsuki.

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