dhiṣṇyÄnÄm asmy ahaá¹ merur
gahanÄnÄá¹ himÄlayaḥ
vanaspatÄ«nÄm aÅ›vattha
oá¹£adhÄ«nÄm ahaá¹ yavaḥ
dhiṣṇyÄnÄm - residences; asmi - am; aham - I; meruḥ - Mount Sumeru; gahanÄnÄm - of impervious places; himÄlayaḥ - the Himalayas; vanaspatÄ«nÄm - among trees; aÅ›vatthaḥ - banyan tree; oá¹£adhÄ«nÄm - among plants; aham - I; yavaḥ - barley.
Among residences I am Mount Sumeru, and of impervious places I am the HimÄlayas. Among trees I am the holy fig tree, and among plants I am those that bear grains.
Oá¹£adhÄ«nÄm here indicates those plants that fructify once and then die. Among them, those that give grains, which sustain human life, represent Kṛṣṇa. Without grains it is not possible to produce milk products, nor can one properly perform Vedic fire sacrifices without offerings of grains.
