apÄá¹ rasaÅ› ca paramas
tejiṣṭhÄnÄá¹ vibhÄvasuḥ
prabhÄ sÅ«ryendu-tÄrÄṇÄá¹
śabdo 'haṠnabhasaḥ paraḥ

 apÄm - of water; rasaḥ - the taste; ca - also; paramaḥ - excellent; tejiṣṭhÄnÄm - among most brilliant things; vibhÄvasuḥ - the sun; prabhÄ - the effulgence; sÅ«rya - of the sun; indu - the moon; tÄrÄṇÄm - and the stars; Å›abdaḥ - the sound vibration; aham - I am; nabhasaḥ - of the sky; paraḥ - transcendental.


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I am the sweet taste of water, and among brilliant things I am the sun. I am the effulgence of the sun, moon and stars, and I am the transcendental sound that vibrates in the sky.

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