airāvataḿ gajendrāṇāḿ
yādasāḿ varuṇaḿ prabhum
tapatāḿ dyumatāḿ sūryaḿ
manuṣyāṇāḿ ca bhū-patim
airavatam -- the elephant Airavata; gaja-indranam -- among lordly elephants; yadasam -- among aquatics; varunam -- Varuna; prabhum -- the lord of seas; tapatam -- among things that heat; dyu-matam -- among things that illuminate; suryam -- I am the sun; manushyanam -- among human beings; ca -- also; bhu-patim -- the king.
I am Airavata among lordly elephants, and among aquatics I am Varuna, the lord of the seas. Among all things that heat and illuminate I am the sun, and among human beings I am the king.
It is significant to know that Lord Krishna is represented within this universe by the lord or supreme in all categories. No one can be as aristocratic and perfect as Sri Krishna, nor can anyone estimate the glories of Sri Krishna. Lord Krishna is without doubt the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
