viśvāvasuḥ pūrvacittir
gandharvāpsarasām aham
bhūdharāṇām ahaḿ sthairyaḿ
gandha-mātram ahaḿ bhuvaḥ
visvavasuh -- Visvavasu; purvacittih -- Purvacitti; gandharva-apsarasam -- among the Gandharvas and Apsaras; aham -- I am; bhudharanam -- of the mountains; aham -- I am; sthairyam -- the steadiness; gandha-matram -- the perception of aroma; aham -- I am; bhuvah -- of the earth.
Among the Gandharvas I am Visvavasu, and I am Purvacitti among the heavenly Apsaras. I am the steadiness of mountains and the fragrant aroma of the earth.
In Bhagavad-gita (7.9) Lord Krishna says, punyo gandhah prithivyam ca: "I am the fragrance of the earth." The original fragrance of the earth is very pleasing and represents Lord Krishna. Although unpleasant aromas may be artificially produced, they do not represent the Lord.
