Gita Verse 10.30

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 10, Verse 30

Sanskrit Verse

प्रह्लादश्चास्मि दैत्यानां कालः कलयतामहम्।

मृगाणां च मृगेन्द्रोऽहं वैनतेयश्च पक्षिणाम्।।10.30।।

Transliteration

prahlādaśh chāsmi daityānāṁ kālaḥ kalayatām aham

mṛigāṇāṁ cha mṛigendro ’haṁ vainateyaśh cha pakṣhiṇām

Word meanings

prahlādaḥ—Prahlad; cha—and; asmi—I am; daityānām—of the demons; kālaḥ—time; kalayatām—of all that controls; aham—I; mṛigāṇām—amongst animals; cha—and; mṛiga-indraḥ—the lion; aham—I; vainateyaḥ—Garud; cha—and; pakṣhiṇām—amongst birds

Swami Sivananda's translation

And I am Prahlada among the demons, I am Time among reckoners, I am the lion among beasts, and Vainateya (Garuda) among birds.

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