Chapter 10, Verse 27
Vibhooti Yoga — Sanskrit shloka, transliteration, word meanings, English translation, and commentary.
Original Sanskrit verse
Transliteration
Word meanings
uchchaiḥśhravasam—Uchchaihshrava; aśhvānām—amongst horses; viddhi—know; mām—me; amṛita-udbhavam—begotten from the churning of the ocean of nectar; airāvatam—Airavata; gaja-indrāṇām—amongst all lordly elephants; narāṇām—amongst humans; cha—and; nara-adhipam—the king
English translation
Know Me as Ucchaisravas, born of nectar, among horses; Airavata among lordly elephants; and the king among men.
— Swami Sivananda
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Commentary
Nectar was obtained by the gods by churning the ocean of milk. Ucchaisravas is the name of the royal horse which was born in that ocean of milk when it was churned for the nectar. Airavatam The offspring of Iravati; the elephant of Indra born at the time when the ocean of milk was churned.
Commentary by Swami Sivananda
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