SB 11.16.23

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Eleventh Canto, Chapter 16: The Lord's Opulence

SB 11.16.22

SB 11.16.24

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 23

yajñānāṁ brahma-yajño 'haṁ
vratānām avihiṁsanam
vāyv-agny-arkāmbu-vāg-ātmā
śucīnām apy ahaṁ śuciḥ

SYNONYMS

yajñānām—of sacrifices; brahma-yajñaḥ—study of the Veda; aham—I am; vratānām—of vows; avihiṁsanam—nonviolence; vāyu—wind; agni—fire; arka—the sun; ambu—water; vāk—and speech; ātmā—personified; śucīnām—of all purifiers; api—indeed; aham—I am; śuciḥ—pure.

TRANSLATION

Among sacrifices I am study of the Veda, and I am nonviolence among vows. Among all things that purify I am the wind, fire, the sun, water and speech.