BG 10.23

रुद्राणां शङ्करश्चास्मि वित्तेशो यक्षरक्षसाम् ।
वसूनां पावकश्चास्मि मेरुः शिखरिणामहम् ॥
rudrāṇāṁ śaṅkaraś cāsmi vitteśo yakṣa-rakṣasām
vasūnāṁ pāvakaś cāsmi meruḥ śikhariṇām aham

Word-for-word meanings

rudrāṇām — of all the Rudras;  asmi — I am;  śaṅkaraḥ — Śiva;  ca — and;  yakṣa-rakṣasām — of the Yakṣas and Rākṣasas;  vitta-īśaḥ — [I am] Kubera;  vasūnām — of the Vasus;  asmi — I am;  pāvakaḥ — fire;  ca — and;  śikhariṇām — of all mountains;  aham — I [am];  meruḥ — Meru.

Translation

Among the eleven Rudras, I am Śaṅkara; of the Yakṣas and Rākṣasas, I am Kubera; of the eight Vasus, I am Pāvaka (fire); and among mountains, I am Meru.

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