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The Vibhutis or Powers of the Lord
Among the great Siddha sIam Kapila, among birds I am Garuda; among all progenitors I am Daksha; among Pitris I am Aryaman.
Know Me, O Uddhava, to be Prahlada, the king of the Asuras, among Daityas; to be moon (Soma) among stars and plants; to be Kubera among Yakshas and Rakshasas.
I am Airavata among the great elephants; among the aquatic creatures I am Varuna their Lord; I am the sun among objects that give heat and light; and I am the king among men.
I am Ucchaisravas (Indra’s horse) among horses and gold among metals, Yama among those who control and Vasuki (their king) among serpents.
I am Ananta (their king) among the Nagas; I am the lion among all beasts with horns or tusks; I am the fourth Ashrama (Sannyasa) among the four periods of life and I am the first or Brahmin among castes, O sinless One.
I am the Ganga among the rivers, the ocean among the reservoirs of water. I am the bow among weapons, and Siva - the destroyer of the three cities- among those who wield the bows.
I am Mount Meru among abodes and the Himalayas among inaccessible places. I am the Asvattha (pipal tree) among trees; I am Yava (barley) among all the plants that yield food.
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