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Chapter 10
adityanamahatit visnurjyotisam raviramsuman
maricirmarutsmasmi naksatranamaham sasi[1]
I am Visnu among the twelve sons of Aditi; and the radiant sun among the luminaries; I am the glory of the Maruts, and the moon, among stars. 21
Comment:-
Adityanamaham vignuh:- Vamana (Visnu) is the most important son, of all the twelve sons of Aditi. As an incarnation of Vamana, He got the property of demons, as charity, and gave it[2] to the sons of Aditi viz., to the gods.
Jyotisam rasiramiuman:- Among the luminaries, such as the moon, stars and fire etc., the Lord is me the radiant sun, by whose light, all of them are illuminated.
Marieirmarutsma i:- The Lord, is the glory of the forty-nine Maruts (wind-gods), It is because of that glory, that Indra, the king of the gods, split the foetus of Diti into forty-nine parts, but the foetus instead of being destroyed, was turned from one to forty-nine.
Naksatrenamalmm sasi:- Lord Krsna, is me lord named moon of twenty-seven stars, such as Asvini, Bharani and Krttika etc. Whatever distinction there is in those divine glories, is of the Lord.
[In this context there is a description of the Lord's divine glories, rather than His incarnations as "I am Visnu among Aditi 's sons" (10/21). "Among wielders of weapon I am Rama" (10/31), "Among the members of the Vrsni clan, I am Krsna and among the Pandavas, I am Arjuna" (10/37).]
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