रुद्राणां शङ्करश्चास्मि वित्तेशो यक्षरक्षसाम् ।वसूनां पावकश्चास्मि मेरुः शिखरिणामहम् ॥
rudrāṇāṃ śaṅkaraś cāsmi vitteśo yakṣarakṣasām | vasūnāṃ pāvakaś cāsmi meruḥ śikhariṇām aham ||
- रुद्राणाम् · rudrāṇām
- among the Rudras
- शङ्करः · śaṅkaraḥ
- Shankara, Shiva
- वित्तेशः · vitteśaḥ
- Kubera, lord of wealth
- यक्षरक्षसाम् · yakṣarakṣasām
- among yakshas and rakshasas
- वसूनाम् · vasūnām
- among the Vasus
- पावकः · pāvakaḥ
- fire
- मेरुः · meruḥ
- Meru
- शिखरिणाम् · śikhariṇām
- among peaked mountains
“Among Rudras I am Shankara; among yakshas and rakshasas, Kubera. Among Vasus I am fire, and among peaked mountains I am Meru.”
— Original plain-language translation
Fierce orders are included: even Rudras and wealth-guarding spirits have their chief in him. Fire and Meru anchor the list in rite and cosmos. No rank of being lacks his signature.
— Reader's notes (original)