SB 11.16.16
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 16
- māṁ viddhy uddhava daityānāṁ
- prahlādam asureśvaram
- somaṁ nakṣatrauṣadhīnāṁ
- dhaneśaṁ yakṣa-rakṣasām
SYNONYMS
mām — Me; viddhi — you should know; uddhava — My dear Uddhava; daityānām — among the sons of Diti, the demons; prahlādam — Prahlāda Mahārāja; asura-īśvaram — the lord of the asuras; somam — the moon; nakṣatra-oṣadhīnām — among the stars and herbs; dhana-īśam — the lord of wealth, Kuvera; yakṣa-rakṣasām — among the Yakṣas and Rākṣasas.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
My dear Uddhava, among the demoniac sons of Diti know Me to be Prahlāda Mahārāja, the saintly lord of the asuras. Among the stars and herbs I am their lord, Candra (the moon), and among Yakṣas and Rākṣasas I am the lord of wealth, Kuvera.