Bhagavad Gita BG 10.28
Chapter 10, Verse 28 — Meaning, Translation & Explanation
आयुधानामहं वज्रं धेनूनामस्मि कामधुक् । प्रजनश्चास्मि कन्दर्पः सर्पाणामस्मि वासुकिः ॥
ayudhanam aham vajram dhenam asmi kamadhuk prajanash casmi kandarpah sarpanam asmi vasukiH
Meaning
Among weapons I am the thunderbolt; among cows I am the Kamadhenu (wish-fulfilling cow); among progenitors I am Kandarpa (Kama, the god of love); among serpents I am Vasuki.
Understanding
More vibhutis: (1) Vajram among weapons — Indra's thunderbolt, the most powerful weapon. (2) Kamadhenu among dhenu (cows) — the wish-fulfilling divine cow that gives all that is desired. (3) Kandarpa (Kama, the god of love) as prajanas — the creative life-force, the principle of procreation. Note: this ties back to 7.11's 'dharm-aviruddha kama' — the creative desire aligned with dharma. (4) Vasuki among serpents — king of the nagas.
Word by Word
| Word | IAST | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| वज्रम् | vajram | the thunderbolt (Indra's weapon) |
| कामधुक् | kamadhuk | Kamadhenu — the wish-fulfilling cow |
| प्रजनः | prajanah | progenitor, the generative principle |
| कन्दर्पः | kandarpah | Kandarpa (Kama, god of love/desire) |
| वासुकिः | vasukiH | Vasuki (king of the nagas/serpents) |
| आयुधानाम् | āyudhānām | of weapons |
| अहम् | aham | I am |
| धेनूनाम् | dhenūnām | of cows |
| अस्मि | asmi | I am |
| कामधुक् | kāmadhuk | Kamadhenu (wish-fulfilling cow) |
| प्रजनः | prajanaḥ | Kandarpa, the progenitor |
| च | ca | and |
| अस्मि | asmi | I am |
| कन्दर्पः | kandarpaḥ | Kandarpa (Cupid) |
| सर्पाणाम् | sarpāṇām | of serpents |
| अस्मि | asmi | I am |
| वासुकिः | vāsukiḥ | Vasuki (king of serpents) |