Bhagavad Gita BG 10.30
Chapter 10, Verse 30 — Meaning, Translation & Explanation
प्रह्लादश्चास्मि दैत्यानां कालः कलयतामहम् । मृगाणां च मृगेन्द्रोऽहं वैनतेयश्च पक्षिणाम् ॥
prahladas casmi daityAnam kalah kalayatam aham mrganam ca mrgendro 'ham vainateyash ca pakshinam
Meaning
Among the Daityas (demons) I am Prahlada; among the reckoners I am Time; among the beasts I am the lion (king of beasts); among birds I am Garuda (Vainateya).
Understanding
Powerful vibhutis: (1) Prahlada among the Daityas — the great devotee-son of the demon Hiranyakashipu, who maintained unwavering devotion to Vishnu even under persecution. The divine appears even among the demonic in the form of the great devotee. (2) Kalah kalayatam — Time (Kala) among the reckoners/measurers — the supreme measurer. (3) Mrgendra (lion) among beasts — the king, the most powerful. (4) Vainateya (Garuda — son of Vinata) among birds — the divine eagle, the vehicle of Vishnu.
Word by Word
| Word | IAST | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| प्रह्लादः | prahlada | the sage-devotee Prahlada (devoted despite demonic birth) |
| दैत्यानाम् | daityAnam | among the Daityas (asuras/demons) |
| कालः | kalah | Time, Kala (the devourer) |
| मृगेन्द्रः | mrgendrah | king of beasts (lion) |
| वैनतेयः | vainateyah | Garuda (son of Vinata, the divine eagle) |
| प्रह्लादः | prahlādaḥ | Prahlada |
| च | ca | and |
| अस्मि | asmi | I am |
| दैत्यानाम् | daityānām | of the Daityas (demons) |
| कालः | kālaḥ | time |
| कलयताम् | kalayatām | of reckoners, of those who count |
| अहम् | aham | I am |
| मृगाणाम् | mṛgāṇām | of animals |
| च | ca | and |
| मृगेन्द्रः | mṛgendraḥ | the lion (king of animals) |
| अहम् | aham | I am |
| वैनतेयः | vainateyaḥ | Vainateyah (Garuda, son of Vinata) |
| च | ca | and |
| पक्षिणाम् | pakṣiṇām | of birds |