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SB 10.51.28

Devanāgarī

किंस्वित्तेजस्विनां तेजो भगवान् वा विभावसु: । सूर्य: सोमो महेन्द्रो वा लोकपालोऽपरोऽपि वा ॥ २८ ॥

Text

kiṁ svit tejasvināṁ tejo bhagavān vā vibhāvasuḥ sūryaḥ somo mahendro vā loka-pālo paro ’pi vā

Synonyms

kimsvit—perhaps;tejasvinām—of all potent beings;tejaḥ—the original form;bhagavān—powerful lord;vā—or else;vibhāvasuḥ—the god of fire;sūryaḥ—the sun-god;somaḥ—the moon-god;mahā-indraḥ—the King of heaven;va—or;loka—of a planet;pālaḥ—the ruler;aparaḥ—other;apivā—else.

Translation

Perhaps You are the potency of all potent beings. Or maybe You are the powerful god of fire, or the sun-god, the moon-god, the King of heaven or the ruling demigod of some other planet.

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