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SB 11.16.13

Devanāgarī

इन्द्रोऽहं सर्वदेवानां वसूनामस्मि हव्यवाट् । आदित्यानामहं विष्णू रुद्राणां नीललोहित: ॥ १३ ॥

Text

indro ’haṁ sarva-devānāṁ vasūnām asmi havya-vāṭ ādityānām ahaṁ viṣṇū rudrāṇāṁ nīla-lohitaḥ

Synonyms

indraḥ—Lord Indra;aham—I am;sarva-devānām—among the demigods;vasūnām—among the Vasus;asmi—I am;havya-vāṭ—the carrier of oblations, the fire-god Agni;ādityānām—among the sons of Aditi;aham—I am;viṣṇuḥ—Viṣṇu;rudrāṇām—among the Rudras;nīla-lohitaḥ—Lord Śiva.

Translation

Among the demigods I am Indra, and among the Vasus I am Agni, the god of fire. I am Viṣṇu among the sons of Aditi, and among the Rudras I am Lord Śiva.

Purport

Lord Viṣṇu appeared among the sons of Aditi as Vāmanadeva.
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