Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 11.16.23

yajñānāḿ brahma-yajño 'haḿ

vratānām avihiḿsanam

vāyv-agny-arkāmbu-vāg-ātmā

śucīnām apy ahaḿ śuciḥ

SYNONYMS

yajñānām — of sacrifices; brahma-yajñaḥ — study of the Veda; aham — I am; vratānām — of vows; avihiḿsanam — nonviolence; vāyu — wind; agni — fire; arka — the sun; ambu — water; vāk — and speech; ātmā — personified; śucīnām — of all purifiers; api — indeed; aham — I am; śuciḥ — pure.

TRANSLATION

Among sacrifices I am study of the Veda, and I am nonviolence among vows. Among all things that purify I am the wind, fire, the sun, water and speech.

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