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BG Chap 10 - The vibhūtis of Kṛṣṇa - 11 thru 20

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(11): Among the eleven Rudras (Manyu, Manu, Mahinasa, Mahān, Śiva, Ṛtadhvaja, Ugraretā, Bhava, Kāla, Vāmadeva and Dhṛtavrata), Kṛṣṇa is Śaṅkara (Śiva).
(12): Among the Yakṣas and Rākṣasas, He is Kuvera, who is a Yakṣa.
(13): Among the eight Vasus (Āpa, Dhruva, Soma, Dharma, Anila, Pāvaka, Pratyuṣa and Prabhāsa), He is Agni (Pāvaka).
(14): Among high peaks, He is the golden mountain called Meru.
(15): Among priests, He is Bṛhaspati. As Indra is the chief among all kings, so his head priest, Bṛhaspati, is the chief among all head priests of kings.
(16): Among leaders of armies, Kṛṣṇa is Kārtikeya.
(17): Among all bodies of water, He is the ocean.
(18): Among the great sages, the sons of Brahmā, He is Bhṛgu.
(19): Among words, He is the single syllable oṁ.
(20): Among sacrifices, He is the japa sacrifice, outstanding because it does not involve killing animals. The chanting of Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare is the purest form representation of Kṛṣṇa.

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