Chapter 10: Vibhooti Yoga, verse 28
आयुधानामहं वज्रं धेनूनामस्मि कामधुक्।
प्रजनश्चास्मि कन्दर्पः सर्पाणामस्मि वासुकिः ॥
Say itāyudhānām ahaṁ vajraṁ dhenūnām asmi kāmadhuk
prajanaśh chāsmi kandarpaḥ sarpāṇām asmi vāsukiḥ
Translation
Among weapons, I am the thunderbolt; among cows, I am the wish-fulfilling cow called Kamadhenu; I am the progenitor, the god of love; among serpents, I am Vasuki.
Swami Sivananda
Among weapons I am the thunderbolt; among cows I am Kamadhenu. I am Kandarpa, the Progenitor, and among serpents I am Vasuki.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
Of weapons, I am the Vajra (thunderbolt); of cows, I am Kamadhuk; I am Kandarpa, the cause of progeny; of serpents, I am Vasuki.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
Of the weapons, I am the Vajra of Indra; of the cows, I am the Wish-fulfilling Cow of the heavens; of the progenitors, I am Kandarpa (the god of love); of the serpents, I am Vasuki.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
I am the thunderbolt among weapons; I am the Cow of Plenty among cows; I am Passion in those who procreate, and I am the Cobra among serpents.
Shri Purohit Swami
आयुधोंमें वज्र और धेनुओंमें कामधेनु मैं हूँ। सन्तान-उत्पत्तिका हेतु कामदेव मैं हूँ और सर्पोंमें वासुकि मैं हूँ।
Swami Ramsukhdas
मैं शस्त्रों में वज्र और धेनुओं (गायों) में कामधेनु हूँ, प्रजा उत्पत्ति का हेतु कन्दर्प (कामदेव) मैं हूँ और सर्पों में वासुकि हूँ।
Swami Tejomayananda
Classical commentariesFor deeper study. Most are in the original Sanskrit.
Advaita
Non-dual: the self and the absolute are one.
Vishishtadvaita
Qualified non-dual: souls are real parts of the divine.
Dvaita
Dual: the soul and God are eternally distinct.
Shuddhadvaita
Pure non-dual, centred on grace and devotion.
Kashmir Shaivism
The Gita read through Trika Shaiva philosophy.
Modern teachers
20th-century teachers writing for today's readers.