sargāṇām ādir antaśh cha madhyaṁ chaivāham arjuna
adhyātma-vidyā vidyānāṁ vādaḥ pravadatām aham||32||

Meaning : O Arjuna, among all creations, I am the beginning, the middle, and the end.Among all forms of knowledge, I am the knowledge of the self (spiritual wisdom),and among arguments or discussions, I am logical reasoning (truthful debate).

pavanaḥ pavatām asmi rāmaḥ śhastra-bhṛitām aham
jhaṣhāṇāṁ makaraśh chāsmi srotasām asmi jāhnavī||31||

Meaning : Among purifiers, I am the wind.Among warriors, I am Rāma.Among aquatic creatures, I am the makara (mythical sea beast).Among rivers, I am the Ganges (Jāhnavī).

prahlādaśh chāsmi daityānāṁ kālaḥ kalayatām aham
mṛigāṇāṁ cha mṛigendro ’haṁ vainateyaśh cha pakṣhiṇām||30||

Meaning : Among the Daityas (demons), I am Prahlāda.Among those who measure and track time, I am Time itself.Among beasts, I am the lion.Among birds, I am Garuḍa (the son of Vinatā).

anantaśh chāsmi nāgānāṁ varuṇo yādasām aham
pitṝīṇām aryamā chāsmi yamaḥ sanyamatām aham||29||

Meaning : Among the serpent-beings, I am Ananta (the infinite one).Among aquatic beings, I am Varuṇa (the god of the ocean).Among ancestors, I am Aryamā.And among enforcers or rulers of law, I am Yama (the god of death).

āyudhānām ahaṁ vajraṁ dhenūnām asmi kāmadhuk
prajanaśh chāsmi kandarpaḥ sarpāṇām asmi vāsukiḥ||28||

Meaning : Among weapons, I am the thunderbolt (Vajra).Among cows, I am Kāmadhenu, the wish-fulfilling cow.Among causes of procreation, I am Kandarpa (the god of love).Among serpents, I am Vāsuki (the serpent king).

uchchaiḥśhravasam aśhvānāṁ viddhi mām amṛitodbhavam
airāvataṁ gajendrāṇāṁ narāṇāṁ cha narādhipam||27||

Meaning : Among horses, know Me to be Ucchaihśravas, born of the nectar of immortality.Among elephants, I am Airāvata.And among men, I am the king (a ruler or monarch).

aśhvatthaḥ sarva-vṛikṣhāṇāṁ devarṣhīṇāṁ cha nāradaḥ
gandharvāṇāṁ chitrarathaḥ siddhānāṁ kapilo muniḥ||26||

Meaning : Among all trees, I am the sacred peepal tree (Ashvattha).Among divine sages, I am Narada.Among celestial musicians (Gandharvas), I am Chitraratha.And among the perfected beings (Siddhas), I am the sage Kapila.

maharṣhīṇāṁ bhṛigur ahaṁ girām asmyekam akṣharam
yajñānāṁ japa-yajño ’smi sthāvarāṇāṁ himālayaḥ||25||

Meaning : Among the great sages, I am Bhrigu.Among words, I am the sacred syllable ‘Om’. Among sacrifices, I am the chanting of holy names (japa).Among immovable things, I am the Himalayas.

purodhasāṁ cha mukhyaṁ māṁ viddhi pārtha bṛihaspatim
senānīnām ahaṁ skandaḥ sarasām asmi sāgaraḥ||24||

Meaning : O Arjuna, among priests, I am Brihaspati, the chief priest of the gods.Among military commanders, I am Skanda (the god of war). And among bodies of water, I am the vast ocean.

rudrāṇāṁ śhaṅkaraśh chāsmi vitteśho yakṣha-rakṣhasām
vasūnāṁ pāvakaśh chāsmi meruḥ śhikhariṇām aham||23||

Meaning : Among the Rudras, I am Shankara (Shiva).Among Yakshas and Rakshasas, I am Kubera, the god of wealth.Among the Vasus, I am Agni (the fire god).And among mountains, I am Mount Meru.