TEXT 27

Devanagari

उच्‍चैःश्रवसमश्वानां विद्धि माममृतोद्भ‍वम् ।
ऐरावतं गजेन्द्राणां नराणां च नराधिपम् ॥ २७ ॥

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Tekst

uccaiḥśravasam aśvānāṁ
viddhi mām amṛtodbhavam
airāvataṁ gajendrāṇāṁ
narāṇāṁ ca narādhipam

Synonyms

uccaiḥśravasam — Uccaiḥśravā; aśvānām — among horses; viddhi — know; mām — Me; amṛta-udbhavam — produced from the churning of the ocean; airāvatam — Airāvata; gaja-indrāṇām — of lordly elephants; narāṇām — among human beings; ca — and; nara-adhipam — the king.

uccaiḥśravasam — Uccaiḥśravā; aśvānām — hobustest; viddhi — tea; mām — Mind; amṛta-udbhavam — ookeani kloppimisest tekkinud; airāvatam — Airāvata; gaja-indrāṇām — jumalikest elevantidest; narāṇām — inimestest; ca — ja; nara-adhipam — kuningas.

Translation

Of horses know Me to be Uccaiḥśravā, produced during the churning of the ocean for nectar. Of lordly elephants I am Airāvata, and among men I am the monarch.

Tea, et hobustest olen Ma Uccaiḥśravā, kes sündis ookeani kloppimise tulemusel saadud nektarist. Jumalikest elevantidest olen Ma Airāvata ning inimestest monarh.

Purport

The devotee demigods and the demons (asuras) once took part in churning the sea. From this churning, nectar and poison were produced, and Lord Śiva drank the poison. From the nectar were produced many entities, of which there was a horse named Uccaiḥśravā. Another animal produced from the nectar was an elephant named Airāvata. Because these two animals were produced from nectar, they have special significance, and they are representatives of Kṛṣṇa.

Kui pühendunutest pooljumalad ükskord koos deemonitega (asuratega) ookeani kloppisid, eraldusid selle tulemusena ookeanist nektar ja mürk. Mürgi jõi ära Śiva, nektarist loodi aga suur hulk olendeid, sealhulgas hobune nimega Uccaiḥśravā. Teine sellest nektarist loodud loom oli elevant nimega Airāvata. Kuna need kaks looma loodi nektarist, on neil eriline tähendus ning nad on Kṛṣṇa esindajad.

Amongst the human beings, the king is the representative of Kṛṣṇa because Kṛṣṇa is the maintainer of the universe, and the kings, who are appointed on account of their godly qualifications, are maintainers of their kingdoms. Kings like Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira, Mahārāja Parīkṣit and Lord Rāma were all highly righteous kings who always thought of the citizens’ welfare. In Vedic literature, the king is considered to be the representative of God. In this age, however, with the corruption of the principles of religion, monarchy decayed and is now finally abolished. It is to be understood that in the past, however, people were more happy under righteous kings.

Inimeste hulgas on Kṛṣṇa esindajaks kuningas. Kṛṣṇa on universumi alalhoidja ning samamoodi on oma jumalike omaduste tõttu kuningaks valitud inimene oma kuningriigi alalhoidja. Sellised kuningad nagu Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira, Mahārāja Parīkṣit ja Jumal Rāma olid äärmiselt õiglased kuningad, kes mõtlesid alati oma riigi kodanike heaolule. Vedakirjanduses peetakse kuningat Jumala esindajaks. Käesoleval ajastul on aga koos religioossete printsiipidega alla käinud ka monarhia ning praeguseks on sellest loobutud. Pühakirjade kinnitustest tuleb aga mõista, et varasematel ajastutel olid inimesed õiglaste kuningate juhtimise all õnnelikumad kui nad on praegu.