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ŚB 11.16.23

Devanagari

यज्ञानां ब्रह्मयज्ञोऽहं व्रतानामविहिंसनम् ।
वाय्वग्‍न्यर्काम्बुवागात्मा शुचीनामप्यहं शुचि: ॥ २३ ॥

Text

yajñānāṁ brahma-yajño ’haṁ
vratānām avihiṁsanam
vāyv-agny-arkāmbu-vāg-ātmā
śucīnām apy ahaṁ śuciḥ

Synonyms

yajñānām — of sacrifices; brahma-yajñaḥ — study of the Veda; aham — I am; vratānām — of vows; avihiṁsanam — 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.