Sublime words and teachings of Lord Krishna.

I am the Supreme Soul of all living entities, and therefore, I am naturally their beloved, their Absolute Master, and their Supreme Lord. As the creator, maintainer (preserver, defender, protector, supporter), and annihilator of all entities, I am not different from them.

I am the ultimate goal of all who seek progress, and I am Time among those who exert control. I am the Balance of the modes of material nature, and I am the natural Virtue among the pious.

Among things possessing qualities, I am the Principal Manifestation of nature, and among the great, I am the total Material Creation. Among subtle things, I am the Spiritual Soul, and of things difficult to conquer, I am the Spirit.

Among the Vedas (the original holy scriptures, also called “the true gospel”), I am the three-lettered Omkara.

Among the letters, I am the first, the letter “A,” and among the sacred letters, I am the Gayatri mantra.

Among the celestial beings, I am Indra, and among the Vasus (the eight principal celestial beings), I am Agni, the celestial being of fire.

I am Vishnu among the sons of Aditi, and among the Rudras (the manifestations of Rudra, son of Brahma, another name for Shiva, responsible for populating the galaxy), I am Lord Shiva.

Among the saintly brothers, I am Bhrigu Muni, and I am Manu among the saintly kings. I am Narada Muni among the saintly celestial beings, and I am Kamadhenu among the cows.

I am Lord Kapila among the perfect beings, and Garuda among the birds. I am Daksha among the ancestors of humanity, and I am Aryama among the ancestors.

Among the demoniac sons of Diti, I am Prahlada Maharaja, the saintly lord of the asuras (atheistic, outlaw beings). Among the stars and herbs, I am their lord Candra (the moon), and among the Yaksas (demonic beings) and Raksasas (cannibals), I am the lord of wealth, Kuvera.

I am Airavata among the great elephants, and among aquatic beings, I am Varuna, the lord of the seas.

Among all things that heat and illuminate, I am the sun, and among human beings, I am the king.

Among horses, I am Uccaihsrava, and I am gold among metals.

I am Yamaraja (the master of destiny and judge of sinners) among those who repress and punish, and among serpents, I am Vasuki.

I am Anantadeva among the best serpents, and among animals with horns or sharp teeth, I am the lion.

Among social orders, I am the fourth, the order of renunciation, and among social divisions, I am the first, the spiritual masters.