For Eternal Beginners
पवनः पवताम् अस्मि रामः शस्त्र भृताम् अहम् ।
झषाणाम् मकरः चास्मि स्रोतसाम् अस्मि जाह्नवी ॥ ३१ ॥
pavanaH pavatAm asmi rAmaH zastra bhRtAm aham |
jhaSANAm makaraH cAsmi srotasAm asmi jAhnavI || 31 ||
पवताम् [pavatAm] To things that have movement in their nature, पवनः अस्मि [pavanaH asmi] I am the wind. शस्त्र भृताम् [zastra bhRtAm] Among people who bear arms, अहम् रामः [aham rAmaH] I am Lord Rama, the ultimate gentleman warrior. झषाणाम् [jhaSANAm] Among marine predators, मकरः च अस्मि [makaraH ca asmi] I am the crocodile. स्रोतसाम् [srotasAm] Among rivers, जाह्नवी अस्मि [jAhnavI asmi] I am the river Ganga.
In those that have movement in their nature, I am the wind.
Among people who carry weapons, I am Rama. The ability to wield weapons is one of the Lord’s attributes. Just as the sun, its planets and the entire universe is the Lord’s body, such ability is also part of the Lord’s body.