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Bhagavad Gita 10.30प्रह्लादश्चास्मि दैत्यानां कालः कलयतामहम्।मृगाणां च मृगेन्द्रोऽहं वैनतेयश्च पक्षिणाम् ॥

prahlādaśh chāsmi daityānāṁ kālaḥ kalayatām aham

mṛigāṇāṁ cha mṛigendro ’haṁ vainateyaśh cha pakṣhiṇām

Sanskrit recitation

Glory in the world you already know · 10.19–10.42 · Teaching

Translation

And I am Prahlada among the demons, I am Time among reckoners, I am the lion among beasts, and Vainateya (Garuda) among birds.

Hindi translation

दैत्योंमें प्रह्लाद और गणना करनेवालोंमें काल मैं हूँ । पशुओंमें सिंह और पक्षियोंमें गरुड मैं हूँ।

Meaning

Prahlada, though he was the son of a demon (Hiranyakasipu), was a great devotee of the Lord.

After Swami Sivananda

Glory in the world you already know· 10.19–10.42→

Teachers usually read this idea across several verses together, one shared reflection covers the whole unit.

Word-by-word→
cha
and
aham
I
asmi
I am
kālaḥ
time
kalayatām
of all that controls
daityānām
of the demons
prahlādaḥ
Prahlad
vainateyaḥ
Garud
mṛigāṇām
amongst animals
pakṣhiṇām
amongst birds
mṛiga-indraḥ
the lion

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