वसु
Vasu
Vasu · IAST
One of the eight Vasus, devas of the elements; also means bright and good.
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Bhagavad Gītā · 10.23
रुद्राणां शङ्करश्चास्मि वित्तेशो यक्षरक्षसाम् । वसूनां पावकश्चास्मि मेरुः शिखरिणामहम् ॥
rudrāṇāṃ śaṅkaraś cāsmi vitteśo yakṣa-rakṣasām | vasūnāṃ pāvakaś cāsmi meruḥ śikhariṇām aham ||
Among the Rudras I am Śaṅkara (Śiva); among Yakṣas and Rākṣasas I am the lord of wealth (Kubera). Among the Vasus I am Fire, and among mountain peaks I am Meru.
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