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TEXT 37 vrsninam vasudevo 'smi
SYNONYMS  vrsninam--of
the descendants of Vrsni; vasudevah--Krsna in Dvaraka; asmi--I
am; pandavanam--of the Pandavas; dhananjayah--Arjuna; muninam--of
the sages; api--also; aham--I am; vyasah--Vyasa, the
compiler of all Vedic literature; kavinam--of all great thinkers;
usana--Usana; kavih--the thinker.
TRANSLATION Of the descendants
of Vrsni I am Vasudeva, and of the Pandavas I am Arjuna. Of the sages I
am Vyasa, and among great thinkers I am Usana.
PURPORT Krsna is the
original Supreme Personality of Godhead, and Vasudeva is the immediate
expansion of Krsna. Both Lord Krsna and Baladeva appear as the sons of
Vasudeva. Amongst the sons of Pandu, Arjuna is famous and valiant. Indeed,
He is the best of men and therefore represents Krsna. Among the munis,
or learned men conversant in Vedic knowledge, Vyasa is the greatest
because he explained Vedic knowledge in many different ways for the understanding
of the common mass of people in this age of Kali. And Vyasa is also known
as an incarnation of Krsna; therefore Vyasa also represents Krsna. Kavis
are those who are capable of thinking thoroughly on any subject matter.
Among the kavis, Usana was the spiritual master of the demons; he
was an extremely intelligent, far-seeing, political and spiritual in every
way. Thus Usana is another representative of the opulence of Krsna.
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