The entire content of this mail is from Swami Chidbhavananda's translation of Bhagavad Gita , published by Ramakrishna Mission
Vibhutis Defined - 19-40
1 Gita Sloka every day - Chapter 10 - Vibhuti Yoga - Sloka 30
Prahladanam cha asmi daityanam kalah kalyatam aham I
Mruganam cha mruga indrah aham vainateyah cha pakshinam II sloka 30
प्रहलदानां च अस्मि दैत्यानां कालः कलयतां अहं I
मृगाणां च मृग इन्द्रः अहं वैनतेयः च पक्षिणां II श्लोक 30
Of the daityas I am prahlada and of the reckoners I am time; Of beasts I am the lord of the beasts and Vainateya of the birds.
The daityas were the sworn enemies of the devas. Prahlada was the son of Hiranyakasipu, the king of those titans. From birth onwards Prahlada showed extreme devotion to the Lord Vishnu, which ran counter to the plan and design of his father. Prahlada is the model of the Bhakthas. Proof is found in him of the fact that the great ones are sometimes born low. It is befitting that he is an attribute of the Iswara.
Time is the great and unfailing recorder of the appearance, stay and disappearance of things and beings in the universe. That it is identified with the Iswara is appropriate.
The lion is the lord of beasts. He is majestic and magnanimous in his own way. The glory of the lord indeed is manifested in this beast.
Vainateya is the son of Vinata. This is another name for Garuda who being the vehicle for Lord Vishnu is a symbol of his attributes.
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