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The Opulence of the Absolute
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PURPORT
The devotee demigods and the demons ( asuras ) once took a sea journey. On this journey, nectar and poison were produced, and Lord Śiva drank the poison. From the nectar were produced many entities, of which there was a horse named Uccaiḥśravā. Another animal produced from the nectar was an elephant named Airāvata. Because these two animals were produced from nectar, they have special significance, and they are representatives of Krsna.
Amongst the human beings, the king is the representative of Kṛṣṇa because Kṛṣṇa is the maintainer of the universe, and the kings, who are appointed on account of their godly qualifications, are maintainers of their kingdoms. Kings like Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira, Mahārāja Parīkṣit and Lord Rāma were all highly righteous kings who always thought of the citizens' welfare. In Vedic literature, the king is considered to be the representative of God. In this age, however, with the corruption of the principles of religion, monarchy decayed and is now finally abolished. It is to be understood that in the past, however, people were more happy under righteous kings.
TEXT 28
अयुधानामहं वज्रं धेनूनामसि कामधुक् । प्रजनश्चासि कन्दर्पः सर्पाणामसि वासुकिः ॥२८॥
āyudhānām ahaṁ vajraṁ dhenūnām asmi kāmadhuk prajanaś cāsmi kandarpaḥ sarpāṇām asmi vāsukiḥ
āyudhānām —of all weapons;  aham —I am;  vajram —the thunderbolt;  dhenūnām —of cows;  asmi —I am;  kāmadhuk —the  surabhi  cows;  prajanaḥ —for begetting children;  ca —and;  asmi —I am;  kandarpaḥ —Cupid;  sarpāṇām —of all snakes;  asmi —I am;  vāsukiḥ —Vāsuki.
TRANSLATION
Of weapons I am the thunderbolt; among cows I am the surabhi, givers of abundant milk. Of procreators I am Kandarpa, the god of love, and of serpents I am Vāsuki, the chief.