SB 11.16.33 · Srimad-Bhagavatam

Devanagari

विश्वावसु: पूर्वचित्तिर्गन्धर्वाप्सरसामहम् । भूधराणामहं स्थैर्यं गन्धमात्रमहं भुव: ॥ ३३ ॥

Verse text

viśvāvasuḥ pūrvacittir gandharvāpsarasām aham bhūdharāṇām ahaṁ sthairyaṁ gandha-mātram ahaṁ bhuvaḥ

Synonyms

viśvāvasuḥ — Viśvāvasu ; pūrvacittiḥ — Pūrvacitti ; gandharva — apsarasām — among the Gandharvas and Apsarās ; aham — I am ; bhūdharāṇām — of the mountains ; aham — I am ; sthairyam — the steadiness ; gandha — mātram — the perception of aroma ; aham — I am ; bhuvaḥ — of the earth .

Translation

Among the Gandharvas I am Viśvāvasu, and I am Pūrvacitti among the heavenly Apsaras. I am the steadiness of mountains and the fragrant aroma of the earth.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

Among the Gandharvas, I am Viśvāvasu, and I am Pūrvacitti among the heavenly Apsarās. I am the steadiness of mountains and the tan-mātra known as fragrance in the earth. Among Gandharvas I am Viśvāvasu, and among Apsarās I am Pūrvacitti. I am the tan-mātra called fragrance, the cause of the earth.

Purport

In Bhagavad-gītā (7.9) Lord Kṛṣṇa says, puṇyo gandhaḥ pṛthivyāṁ ca: “I am the fragrance of the earth.” The original fragrance of the earth is very pleasing and represents Lord Kṛṣṇa. Although unpleasant aromas may be artificially produced, they do not represent the Lord.