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am determination and the goodness of the good." - 36
वृष्णीनां वासुदेवोऽस्मि पाण्डवानां धनञ्जयः । मुनीनामप्यहं व्यसिः कवीनामुशना कविः ।। ३७ ।।
"Of the Vrishnis I am Krishna, of the Pandavas I am Dhananjaya, among the Munis, I am Vyasa and of the seers I am Ushanas" - 37
दण्डो दमयतामस्मि नीतिरस्मि जिगीषताम् । मौनं चैवास्मि गुणानां ज्ञानं ज्ञानवतामहम् ॥ ३८ ॥
"Of those who can punish I am the scepter, Of those who seek Victory, I am statesmanship, of the things which are to the kept secret I am silence and of those who know, I am knowledge." - 38
Note: "Yadu" was the original ancestor of Yadvas. Name of his son was Vrishni, Krishna's father was Vasedev so Krishna was called Vaasu - deva and he being a Yadava he was "Vrushni”. In the Upanishadas "Kavi" means "Seer" Ushanas is identified with Shankara, the prec - eptor of Demons.
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