Pavhanah pavatam asmi ramah shastra-bhritam aham, jhasanam makaras casmi srotasam asmi jahnavi
Among purifiers I am the wind; among the weapon-bearers I am Rama; among fish I am the shark (makara); and among flowing rivers I am the Ganges. Rama, the ideal king and warrior, embodies perfect righteousness; the Ganges is the greatest of purifying rivers, the divine grace flowing through the earth.
- •Rama is the Supreme Lord in His role as ideal man and perfect dharmic king
- •The Ganges represents divine grace flowing continuously through the world
- •Wind as purifier and carrier represents the life-giving omnipresence of God