उच्चैःश्रवसमश्वानां विद्धि माममृतोद्भवम् | ऐरावतं गजेन्द्राणां नराणां च नराधिपम्
uccaiḥśravasamaśvānāṃ viddhi māmamṛtodbhavam . airāvataṃ gajendrāṇāṃ narāṇāṃ ca narādhipam
Parmi les chevaux, sache que Je suis Uchchaishravas, né de l'ambroisie ; Airâvata parmi les éléphants royaux ; et parmi les hommes, le roi.
Among horses, know Me to be Uccaihsravas, born of nectar; Airavata among the lordly elephants; and among men, the Kind of men. [Uccaihsravas and Airavata are respectively the divine horse and elephant of Indra.]
Uchchaishravas est le cheval divin né du barattage de l'océan de lait par les dieux et les démons, en même temps que l'ambroisie (amrita). Airâvata est l'éléphant céleste d'Indra, également issu de cet événement mythique. Le roi représente la plus haute autorité et la plus grande puissance parmi les hommes.
Nectar was obtained by the gods by churning the ocean of milk. Ucchaisravas is the name of the royal horse which was born in that ocean of milk when it was churned for the nectar.Airavatam The offspring of Iravati? the elephant of Indra born at the time when the ocean of milk was churned.