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Know Me as Ucchaisravas born of nectar, among horses; among lordly elephants (I am) the Airavata; and, among men, the king.

Among horses know me as Uchchaihshravas, born of the nectar; among lordly elephants, Airavata; and among men, the king.

Two of the examples come from the story of the churning of the ocean, when gods and demons together churned the cosmic sea and many marvels rose from it along with the nectar of immortality. Uchchaihshravas, the white horse, and Airavata, the white elephant who carries Indra, were among them. Among human beings, Krishna is the king, the one who protects and orders the people. For Arjuna, a prince fighting for a kingdom, the last example has a pointed relevance: true kingship, rightly exercised, is itself a sign of the divine in human affairs.