I am Ashvattha among all the trees; Narada among the Devarshis; Chitraratha among the Gandharvas, the sage Kapila among the perfected ones. (Bhagavad Gita Chapter 10 – Verse 26)
Devarshis are devas who are at the same time rishis, or seers of mantras. There are three classes of illumined sages, or siddhas. First, those born perfect without reference to any prior event. Second, those born perfect in consequence of perfection previously attained. Third, those who become perfect after birth, in consequence of illumination attained during life. Kapila, the revealer of the Sankhya philosophy, belongs to the first class. He was born with knowledge, power, virtue and dispassion. Think of Me when you hear his name or study his work. Gandharvas are celestial musicians; they sing and dance in the court of Indra.
Among horses know Me as Uchchaihshravas, born of nectar; among the lordly elephants as Airavata; and among men as the monarch. (Bhagavad Gita Chapter 10 – Verse 27)
Uchchaihshravas is the name of the horse that came up from the ocean when the gods and the demons churned the ocean in order to obtain the nectar hidden in its depths. Airavata is Indra’s elephant. And think of Me when you see a king or leader among men.
Among weapons I Am the thunderbolt; among cows I am Kamadhenu. I am Kandarpa, the cause of offspring; and of serpents I am Vasuki. (Bhagavad Gita Chapter 10 – Verse 28)
Kamadhenu was the cow of Sage Vasishta that yielded all desired objects. Kandarpa is the god of love. Vasuki was a celebrated poisonous serpent and king of snakes.
Desire And Anger Cannot Be Destroyed But They Can Be Transmuted