Bhagavad Gita 7.8-11

Sanskrit

रसोऽहमप्सु कौन्तेय प्रभास्मि शशिसूर्ययोः । प्रणवः सर्ववेदेषु शब्दः खे पौरुषं नृषु ॥7.8॥पुण्यो गन्धः पृथिव्यां च तेजश्चास्मि विभावसौ । जीवनं सर्वभूतेषु तपश्चास्मि तपस्विषु ॥7.9॥बीजं मां सर्वभूतानां विद्धि पार्थ सनातनम् । बुद्धिर्बुद्धिमतामस्मि तेजस्तेजस्विनामहम् ॥7.10॥बलं बलवतां चाहं कामरागविवर्जितम् । धर्माविरुद्धो भूतेषु कामोऽस्मि भरतर्षभ ॥7.11॥

Transliteration

raso'hamapsu kaunteya prabhāsmi śaśisūryayoḥ | praṇavaḥ sarvavedeṣu śabdaḥ khe pauruṣaṃ nṛṣu ‖7.8‖ puṇyo gandhaḥ pṛthivyāṃ ca tejaścāsmi vibhāvasau | jīvanaṃ sarvabhūteṣu tapaścāsmi tapasviṣu ‖7.9‖ bījaṃ māṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ viddhi pārtha sanātanam | buddhirbuddhimatāmasmi tejastejasvināmaham ‖7.10‖ balaṃ balavatāṃ cāhaṃ kāmarāgavivarjitam | dharmāviruddho bhūteṣu kāmo'smi bharatarṣabha ‖7.11‖

Meaning

“I am the taste in water, O son of Kunti, the radiance in the moon and sun, the sacred syllable Om in all the Vedas, the sound in ether, the manliness in men. I am the pure fragrance in earth, the brilliance in fire, the life in all beings, the austerity in ascetics. Know Me as the eternal seed of all beings, O Partha; I am the intelligence of the intelligent, the splendour of the splendid. I am the strength of the strong, free from desire and passion; in beings I am desire not contrary to dharma, O best of the Bharatas.”

Theme: Knowledge of the Absolute

This verse is part of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 7: Jnana Vijnana Yoga , read all verses in this chapter.

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