Bhagavad Gita 15.12 meaningThe upside-down tree

In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it

“The light of the sun, moon and fire is my light.”

What it means

“The light of the sun that lights up the whole world, the light in the moon and in fire — know that light is mine.”

The original Sanskrit

यदादित्यगतं तेजो जगद्भासयतेऽखिलम् । यच्चन्द्रमसि यच्चाग्नौ तत्तेजो विद्धि मामकम् ॥

yadādityagataṃ tejo jagadbhāsayate.akhilam yaccandramasi yaccāgnau tattejo viddhi māmakam

Literal translation

That light in the sun which illumines the whole world, that which is in the moon, and that which is in fire,-know that light to be Mine.

Swami Gambhirananda

हिंदी अनुवाद

जो तेज सूर्य में स्थित होकर सम्पूर्ण जगत् को प्रकाशित करता है तथा जो तेज चन्द्रमा में है और अग्नि में है, उस तेज को तुम मेरा ही जानो।

Swami Tejomayananda

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