Bhagavad Gita 7.8 meaningSeeing the divine in everything
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“I am the taste of water, the light of the sun and moon, and the strength in people.”
What it means
“I am the taste in water, the light of the moon and sun, the sacred sound Om in every scripture, the sound in space and the strength in people.”
The original Sanskrit
रसोऽहमप्सु कौन्तेय प्रभास्मि शशिसूर्ययोः । प्रणवः सर्ववेदेषु शब्दः खे पौरुषं नृषु ॥
raso.ahamapsu kaunteya prabhāsmi śaśisūryayoḥ praṇavaḥ sarvavedeṣu śabdaḥ khe pauruṣaṃ nṛṣu
Translations
Literal translation
O son of Kunti, I am the taste of water, I am the effulgence of the moon and the sun; (the letter) Om in all the Vedas, the sound in space, and manhood in men.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
हे कौन्तेय ! जल में मैं रस हूँ, चन्द्रमा और सूर्य में प्रकाश हूँ, सब वेदों में प्रण व (ँ़कार) हूँ तथा आकाश में शब्द और पुरुषों में पुरुषत्व हूँ।
Swami Tejomayananda
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