Bhagavad Gita 9.16 meaningThe open secret
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“I am the prayer, the gift, the medicine and the fire.”
What it means
“I am the ritual and the offering, the food and the healing herb, the sacred words, the butter poured into the fire, the fire itself and the act of offering.”
The original Sanskrit
अहं क्रतुरहं यज्ञः स्वधाहमहमौषधम् । मन्त्रोऽहमहमेवाज्यमहमग्निरहं हुतम् ॥
ahaṃ kraturahaṃ yajñaḥ svadhāhamahamauṣadham mantro.ahamahamevājyamahamagnirahaṃ hutam
Translations
Literal translation
I am the kratu, I am the yajna, I am the svadha, I am the ausadha, I am the mantra, I Myself am the ajya, I am the fire, and I am the act of offering.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
मैं ऋक्रतु हूँ; मैं यज्ञ हूँ; स्वधा और औषध मैं हूँ, मैं मन्त्र हूँ, घी हूँ, मैं अग्नि हूँ और हुतं अर्थात् हवन कर्म मैं हू ँ।
Swami Tejomayananda
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