Chapter 7 · Verse 9
Self-Knowledge and Enlightenment
पुण्यो गन्धः पृथिव्यां च तेजश्चास्मि विभावसौ। जीवनं सर्वभूतेषु तपश्चास्मि तपस्विषु
puṇyo gandhaḥ pṛithivyāṁ cha tejaśh chāsmi vibhāvasau jīvanaṁ sarva-bhūteṣhu tapaśh chāsmi tapasviṣhu
Word Meanings
puṇyaḥ — pure; gandhaḥ — fragrance; pṛithivyām — of the earth; cha — and; tejaḥ — brilliance; cha — and; asmi — I am; vibhāvasau — in the fire; jīvanam — the life-force; sarva — in all; bhūteṣhu — beings; tapaḥ — penance; cha — and; asmi — I am; tapasviṣhu — of the ascetics
Translation
I am the pure fragrance of the earth, the brilliance of fire, the life-force in all beings, and the austerity of ascetics.
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