Chapter 7 · Jnana Vijnana Yoga - The Yoga of Knowledge and WisdomKrishna
Verse 9
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 7, श्लोक 9
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
पुण्यो गन्धः पृथिव्यां च तेजश्चास्मि विभावसौ।
जीवनं सर्वभूतेषु तपश्चास्मि तपस्विषु॥
Transliteration
Punyo gandhah prithivyam cha tejash-cha-asmi vibhavasau
Jivanam sarva-bhuteshu tapash-cha-asmi tapasvishu
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
पुण्यःpunyahpure/sacred
गन्धःgandhahfragrance
पृथिव्याम्prithivyamin the earth
तेजःtejahbrilliance
विभावसौvibhavasauin fire
जीवनम्jivanamlife
सर्वभूतेषुsarva-bhuteshuin all beings
तपःtapahausterity/penance
तपस्विषुtapasvishuin the ascetics
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
मैं पृथ्वी में पवित्र गन्ध हूँ और अग्नि में तेज हूँ। सम्पूर्ण प्राणियों में जीवन हूँ और तपस्वियों में तप हूँ।
English Translation
I am the pure fragrance of the earth and the brilliance in fire. I am the life in all beings, and the austerity in ascetics.
Commentary (टीका)
Continuing the theme of divine immanence, Krishna identifies Himself with the purest and most essential quality in each category. The fragrance of earth, the heat of fire, and the vitality in all creatures — all point to the same divine source. This vision transforms the mundane into the sacred.