Chapter 9 · Raja Vidya Raja Guhya Yoga - The Yoga of Royal Knowledge and Royal SecretKrishna
Verse 16
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 9, श्लोक 16
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
अहं क्रतुरहं यज्ञः स्वधाहमहमौषधम्।
मन्त्रोऽहमहमेवाज्यमहमग्निरहं हुतम्॥१६॥
Transliteration
Aham Kratur-Aham Yajnah Svadha-Aham-Aham-Aushadham.
Mantro'ham-Aham-Eva-Ajyam-Aham-Agnir-Aham Hutam.||16||
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
अहम्ahamI am
क्रतुःkratuhthe Vedic ritual
अहम्ahamI am
यज्ञःyajnahthe sacrifice
स्वधाsvadhathe offering to ancestors
अहम्ahamI am
औषधम्aushadhamthe healing herb
मन्त्रःmantrahthe sacred chant
अहम्ahamI am
आज्यम्ajyamthe clarified butter
अहम्ahamI am
अग्निःagnihthe fire
अहम्ahamI am
हुतम्hutamthe act of offering
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
मैं ही क्रतु (वैदिक कर्मकाण्ड) हूँ, मैं ही यज्ञ हूँ, मैं ही स्वधा (पितरों को अर्पण) हूँ, मैं ही औषधि हूँ, मैं ही मन्त्र हूँ, मैं ही घृत (घी) हूँ, मैं ही अग्नि हूँ और मैं ही हवन-क्रिया (आहुति) हूँ।
English Translation
I am the Vedic ritual, I am the sacrifice, I am the offering to the ancestors, I am the healing herb, I am the sacred mantra, I am the clarified butter, I am the fire, and I am the act of offering.
Commentary (टीका)
Krishna reveals that He is not merely the object of worship but the entire process of worship itself. The ritual, the sacrifice, the offering, the mantra, the fire, the ghee, and the act of pouring — all are manifestations of the one Divine consciousness. This means that every sincere act of worship, regardless of its form, is an interaction with God's own being.