Chapter 7, Verse 9
Part of 7: Jñāna Vijñāna Yog — ज्ञानविज्ञानयोगपुण्यो गन्धः पृथिव्यां च तेजश्चास्मि विभावसौ। जीवनं सर्वभूतेषु तपश्चास्मि तपस्विषु॥
Transliteration
puṇyo gandhaḥ pṛithivyāṁ cha tejaśh chāsmi vibhāvasau jīvanaṁ sarva-bhūteṣhu tapaśh chāsmi tapasviṣhu
Meaning
I am the sweet fragrance in the earth and the brilliance in the fire, the life in all beings, and I am the austerity of ascetics.
Word-by-word meaning
puṇyaḥ — puregandhaḥ — fragrancepṛithivyām — of the earthcha — andtejaḥ — brilliancecha — andasmi — I amvibhāvasau — in the firejīvanam — the life-forcesarva — in allbhūteṣhu — beingstapaḥ — penancecha — andasmi — I amtapasviṣhu — of the ascetics
Commentary
In Me as odour in the earth woven in Me as brilliance is the fire woven in Me as life all beings are woven in Me as austerity all ascetics are woven. I am the support (Adhishthanam or Asraya) for everything. I am the power or Sakti which helps the ascetics to control the mind and the senses. Krishna says? I am the agreeable odour. If Arjuna had asked Him? Then who is the disagreeable odour? He would have replied? It is also I.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the meaning of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 7, Verse 9?▼
I am the sweet fragrance in the earth and the brilliance in the fire, the life in all beings, and I am the austerity of ascetics.
Which chapter and verse of the Bhagavad Gita is this?▼
This is verse 9 of Chapter 7 (Jñāna Vijñāna Yog — Self-Knowledge and Enlightenment) of the Bhagavad Gita, a scripture of 18 chapters and 700 verses spoken by Lord Krishna to Arjuna.