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Bhagavad Gita 9.16
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Sanskrit
अहं क्रतुरहं यज्ञः स्वधाऽहमहमौषधम्।
मंत्रोऽहमहमेवाज्यमहमग्निरहं हुतम्
मंत्रोऽहमहमेवाज्यमहमग्निरहं हुतम्
Transliteration
ahaṁ kratur ahaṁ yajñaḥ svadhāham aham auṣhadham
mantro ’ham aham evājyam aham agnir ahaṁ hutam
mantro ’ham aham evājyam aham agnir ahaṁ hutam
Synonyms
pitā: father;
aham: I;
asya: of this;
jagataḥ: universe;
mātā: mother;
dhātā: supporter;
pitāmahaḥ: grandfather;
vedyam: what is to be known;
pavitram: that which purifies;
oṁ: kāra — the syllable oṁ;
ṛk: the Ṛg Veda;
sāma: the Sāma Veda;
yajuḥ: the Yajur Veda;
eva: certainly;
ca: and .;
English Meaning
I am the father of this universe, the mother, the support and the grandsire. I am the object of knowledge, the purifier and the syllable oṁ. I am also the Ṛg, the Sāma and the Yajur Vedas.
Life Theme
Devotion and Faith
Life Application
Trusting that sincere effort and faith can guide us through uncertainty.