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Bhagavad Gita 9.18
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Sanskrit
गतिर्भर्ता प्रभुः साक्षी निवासः शरणं सुहृत्।
प्रभवः प्रलयः स्थानं निधानं बीजमव्ययम्
प्रभवः प्रलयः स्थानं निधानं बीजमव्ययम्
Transliteration
gatir bhartā prabhuḥ sākṣhī nivāsaḥ śharaṇaṁ suhṛit
prabhavaḥ pralayaḥ sthānaṁ nidhānaṁ bījam avyayam
prabhavaḥ pralayaḥ sthānaṁ nidhānaṁ bījam avyayam
Synonyms
tapāmi: give heat;
aham: I;
aham: I;
varṣam: rain;
nigṛhṇāmi: withhold;
utsṛjāmi: send forth;
ca: and;
amṛtam: immortality;
ca: and;
eva: certainly;
mṛtyuḥ: death;
ca: and;
sat: spirit;
asat: matter;
ca: and;
aham: I;
arjuna: O Arjuna .;
English Meaning
O Arjuna, I give heat, and I withhold and send forth the rain. I am immortality, and I am also death personified. Both spirit and matter are in Me.
Life Theme
Devotion and Faith
Life Application
Trusting that sincere effort and faith can guide us through uncertainty.