Bhagavad Gita 9.18

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Sanskrit

गतिर्भर्ता प्रभुः साक्षी निवासः शरणं सुहृत्।

प्रभवः प्रलयः स्थानं निधानं बीजमव्ययम्

Transliteration

gatir bhartā prabhuḥ sākṣhī nivāsaḥ śharaṇaṁ suhṛit
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.

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