Chapter 7 · Knowledge and Realisation

श्रीकृष्णŚrī Kṛṣṇa speaks

Text 7.9

पुण्यो गन्ध: पृथिव्यां च तेजश्चास्मि विभावसौ जीवनं सर्वभूतेषु तपश्चास्मि तपस्विषु

puṇyo gandhaḥ pṛithivyāṁ cha tejaśh chāsmi vibhāvasau jīvanaṁ sarva-bhūteṣhu tapaśh chāsmi tapasviṣhu

Recitation · Text 7.9
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (15 words)

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I am the pure fragrance of the earth and the brilliance in fire; I am the life in all beings and the austerity in ascetics. Fragrance of earth — the smell of ground after rain is offered as a place where God is directly met.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:The smell of earth after rain is offered as a place God is directly met.