Chapter 9 · The King of Knowledge

श्रीकृष्णŚrī Kṛṣṇa speaks

Text 9.16

अहं क्रतुरहं यज्ञ: स्वधाहमहमौषधम् मन्त्रोऽहमहमेवाज्यमहमग्निरहं हुतम् पिताहमस्य जगतो माता धाता पितामह: वेद्यं पवित्रमोङ्कार ऋक्साम यजुरेव च

ahaṁ kratur ahaṁ yajñaḥ svadhāham aham auṣhadham mantro ’ham aham evājyam aham agnir ahaṁ hutam pitāham asya jagato mātā dhātā pitāmahaḥ vedyaṁ pavitram oṁkāra ṛik sāma yajur eva cha

Recitation · Text 9.16
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (32 words)

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Purport Overview & Key Insights

I am the ritual, the sacrifice, the offering to the ancestors, the herb, the mantra, the clarified butter, the fire, and the act of offering itself. Every separable part of the ceremony is claimed, including the offerer's action.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:Every separable part of the ceremony is claimed — including the offering itself.