THE BHAGAVAD GITA
CHAPTER 9 : STANZAS 16 TO 19
DESCRIPTION OF GOD AS THE SOUL OF EVERYTHING
Ah|
@t¤rh|
yåO: ÞvDahmhmaWxDm¯
,
mÓæOaE{hmhmEvaÇymhm¢g"rh|
h^tm¯
,, 16 ,,
ÞvDa |
¢ptraE|
kaE ¢dya
janEvala A° |
the offering to
ancestral spirits |
AaWxDm¯ |
AaEx¢D |
the medicinal herbs |
mÓæO:
|
mÓæO |
sacred syllable |
AaÇym¯
|
G¦t |
clarified butter |
@t¤
ATaIt¯
½aWtkmI
mW| h\|
yåO
ATaIt¯ p·mhayåOa¢dk
ÞmatIkmI
mW|
h\| , ¢ptraE|
kaE
¢dya
janEvala A°
mW|
h\| AaEx¢D
ATaIt¯
sb
vnÞp¢tya| mW|
h\|
mÓæO
mW|
h\| G¦t
mW|
h\| A¢g"
mW
h\| AaWr
hvnãp
¢@ya B£
mW|
h£
h\| ,
I am the
Vedic ritual, I am the
sacrifice, I am the offering
to the departed; I am
the medicinal herb; I am
the sacred hymn;
I am the
clarified butter, I am
the sacred fire, and I
am verily the offering;
(16)
¢ptahmÞy
jgtaE
mata
Data ¢ptamh:
,
vEï|
p¢væOmaE|kar
§Àsam
yj¤rEv
c ,, 17 ,,
Data |
kma©I|
kE Pl
kaE dEnEvala |
the dispenser of rewards |
vEïm¯ |
jannE
yaEÂy |
the one to be known |
p¢væOm¯
|
p¢væO |
the purifier |
AaE|kar: |
AaE|kar |
the Omkara |
is
jgt¯
ka Data
ev|
kma©I| kE
Pl
kaE dEnEvala
¢pta
mata AaWr
¢ptamh
AaWr jannE
yaEÂy
p¢væO AaE|kar
tTa
§ÂvEd
samvEd AaWr
yj¤v©Id
B£
mW| h£
h\| ,
I am the
sustainer and ruler of this
universe, its father, mother,
the dispenser of rewards, the
grandsire, the One to be
known, the purifier, the sacred
syllable OM, and the three
Vedas -
Rik, Sama and
Yajus
(17)
g¢tBItaI
p#B¤:
saX£
¢nvas: SrN|
s¤¶t¯
,
p#Bv:
p#ly:
ÞTan|
¢nDan| b£jmÛyym¯
,, 18 ,,
BtaI |
BrN
paExN krnEvala |
the supporter |
p#ly: |
p#ly |
the dissolution |
ÞTanm¯ |
sbka
AaDar |
the foundation |
¢nDanm¯ |
¢nDan |
the treasurehouse |
AÛyym¯ |
A¢vnaS£ |
the imperishable |
lßy
BrN
paExN
krnEvala sbka
Þvam£
saX£ sbka
vasÞTan
SrN
¢mæO uÏp¢äO
AaWr
p#ly
sbka AaDar
¢nDan AaWr
A¢vnaS£
karN
mW|
h£ h\|
,
I am the
supreme goal, supporter, lord, witness,
abode, refuge, well-wisher seeking no
return, origin and end, resting-place,
the treasure house, and the
imperishable seed.
(18)
tpaØyhmh|
vxI|
¢ng¦ÿaØy¤Ïs¦ja¢m
c ,
Am¦t|
cWv
m¦Ïy¤à
sdsÅcahmj¤In
,, 19 ,,
¢ng¦ÿa¢m
|
raEkE
rKta h\| |
withhold |
uÏs¦ja¢m
|
vxaIta
h\| |
send forth |
hE
Aj¤In
mW|
s¥yIãp h^Aa
tpta
h\| mW|
vxaI
kaE
raEkE rKta
AaWr
brsata h\|
AaWr
Am¦t AaWr
m¦Ïy¤
ev|
st¯ AaWr
Ast¯
B£ mW|
h£
h\| ,
I radiate
heat as the sun, and
hold back as well as send
forth rain, Arjuna, I am
immortality as well as death,
being and non-being.
(19)
PROCEED TO CHAPTER 9 : STANZAS 20 TO 25
RETURN TO CHAPTER 9 : STANZAS 11 TO 15
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