Bhagavad Gita 15.13गामाविश्य च भूतानि धारयाम्यहमोजसा।पुष्णामि चौषधीः सर्वाः सोमो भूत्वा रसात्मकः ॥
gām āviśhya cha bhūtāni dhārayāmy aham ojasā
puṣhṇāmi chauṣhadhīḥ sarvāḥ somo bhūtvā rasātmakaḥ
Sanskrit recitation
The supreme person · 15.12–15.20 · Teaching
Translation
Permeating the earth, I support all beings with My energy; and having become the watery moon, I nourish all herbs.
Hindi translation
मैं ही पृथ्वीमें प्रविष्ट होकर अपनी शक्तिसे समस्त प्राणियोंको धारण करता हूँ; और मैं ही रसमय चन्द्रमाके रूपमें समस्त ओषधियों-(वनस्पतियों-) को पुष्ट करता हूँ।
Meaning
The immanence of the Lord as the allsustaining life is described in this verse.Ojas The energy of the Lord (Isvara). The vast heaven and earth are firmly held by this energy. It permeates the earth to support the world. This energy is destitute of passion and attachment. As the vast earth is supported by the energy of the Lord, it does not fall, it is not broken down to pieces and it does not sink into the nether worlds.The Lord penetrates the earth and supports all movable and immovable objects by His energy.Rasatmakah somah The watery moon The moon is regarded as the repository of all savours or,fluids (Rasas). I, becoming the watery moon, nourish all herbs and plants such as rice, wheat, etc., by infusing sap into them, and make them savoury. I feed the vegetable kingdom with My vital juice (Ojas) which pervades the soil and generates sweet juice or sap in herbs, plants and trees. The watery or savoury moon nourishes all herbs and plants by infusing sap or savours into them.Moreover --
After Swami Sivananda
The supreme person· 15.12–15.20→
Teachers usually read this idea across several verses together, one shared reflection covers the whole unit.
- 15.12That light which resides in the sun, illuminating the whole world; that which is in the…
15.13Permeating the earth, I support all beings with My energy; and having become the watery…
- 15.14Having become the fire Vaisvanara, I abide in the bodies of living beings and, associated…
- 15.15And I am seated in the hearts of all; from Me come memory and knowledge, as well as their…
- 15.16Two Purushas there are in this world: the perishable and the imperishable. All beings are…
- 15.17But distinct is the Supreme Purusha, called the highest Self, indestructible and Lord, who…
- 15.18As I transcend the perishable and am even higher than the imperishable, I am declared to…
- 15.19He who, undeluded, knows Me as the highest Purusha, he, knowing all, worships Me with his…
- 15.20Thus, I have imparted to you this most secret science, O sinless one; by knowing this, one…
Word-by-word→
- cha
- and
- aham
- I
- gām
- earth
- ojasā
- energy
- somaḥ
- the moon
- bhūtvā
- becoming
- bhūtāni
- living beings
- sarvāḥ
- all
- āviśhya
- permeating
- dhārayāmi
- sustain
- puṣhṇāmi
- nourish
- auṣhadhīḥ
- plants
- rasa-ātmakaḥ
- supplying the juice of life
Themes
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