Bhagavad Gita 9.16
Chapter 9: Raja Vidya Raja Guhya Yoga (The Royal Secret) · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग
अहं क्रतुरहं यज्ञः स्वधाऽहमहमौषधम् ।मंत्रोऽहमहमेवाज्यमहमग्निरहं हुतम् ॥
ahaṃ kraturahaṃ yajñaḥ svadhā'hamahamauṣadham |maṃtro'hamahamevājyamahamagnirahaṃ hutam ||
Meaning of Gita 9.16 in English
Krishna says: I am the ritual, I am the sacrifice, I am the offering to the ancestors, I am the healing herb, the sacred chant, the butter, the fire, and the act of offering.
गीता 9.16 का हिंदी अर्थ
मैं ही क्रतु हूँ, मैं ही यज्ञ हूँ, पितरों को दी जाने वाली स्वधा मैं हूँ, औषधि मैं हूँ, मंत्र मैं हूँ, घी मैं हूँ, अग्नि मैं हूँ और आहुति भी मैं ही हूँ।
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The Sanskrit is public domain; the transliteration was generated for Saarthi. Meanings are original plain-language paraphrases, not a scholarly translation.