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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 7, Verse 8

Knowledge and Realization

रसोऽहमप्सु कौन्तेय प्रभास्मि शशिसूर्ययोः। प्रणवः सर्ववेदेषु शब्दः खे पौरुषं नृषु

raso ’ham apsu kaunteya prabhāsmi śhaśhi-sūryayoḥ praṇavaḥ sarva-vedeṣhu śhabdaḥ khe pauruṣhaṁ nṛiṣhu

What does Bhagavad Gita 7.8 mean?

O Arjuna! I am the fluidity in water, the light in the sun and moon, the mystic syllable Om in the Vedic scriptures, the sound in ether, and the virility in man.

Word-by-word meaning

rasaḥ—taste · aham—I · apsu—in water · kaunteya—Arjun, the son of Kunti · prabhā—the radiance · asmi—I am · śhaśhi-sūryayoḥ—of the moon and the sun · praṇavaḥ—the sacred syllable Om · sarva—in all · vedeṣhu—Vedas · śhabdaḥ—sound · khe—in ether · pauruṣham—ability · nṛiṣhu—in humans

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