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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 9, Verse 16

The Royal Secret

अहं क्रतुरहं यज्ञः स्वधाऽहमहमौषधम्। मंत्रोऽहमहमेवाज्यमहमग्निरहं हुतम्

ahaṁ kratur ahaṁ yajñaḥ svadhāham aham auṣhadham mantro ’ham aham evājyam aham agnir ahaṁ hutam

What does Bhagavad Gita 9.16 mean?

I am the Vedic ritual, I am the sacrifice, I am the oblation to the ancestors, I am the medicinal herb, I am the mantra, I Myself am the clarified butter, I am the fire, and I am the act of offering.

Word-by-word meaning

aham—I · kratuḥ—Vedic ritual · aham—I · yajñaḥ—sacrifice · svadhā—oblation · aham—I · aham—I · auṣhadham—medicinal herb · mantraḥ—Vedic mantra · aham—I · aham—I · eva—also · ājyam—clarified butter · aham—I · agniḥ—fire · aham—I · hutam—the act offering ·

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