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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 15 Verse 13 (15.13)

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 15 Verse 13 (15.13)

गामाविश्य च भूतानि धारयाम्यहमोजसा । पुष्णामि चौषधीः सर्वाः सोमो भूत्वा रसात्मकः | | १५-१३ | |

gāmāviśhya cha bhūtāni dhārayāmyahamojasā puṣhṇāmi chauṣhadhīḥ sarvāḥ somo bhūtvā rasātmakaḥ

Word-by-word guide:
Line 1:
  • गाम् (gam) — पृथ्वी को(the earth)
  • आविश्य (avishya) — प्रवेश करके(entering)
  • (cha) — और(and)
  • भूतानि (bhutani) — प्राणियों को(all living beings)
  • धारयामि (dharayami) — धारण करता हूं(support)
  • अहम् (aham) — मैं(I)
  • ओजसा (ojasa) — ओज से(with My vital energy)
Line 2:
  • पुष्णामि (pushnami) — पोषित करता हूं(nourish)
  • c joined in chauṣhadhīḥ
  • औषधीः (aushadhih) — औषधियों को(herbs/plants)
  • सर्वाः (sarvah) — सभी(all)
  • सोमः (somah) — चंद्र(the moon)
  • भूत्वा (bhutva) — होकर(becoming)
  • ras joined in rasātmakaḥ
  • आत्मा (atma) — आत्मा(soul/self)
  • कः (kah) — कौन(who)

English: 1 enter this world and animate all My creatures with My vitality; and by My cool moonbeams I nourish the plants.

💡 Commentary Note

Krishna enters the earth to support all beings with His vital energy (ojas), and He nourishes all herbs and plants by becoming the watery moon (Soma).

Learnings from Shloka 13:
  • Sustaining Energy:: The gravity, stability, and energy of the earth are sustained by the supreme consciousness.
  • Nourishing Life:: Appreciate the natural foods and plants as expressions of divine nourishment.

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