raso’ham-apsu kaunteya prabhāsmi śaśi-sūryayo |
praṇavaḥ sarva vedeṣu śabdaḥ khe pauruṣaṃ nṛṣu || 8 ||
8. I am the sapidity in the water, O Arjuna! I am the radiance in the sun and the moon; the sacred
syllable Om in all the Vedas; sound in the ether, and valour in men am I.
puṇyo gandhaḥ pṛthivyāṃ ca tejaścāsmi vibhāvasau |
jīvanaṃ sarva bhūteṣu tapaścāsmi tapasviṣu || 9 ||
9. I am the pure fragrance in the earth; I am the brilliance in the fire; I am the life-principle in all
beings, and Inner Heat engendered by spiritual practitioners.
bījaṃ māṃ sarva bhūtānāṃ viddhi pārtha sanātanaṃ |
buddhir-buddhimatām asmi tejas-tejasvinām aham || 10 ||
10. Know Me, O Arjuna (son of Partha), to be the primeval seed of all beings. I am the
intelligence of the discerning, and the brilliance of the brilliant.
