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Shri Sankara's Gita Bhashya
(Sri Sankaracharya's Commentary on the Gita)
CHAPTER -9
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16. Ī alone am the kratu, I the yajña, I the svadhā, I the ausadha, I the mantra, I the ājyam, I the fire, and I the oblation. I alone am the kratu, a class of Vedic sacrifices; I am the yajña, enjoined by Smrti; besides, I am the svadhā, the food that is offered to the manes (Pitrs); I am the ausadha, that which is eaten by all living beings. Or, svadha is the food in general eaten by all Hying beings; and ausadha is the medicinal food taken for the alleviation of disease. I am the mantra, the sacred text with which the oblation is offered to the manes and gods (devatās); I am the ājyam, the material offered; I Myself am the fire into which the offering is made; and I am also the oblation, the act of offering in the fire. Besides, |
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