BHAGAVAD-GITA 7:9

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BHAGAVAD-GITA 7:9

 

punyo gandhah prthivyam ca

tejas casmi vibhavasau

jivanam sarva-bhutesu

tapas casmi tapasvisu

 

WORD FOR WORD

 

punyah--original; gandhah--fragrance; prthivyam--in the earth;

ca--also; tejah--heat; ca--also; asmi--I am; vibhavasau--in the fire;

jivanam--life; sarva--in all; bhutesu--living entities;

tapah--penance; ca--also; asmi--I am; tapasvisu--in those who practice

penance.

 

TRANSLATION

 

I am the original fragrance of the earth, and I am the heat in fire. I

am the life of all that lives, and I am the penances of all ascetics.

 

PURPORT

 

Punya means that which is not decomposed; punya is original.

Everything in the material world has a certain flavor or fragrance, as

the flavor and fragrance in a flower, or in the earth, in water, in

fire, in air, etc. The uncontaminated flavor, the original flavor,

which permeates everything, is Krsna. Similarly, everything has a

particular original taste, and this taste can be changed by the

mixture of chemicals. So everything original has some smell, some

fragrance, and some taste. Vibhavasu means fire. Without fire we

cannot run factories, we cannot cook, etc., and that fire is Krsna.

The heat in the fire is Krsna. According to Vedic medicine,

indigestion is due to a low temperature in the belly. So even for

digestion fire is needed. In Krsna consciousness we become aware that

earth, water, fire, air and every active principle, all chemicals and

all material elements are due to Krsna. The duration of man's life is

also due to Krsna. Therefore by the grace of Krsna, man can prolong

his life or diminish it. So Krsna consciousness is active in every

sphere.

 

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