Chapter 7 · Verse 9 · Gyaan Vigyana Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 7.9
Sanskrit
पुण्यो गन्धः पृथिव्यां च तेजश्चास्मि विभावसौ। जीवनं सर्वभूतेषु तपश्चास्मि तपस्विषु।।7.9।।
Transliteration
puṇyo gandhaḥ pṛithivyāṁ cha tejaśh chāsmi vibhāvasau jīvanaṁ sarva-bhūteṣhu tapaśh chāsmi tapasviṣhu
In plain words
When you feel empty or lost—when the world seems hollow and you can't locate anything sacred in your own life—you are actually surrounded. Krishna says: I am the fragrance in the earth beneath your feet, the warmth in fire, the breath moving through your body right now, the strength in anyone who disciplines themselves to heal. The Divine is not waiting for you to become worthy. It is already here, woven into the simplest, most ordinary parts of your existence.
Word by Word
Krishna reveals himself as the fragrant essence of earth, the radiance in fire, the very life-force animating all beings, and the austerity within ascetics—showing that the Divine is not distant but woven into the fabric of existence itself. This is not metaphor but direct truth: the sacred permeates the material world, waiting to be recognized.
When you smell the earth after rain, witness a flame's glow, feel your own breath sustaining you, or witness someone's disciplined practice, you are meeting God directly.
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Bhagavad Gita 7.9 — BG 7.9
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