Chapter 9, Verse 16
Chapter 9 · bhakti-yoga
Shloka
अहं क्रतुरहं यज्ञः स्वधाहमहमौषधम् | मन्त्रोऽहमहमेवाज्यमहमग्निरहं हुतम् ||९-१६||
ahaṃ kraturahaṃ yajñaḥ svadhāhamahamauṣadham . mantro.ahamahamevājyamahamagnirahaṃ hutam ||9-16||
English Meaning
English Meaning
I am the Kratu; I am the Yajna; I am the offering (food) to the manes; I am the medicinal herbs and all the plants; I am the Mantra; I am also the Ghee or the melted butter; I am the fire; I am the oblation.
Hindi Meaning
मैं ऋक्रतु हूँ; मैं यज्ञ हूँ; स्वधा और औषध मैं हूँ, मैं मन्त्र हूँ, घी हूँ, मैं अग्नि हूँ और हुतं अर्थात् हवन कर्म मैं हूँ।।
Russian Meaning
Я Крату; Я Яджна; Я — подношение (пища) гривам; Я — лекарственные травы и все растения; Я есть Мантра; Я также Гхи или топленое масло; Я огонь; Я – жертвоприношение.
Spanish Meaning
Yo soy el Kratu; Yo soy el Yajña; Yo soy la ofrenda (comida) a las melenas; Yo soy las hierbas medicinales y todas las plantas; Yo soy el Mantra; Yo también soy el Ghee o la mantequilla derretida; Yo soy el fuego; Yo soy la oblación.
Commentary
Kratu is a kind of Vedic sacrifice.Yajna is the worship enjoined in the Smriti or the holy books laying down lay and the code of conduct.I am the Mantra? the chant with which the oblation is offered to the manes or ancestors? and the shining ones (the Devatas or gods).Hutam also means the act of offering.Aushadham All plants including rice and barley or medicine that can cure diseases. (Cf.IV.24)