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Bhagavad Gītā 7.9, word by word

पुण्यो गन्धः पृथिव्यां च तेजश्चास्मि विभावसौ। जीवनं सर्वभूतेषु तपश्चास्मि तपस्विषु

puṇyo gandhaḥ pṛithivyāṁ cha tejaśh chāsmi vibhāvasau jīvanaṁ sarva-bhūteṣhu tapaśh chāsmi tapasviṣhu

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In English

I am the fragrance of the earth, the brilliance of fire, the life force in all beings, and the austerity of ascetics.

Translated by Shri Purohit Swami

I am the sweet fragrance in the earth and the brilliance in the fire, the life in all beings, and I am the austerity of ascetics.

Translated by Swami Sivananda

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