BG 9.16
I am the ritual, I am the sacrifice, and I am the offering. I am the medicinal herb and melted butter that is offered to the fire.
मंत्रोऽहमहमेवाज्यमहमग्निरहं हुतम्
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ahaṁ — I
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kratur — ritual
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ahaṁ — I
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yajñaḥ — sacrifice
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svadhāham — I am the oblation
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svadhā — oblation
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aham — I
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aham — I
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auṣhadham — medicinal herb
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mantro — hymn, mantra
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’ham — I
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aham — I
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evājyam — also the butter
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eva — also
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ājyam — clarified butter
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aham — I
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agnir — fire
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ahaṁ — I
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hutam — the act of offering
I am the ritual, I am the sacrifice, and I am the offering. I am the medicinal herb and melted butter that is offered to the fire. I am the father, mother, guardian, and grandfather of this universe. I am the object of knowledge, the purifying syllable Om, and the sacred scriptures. I am the goal, the sustainer, the master, the witness, the home, the shelter, and the trusted friend. I am the creation and I am the destruction. I am the basis of everything and the eternal seed. I give heat and withhold rain. I am death and immortality, being and non-being.
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