15.12 The radiance is mine Krishna speaks
यदादित्यगतं तेजो जगद्भासयतेऽखिलम्
यच्चन्द्रमसि यच्चाग्नौ तत्तेजो विद्धि मामकम्
yad āditya-gataṁ tejo jagad bhāsayate ’khilam
yach chandramasi yach chāgnau tat tejo viddhi māmakam
The radiance that is in the sun, which lights the whole world, and what is in the moon and in fire — know that radiance to be mine.
Explanation
The three lights of 15.6, handed back.
The radiance in the sun that lights the world, and what is in the moon and in fire — know it to be mine.
Six verses earlier those same three were named as what does not light the highest dwelling. Both are meant. They do not illuminate it because they are borrowing from it.
Word by word
- yat
- which
- āditya-gatam
- in the sun
- tejaḥ
- brilliance
- jagat
- solar system
- bhāsayate
- illuminates
- akhilam
- entire
- yat
- which
- chandramasi
- in the moon
- yat
- which
- cha
- also
- agnau
- in the fire
- tat
- that
- tejaḥ
- brightness
- viddhi
- know
- māmakam
- mine
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