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7.9 The fragrance of the earth Krishna speaks

पुण्यो गन्धः पृथिव्यां च तेजश्चास्मि विभावसौ
जीवनं सर्वभूतेषु तपश्चास्मि तपस्विषु

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

I am the clean fragrance of the earth and the brightness in fire; the life in all that lives, and the austerity of those who practise it.

Explanation

The list continues into smell and fire.

The clean fragrance of the earth, the brightness in fire, the life in all that lives — and the austerity of those who practise it.

The last item breaks the pattern again, as courage did. Having named physical qualities, the verse claims a discipline the same way — as if effort were another property of the world rather than an achievement of the person.

Word by word

puṇyaḥ
pure
gandhaḥ
fragrance
pṛithivyām
of the earth
cha
and
tejaḥ
brilliance
cha
and
asmi
I am
vibhāvasau
in the fire
jīvanam
the life-force
sarva
in all
bhūteṣhu
beings
tapaḥ
penance
cha
and
asmi
I am
tapasviṣhu
of the ascetics