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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 9, Verse 19

The Royal Secret

तपाम्यहमहं वर्षं निगृह्णाम्युत्सृजामि च। अमृतं चैव मृत्युश्च सदसच्चाहमर्जुन

tapāmyaham ahaṁ varṣhaṁ nigṛihṇāmyutsṛijāmi cha amṛitaṁ chaiva mṛityuśh cha sad asach chāham arjuna

What does Bhagavad Gita 9.19 mean?

I am the heat of the sun, I release and withhold the rain. I am death and immortality; I am being and non-being.

Word-by-word meaning

tapāmi—radiate heat · aham—I · aham—I · varṣham—rain · nigṛihṇāmi—withhold · utsṛijāmi—send forth · cha—and · amṛitam—immortality · cha—and · eva—also · mṛityuḥ—death · cha—and · sat—eternal spirit · asat—temporary matter · cha—and · aham—I · arjuna—Arjun

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