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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 9, Verse 16 (9.16) means: I am the rite and the offering, the gift to the ancestors and the healing herb. I am the sacred words, the offering poured, the fire, and the act itself.
अहं क्रतुरहं यज्ञः स्वधाऽहमहमौषधम्। मंत्रोऽहमहमेवाज्यमहमग्निरहं हुतम्।।9.16।।
ahaṁ kratur ahaṁ yajñaḥ svadhāham aham auṣhadham mantro ’ham aham evājyam aham agnir ahaṁ hutam
I am the rite and the offering, the gift to the ancestors and the healing herb. I am the sacred words, the offering poured, the fire, and the act itself.
मैं ही कर्मकांड और यज्ञ हूँ, पूर्वजों को अर्पण और औषधि। मैं पवित्र मंत्र हूँ, अर्पित आहुति, अग्नि, और स्वयं वह क्रिया।
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It is verse 16 of Chapter 9 of the Bhagavad Gita, which has 34 verses in total.
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