गामाविश्य च भूतानि धारयाम्यहमोजसा ।पुष्णामि चौषधीः सर्वाः सोमो भूत्वा रसात्मकः ॥
gām āviśya ca bhūtāni dhārayāmy aham ojasā |puṣṇāmi cauṣadhīḥ sarvāḥ somo bhūtvā rasātmakaḥ ||
- गाम् · gām
- the earth
- आविश्य · āviśya
- having entered
- भूतानि · bhūtāni
- beings
- धारयामि · dhārayāmi
- I support, uphold
- अहम् · aham
- I
- ओजसा · ojasā
- by energy, vitality
- पुष्णामि · puṣṇāmi
- I nourish
- ओषधीः · oṣadhīḥ
- plants, herbs
- सर्वाः · sarvāḥ
- all
- सोमः · somaḥ
- the moon
- भूत्वा · bhūtvā
- having become
- रसात्मकः · rasātmakaḥ
- full of sap, essence
“Entering the earth, I uphold all beings by my vitality — and becoming the sap-filled moon, I nourish every plant.”
— Original plain-language translation
Krishna is the hidden sustainer: earth's bearing strength and the moon's nourishing sap. Ancient thought linked the moon with plant juices and growth. The verse turns farming and gravity into theology — nothing holds together on its own.
— Reader's notes (original)