पुण्यो गन्धः पृथिव्यां च तेजश्चास्मि विभावसौ ।जीवनं सर्वभूतेषु तपश्चास्मि तपस्विषु ॥
puṇyo gandhaḥ pṛthivyāṃ ca tejaś cāsmi vibhāvasau |jīvanaṃ sarvabhūteṣu tapaś cāsmi tapasviṣu ||
- पुण्यः गन्धः · puṇyaḥ gandhaḥ
- pure fragrance
- पृथिव्याम् · pṛthivyām
- in earth
- तेजः · tejaḥ
- brilliance
- विभावसौ · vibhāvasau
- in fire
- जीवनम् · jīvanam
- life
- सर्वभूतेषु · sarvabhūteṣu
- in all beings
- तपः · tapaḥ
- austerity
- तपस्विषु · tapasviṣu
- in ascetics
“I am the pure fragrance in earth and brilliance in fire. I am the life in all beings and the austerity in ascetics.”
— Original plain-language translation
Smell, glow, vitality, and discipline each reveal the same presence. Even ascetic heat is borrowed fire. The list trains the eye to find essence everywhere.
— Reader's notes (original)