Word meanings
- gām
- earth
- āviśya
- permeating
- ca
- and
- bhūtāni
- living beings
- dhārayāmi
- sustain
- aham
- I
- ojasā
- energy
- puṣṇāmi
- nourish
- ca
- and
- auṣadhīḥ
- plants
- sarvāḥ
- all
- somaḥ
- the moon
- bhūtvā
- becoming
- rasa-ātmakaḥ
- supplying the juice of life
Translations
Permeating the earth, I support all beings with My energy; and having become the watery moon, I nourish all herbs.
I enter this world and animate all My creatures with My vitality; and by My cool moonbeams, I nourish the plants.
And entering the Earth, I sustain the beings through My power; and nourish all the plants by becoming Soma, which is of the nature of sap.
मैं ही पृथ्वीमें प्रविष्ट होकर अपनी शक्तिसे समस्त प्राणियोंको धारण करता हूँ; और मैं ही रसमय चन्द्रमाके रूपमें समस्त ओषधियों-(वनस्पतियों-) को पुष्ट करता हूँ।Commentary
The immanence of the Lord as the allsustaining life is described in this verse. Ojas The energy of the Lord (Isvara). The vast heaven and earth are firmly held by this energy. It permeates the earth to support the world. This energy is destitute of passion and attachment. As the vast earth is supported by the energy of the Lord, it does not fall, it is not broken down to pieces and it does not sink into the nether worlds. The Lord penetrates the earth and supports all movable and immovable objects by His energy.
Rasatmakah somah The watery moon The moon is regarded as the repository of all savours or, fluids (Rasas). I, becoming the watery moon, nourish all herbs and plants such as rice, wheat, etc., by infusing sap into them, and make them savoury. I feed the vegetable kingdom with My vital juice (Ojas) which pervades the soil and generates sweet juice or sap in herbs, plants and trees. The watery or savoury moon nourishes all herbs and plants by infusing sap or savours into them. Moreover --