Gita Verse 15.12

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 15, Verse 12

Sanskrit Verse

यदादित्यगतं तेजो जगद्भासयतेऽखिलम्।यच्चन्द्रमसि यच्चाग्नौ तत्तेजो विद्धि मामकम्।।15.12।।

Transliteration

yad āditya-gataṁ tejo jagad bhāsayate ’khilam

yach chandramasi yach chāgnau tat tejo viddhi māmakam

Word meanings

yat—which; āditya-gatam—in the sun; tejaḥ—brilliance; jagat—solar system; bhāsayate—illuminates; akhilam—entire; yat—which; chandramasi—in the moon; yat—which; cha—also; agnau—in the fire; tat—that; tejaḥ—brightness; viddhi—know; māmakam—mine

Swami Sivananda's translation

That light which resides in the sun, illuminating the whole world; that which is in the moon and in the fire—know that light to be Mine.

Chapter link: Gita Chapter 15