Shloka 13

Purushottama Yoga — Purushottama Yoga

Devanagari script

गामाविश्य च भूतानि धारयाम्यहमोजसा ।

पुष्णामि चौषधीः सर्वाः सोमो भूत्वा रसात्मकः ॥ १५.१३ ॥

Transliteration

gām āviśya ca bhūtāni dhārayāmy aham ojasā |

puṣṇāmi cauṣadhīḥ sarvāḥ somo bhūtvā rasātmakaḥ || 15.13 ||

Translation

Войдя в землю, Я Своей силой поддерживаю все существа; и, став Сомой — сущностью вкуса, — питаю все травы и растения.

Gita Press Meaning

मैं पृथ्वी में प्रवेश करके अपने बल से प्राणियों को धारण करता हूँ और रसस्वरूप सोम बनकर समस्त औषधियों (वनस्पतियों) को पुष्ट करता हूँ।

Critical Edition Meaning

Entering the earth, I sustain beings by (my) power; becoming Soma—of the nature of sap/essence—I nourish all plants.

Comparative Note

‘Soma’ may be read as the lunar principle, a deity, or the nourishing essence (rasa) associated with growth; translations vary between mythic-theological and naturalistic-cosmological registers.

Word by Word

• गाम्: the earth
• गाम्: Karma
• Root: गो (प्रातिपदिक)

• आविश्य: having entered
• Root: √विश् (प्रवेशने)

• च: and
• Root: च

• भूतानि: beings; creatures
• भूतानि: Karma
• Root: भूत (प्रातिपदिक)

• धारयामि: I sustain; I support
• Root: √धृ (धारणे)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Root: अहम्

• ओजसा: by (My) power; with strength
• ओजसा: Karana
• Root: ओजस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• पुष्णामि: I nourish
• Root: √पुष् (पोषणे)

• च: and
• Root: च

• ओषधीः: plants; herbs
• ओषधीः: Karma
• Root: ओषधि (प्रातिपदिक)

• सर्वाः: all
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)

• सोमः: the Moon; Soma
• सोमः: Karta
• Root: सोम (प्रातिपदिक)

• भूत्वा: having become
• Root: √भू (सत्तायाम्)

• रसात्मकः: whose nature is sap/essence; consisting of rasa
• Root: रसात्मक (प्रातिपदिक)

Speakers

• Krishna

Primary Concepts

• Ojas (vital power)
• Rasa (essence/sap)
• Cosmic nourishment
• Immanence

Key Themes

• Sustaining principle in nature
• Life-supporting order
• Divine embodiment in processes

FAQs

Psychological significance?

The verse can function as a meditation on dependence and gratitude: individual life is supported by broader systems that exceed personal control.

Metaphysical meaning?

It portrays the supreme as the inner support (dhāraṇa) and nutritive essence operating through earth and growth, linking theology with cosmology.

Contextual relevance?

It continues the chapter’s argument that the highest principle is not remote but active within the world’s sustaining functions.

Modern Application?

Read alongside contemporary ecology, it supports an ethic of care for soil, agriculture, and health as participation in a shared sustaining order.