Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 9, verse 19 · Krishna
Bhagavad Gita 9.19 · Tapamyahamaham Varsham
तपाम्यहमहं वर्षं निगृह्णाम्युत्सृजामि च ।
अमृतं चैव मृत्युश्च सदसच्चाहमर्जुन ॥
tapāmyahamahaṃ varṣaṃ nigṛhṇāmyutsṛjāmi ca |
amṛtaṃ caiva mṛtyuśca sadasaccāhamarjuna ||
Translation
I give heat; I hold back the rain and send it forth. I am immortality and also death, Arjuna; I am both being and non-being.
Context
Spoken by Krishna in chapter 9, Raja Vidya Raja Guhya Yoga — “The Yoga of Royal Knowledge and Royal Secret”, which has 34 verses.
Frequently asked questions
What does Bhagavad Gita 9.19 mean?
I give heat; I hold back the rain and send it forth. I am immortality and also death, Arjuna; I am both being and non-being.
Who speaks Bhagavad Gita 9.19?
Krishna, speaking to Arjuna, in chapter 9, Raja Vidya Raja Guhya Yoga (The Yoga of Royal Knowledge and Royal Secret).
Sanskrit text: traditional, public domain. Translation and explanation are our own.