Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 9, Verse 16

Krishna said

अहं क्रतुरहं यज्ञः स्वधाऽहमहमौषधम्।मंत्रोऽहमहमेवाज्यमहमग्निरहं हुतम् ॥9.16॥

ahaṃ kraturahaṃ yajñaḥ svadhā'hamahamauṣadhammaṃtro'hamahamevājyamahamagnirahaṃ hutam

Meaning

Krishna says that he is the Vedic rite and the sacrifice itself. He is the offering to the ancestors, the healing herb, the sacred chant, the ghee, the fire, and the act of offering.

हिंदी में अर्थ

कृष्ण कहते हैं कि मैं ही वैदिक कर्मकांड हूँ, मैं ही यज्ञ हूँ। पितरों को दिया जाने वाला अर्पण, औषधि, मंत्र, घी, अग्नि और आहुति, सब मैं ही हूँ।

Practise it today

While cooking or eating a meal today, treat each step, the food, the fire and your hands, as part of a sacred offering, and work with full care.

Reflect tonight

How did treating an ordinary meal as sacred change the way you cooked or ate it?

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