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SB 11.16.23

Devanāgarī

यज्ञानां ब्रह्मयज्ञोऽहं व्रतानामविहिंसनम् । वाय्वग्‍न्यर्काम्बुवागात्मा शुचीनामप्यहं शुचि: ॥ २३ ॥

Text

yajñānāṁ brahma-yajño ’haṁ vratānām avihiṁsanam vāyv-agny-arkāmbu-vāg-ātmā śucīnām apy ahaṁ śuciḥ

Synonyms

yajñānām—of sacrifices;brahma-yajñaḥ—study of theVeda;aham—I am;vratānām—of vows;avihiṁsanam—nonviolence;vāyu—wind;agni—fire;arka—the sun;ambu—water;vāk—and speech;ātmā—personified;śucīnām—of all purifiers;api—indeed;aham—I am;śuciḥ—pure.

Translation

Among sacrifices I am study of the Veda, and I am nonviolence among vows. Among all things that purify I am the wind, fire, the sun, water and speech.

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