Bhagavad Gita Chapter 9 Verse 16

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Chapter 9. The Most Confidential Knowledge

TEXT 16
aham kratur aham yajnah
svadhaham aham ausadham
mantro 'ham aham evajyam
aham agnir aham hutam

SYNONYMS
aham--I; kratuh--ritual; aham--I; yajnah--sacrifice; svadha--
oblation; aham--I; aham--I; ausadham--healing herb; mantrah--
transcendental chant; aham--I; aham--I; eva--certainly; ajyam--melted
butter; aham--I; agnih--fire; aham--I; hutam--offering.

TRANSLATION
But it is I who am the ritual, I the sacrifice, the offering to the
ancestors, the healing herb, the transcendental chant. I am the butter
and the fire and the offering.

EXPLANATION
The sacrifice known as jyotistoma is also Krsna, and He is also the
maha-yajna. The oblations offered to the Pitrloka or the sacrifice
performed to please the Pitrloka, considered as a kind of drug in the
form of clarified butter, is also Krsna. The mantras chanted in this
connection are also Krsna. And many other commodities made with milk
products for offering in the sacrifices are also Krsna. The fire is
also Krsna because fire is one of the five material elements and is
therefore claimed as the separated energy of Krsna. In other words,
the Vedic sacrifices recommended in the karma-kanda division of the
Vedas are in total also Krsna. Or, in other words, those who are
engaged in rendering devotional service unto Krsna are to be
understood to have performed all the sacrifices recommended in the
Vedas.

Following is a quotation by Swami Gaurangapada:
"Just like a harddrive which stores and processes all our data, Lord
Gauranga Krishna's knowledge of His own creation can be compared to an
infinite and ever-expanding data bank on a limitless hard drive."

Please chant Nityananda, Gauranga and Hare Krishna Hare Krishna
Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare,
which is the ultimate offering to the Supreme Lord.