Chapter 15: Purushottama Yoga, verse 13
गामाविश्य च भूतानि धारयाम्यहमोजसा।
पुष्णामि चौषधीः सर्वाः सोमो भूत्वा रसात्मकः ॥
Say itgām āviśhya cha bhūtāni dhārayāmy aham ojasā
puṣhṇāmi chauṣhadhīḥ sarvāḥ somo bhūtvā rasātmakaḥ
Translation
Permeating the earth, I support all beings with My energy; and having become the watery moon, I nourish all herbs.
Swami Sivananda
And entering the Earth, I sustain the beings through My power; and nourish all the plants by becoming Soma, which is of the nature of sap.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
And, entering the earth, I uphold all beings with My strength. I nourish all herbs, becoming the juicy Soma.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
And, penetrating the earth, I support all beings with My energy; being the sap-filled moon, I nourish all plants.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
I enter this world and animate all My creatures with My vitality; and by My cool moonbeams, I nourish the plants.
Shri Purohit Swami
मैं ही पृथ्वीमें प्रविष्ट होकर अपनी शक्तिसे समस्त प्राणियोंको धारण करता हूँ; और मैं ही रसमय चन्द्रमाके रूपमें समस्त ओषधियों-(वनस्पतियों-) को पुष्ट करता हूँ।
Swami Ramsukhdas
मैं ही पृथ्वी में प्रवेश करके अपने ओज से भूतमात्र को धारण करता हूँ और रसस्वरूप चन्द्रमा बनकर समस्त औषधियों का अर्थात् वनस्पतियों का पोषण करता हूँ।
Swami Tejomayananda
Classical commentariesFor deeper study. Most are in the original Sanskrit.
Advaita
Non-dual: the self and the absolute are one.
Vishishtadvaita
Qualified non-dual: souls are real parts of the divine.
Dvaita
Dual: the soul and God are eternally distinct.
Shuddhadvaita
Pure non-dual, centred on grace and devotion.
Kashmir Shaivism
The Gita read through Trika Shaiva philosophy.
Modern teachers
20th-century teachers writing for today's readers.