# Bhagavad Gita 9.16

**Canonical reference:** `gita.9.16`  
**Speaker:** Krishna  
**Corpus version:** gita-1.0.0-rc.1

## Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अहं क्रतुरहं यज्ञः स्वधाहमहमौषधम्।
मन्त्रोऽहमहमेवाज्यमहमग्निरहं हुतम् ॥

## IAST

ahaṃ kraturahaṃ yajñaḥ svadhāhamahamauṣadham
mantro.ahamahamevājyamahamagnirahaṃ hutam

## English — Kashinath Trimbak Telang, 1882

I am the Kratu, I am the Yajña, I am the Svadhā, I the product of the herbs. I am the sacred verse. I too am the sacrificial butter, and I the fire, I the offering. I am the father of this universe

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